[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-cakes-in-space-the-pre-launch":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Since my co-author \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I COME FROM THE FUTURE... we can see into the future, all the way to September, when our mothership \u003Ca href=\"https://global.oup.com/education/product/9780192734563?region=international\">Oxford University Press\u003C/a> will be launching our new book together... \\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"4\">\u003Ci>CAKES IN SPACE!\u003C/i>\u003C/font> \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace1_zps59714337-290dc1fdc9.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nUntil Tuesday, no one had seen anything printed except the orange uncorrected proof copies, which were only half illustrated, with pencil roughs in the second half. But just before our press pre-launch party, a few copies of the final version arrived in Oxford, and the team brought them for us to look. Super exciting!!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_books_zps30f1f033-c74753b1fc.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photos by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nI can honestly say Philip and I are both thrilled with how it came out! It's printed on lovely paper and just like \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i>, is such a nice thing to hold. Here it is, being displayed by \u003Cb>Julia Harrison\u003C/b> from \u003Cb>Daunt Books Marylebone, who will be hosting our Publication Day launch party in September. (I hope you can come!)\u003C/b> \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_book_zpsc2ffc8c8-440e99bb25.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nThese front endpapers weren't in the earlier proof copy! Here's a peek at the planet Astra and her family are setting off on their voyage to colonise, until something goes terribly wrong with the Nom-o-Tron food machine. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/cakes_novamundi_brochure_zps77d96c65-8abfaa10bb.gif\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photos by the Nova Mundi Tourism Board\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> had a blue colour theme, and this one's orange. And did the editorial team come dressed to theme... oh yes! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_fasc_zps16dd472b-1dd0b27466.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nCheck out these great fascinators, made by our super-talented designer, \u003Cb>Jo Cameron\u003C/b>! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_fasc2_zps3a8a0143-196e72a14f.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd Jo somehow managed to find this perfect retro dress in \u003Ci>Cakes in Space\u003C/i> colours! Here she is with our Oxford University Press publisher \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LizJCross\">Liz Cross\u003C/a> and our editor \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CWhitston\">Clare Whitston\u003C/a>. I love working with these people; they've given us so much creative freedom but at the same time, being right there with timely help whenever we need it. (The fabulous \u003Cb>Elaine McQuade\u003C/b> should also be in that group but she's taking the photo.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_edteam_zps93debfeb-f8cecffee4.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd here's our wonderful publicity team! The two on either end are the freelance publicists, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LizScottPR\">Liz Scott\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LoisNina\">Philippa Perry\u003C/a>, who led us around earlier in the day on the amazing \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/647814.html\">Operation CAKE DROP\u003C/a>. And from OUP, from left: \u003Cb>Harriet Bayly\u003C/b>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CharlotteGArmst\">Charlotte Armstrong\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/aleshabonser\">Alesha Bonser\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/keobaxendine\">Keo Baxendine\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_team_zps88c0a688-bc2b215bff.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWe held the party at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.bbbakery.co.uk/\">BB Bakery\u003C/a>, between London's Covent Garden and the Strand, and it was perfect; I've often walked by (and yes, Instagrammed) the amazing cakes in the window. They look like the most fabulous hats you could imagine.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_cakes_zps3fff147a-061ef8b880.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd gosh, they made a good cup of tea! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_tea1_zps4e3d23f9-df9c0a1fac.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/davidmaybury\">David Maybury\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hayleycampbelly\">Hayley Campbell\u003C/a> seem to approve. ...Wait, that is not tea! I don't know what was in there, but it was very potent and super tasty. Photo of mystery cocktail tweeted by one of our favourite bloggers, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sisterspooky\">Sister Spooky\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_tea2_zpsc6750be8-f21997dbe9.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/a>; photo on right by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sisterspooky\">Laura Heath/@sisterspooky\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nOUP had invited booksellers, librarians and media people, and Liz Scott introduced them to the book and talked a bit about what it was like to work together. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_speech_zps99fa6bc5-ba05cb067d.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere's OUP's \u003Cb>Elaine McQuade\u003C/b>, Philip's agent \u003Cb>Philippa Milnes-Smith\u003C/b>, and Cheltenham lit fest organiser \u003Cb>Jane Churchill\u003C/b>. I somehow didn't manage to get a photo of my agent, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JodieHodges31\">Jodie Hodges\u003C/a>, but she's always such a massive help to me. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_agent_zps1db6eaba-9728094d6a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThen Philip and I sang our NEW SONG! It was a bit rough as it was our first-ever performance, but we had fun with it and it got some laffs... possibly because of all the people looking in from the street, wondering what on earth was going on in there.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_song_zps4639ba21-3d89ec5a41.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAlso, I should point out that Philip was wearing BLUE LIPSTICK. This is a very different Reeve from the tweedy fellow we know so well. Oh, and David Maybury's not one to miss out on getting painted.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_lippy_zps9108322e-dae03ff54e.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nNice photo-bombing, Maybury & Campbell...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_bomb_zpsdfc7a004-9e0c0d562a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHa ha, here's a \u003Ca href=\"https://vine.co/v/MF3ZjijHElq\">link\u003C/a> to a lipsticking video David shot:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://vine.co/v/MF3ZjijHElq\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/DavidMaybury_vine1_zps53faeaef-a4eff16359.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHuge thanks to photographer \u003Cb>Michael Thorn\u003C/b>, who took such great shots during the evening. You can check out the whole gallery of photos over \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">here on his Achuka website\u003C/a>. Do have a look, they're lovely! Michael also runs a great \u003Ca href=\"http://www.achuka.co.uk/blog/\">blog about children's books\u003C/a>, and you can follow him on Twitter: \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/achuka\">@achuka\u003C/a>. Here he is, a rose between two unicorns.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_thorn_zps99c50857-08ddbbcffd.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nA peek at the crowd... oo, I love \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KirstenGrant2\">Kirsten Grant\u003C/a>'s multicoloured dress.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_crowd1_zpsd9a58868-ac4aa319b1.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://photo.achuka.co.uk/p965793903\">Michael Thorn, Achuka\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nSpeaking of costumes, I'm planning to do another blog post about them specifically, but the dress, gauntlets and suit were made to our sketches by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.wendybenstead.com/\">Wendy Benstead\u003C/a> and her team (who work upstairs in my studio building). And my sculptor friend \u003Cb>Eddie Smith\u003C/b> helped me make the hat. (Eddie's the guy who built the \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/575735.html\">Giant cling-film Seawig\u003C/a> with me for the Golden Hinde pre-launch party.) He figured out how to make the mouth open and close! You can see it if you click on David Maybury's \u003Ca href=\"https://vine.co/v/MFYxEOM67u9\">vine video\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://vine.co/v/MFYxEOM67u9\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/DavidMaybury_vine2_zps0c193355-1e4dbdeccf.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd no party would be complete without my excellent studio mates. There they are on the right, Fleece Station space cadets \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ElissaElwick\">Elissa Elwick\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/deadlyknitshade\">Lauren O'Farrell\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gnorthfield\">Gary Northfield\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/LaurenOFarrell_cakes_FB6_zpsea6c77f6-811d18d501.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photos by \u003Ca href=\"http://whodunnknit.com/\">Lauren O'Farrell\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nWe're an excitable lot. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_mcintyre_cakesinspace_studio_zpsda3d1f05-a43e6241f5.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photos by \u003Ca href=\"http://whodunnknit.com/\">Lauren O'Farrell\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHope to see you at Daunt Books in September for the \u003Ci>Cakes in Space\u003C/i> Publication Day party! In the meantime, here's a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/events/\">list of events on my website\u003C/a> if you want to see if I'm flying in my jetpack to your area anytime soon.","2014-07-03T22:05:00.000Z","cakes-in-space-the-pre-launch",[],"cakes in space: the pre-launch",1776628726579]