[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-little-friend":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Look what I found for 50p at \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deptford_Market\">Deptford Market\u003C/a> yesterday! Isn't he a lovely chap? He sat all afternoon on the edge of my laptop, gazing serenely at me. I have named him Marcus and I am hoping he will be my storybook good luck cat. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/deptford_market_cat-fb18a54e71.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBecause we all need a bit of good luck when it comes to getting the word out about our books. But I was pleased to see yesterday that \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thebookseller.com/\">The Bookseller\u003C/a> gave a shout for my book coming out on \u003Cb>September 1st\u003C/b> with Gillian Rogerson, \u003Ci>You Can't Scare a Princess!\u003C/i>. Fingers crossed for this one! It's bursting with silly pirate-y goodness. (Or badness, I should say. They're still pirates, for all they're so silly).\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/youcantscareaprincess-55bc14677c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n(Hopefully you'll be able to find \u003Ci>You Can't Eat a Princess!\u003C/i> at your local indie bookshop (\u003Cb>best option!\u003C/b>), or you can pre-order the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Scare-Princess-Gillian-Rogerson/dp/1407124544/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308994506&sr=8-2\">hardback\u003C/a> or the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Scare-Princess-Gillian-Rogerson/dp/1407129074/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308994506&sr=8-1\">paperback\u003C/a> on Amazon, or Waterstones: \u003Ca href=\"http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/gillian+rogerson/sarah+mcintyre/you+can27t+scare+a+princess21/8455172/\">hardback\u003C/a> or \u003Ca href=\"http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/gillian+rogerson/sarah+mcintyre/you+can27t+scare+a+princess21/8455174/\">paperback\u003C/a>.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ci>Edit:\u003C/i> Did you see this amazing trailer for the French edition of fellow \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thedfc.co.uk/davidficklingbooks_dfclibrary.asp\">DFC Library\u003C/a> book, \u003Ci>\u003Cb>Mezolith\u003C/b>\u003C/i> by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.adambrockbank.com/\">Adam Brockbank\u003C/a> & \u003Ca href=\"http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth519F7A411405716F9FXIQU67CBA5\">Ben Haggarty\u003C/a>? Wow! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"957\"/>\\r\n\\r\n(I found out about it over at the \u003Ca href=\"http://supercomicsadventuresquad.blogspot.com/\">Super Comics Adventure Squad website\u003C/a>.)\\r\n\\r\nIf you're in \u003Cb>Oxford on Monday\u003C/b>, this 4:30 event with \u003Cb>Philip Reeve\u003C/b>, creator of \u003Ci>Mortal Engines, Here Lies Arthur, Fever Crumb, Larklight, No Such Thing as Dragons\u003C/i> will be fab. Check \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.com/2011/06/return-to-oxford.html\">Philip's blog for details\u003C/a>.","2011-06-25T09:41:00.000Z","little-friend",[],"little friend",1776628720416]