[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-reeve-mcintyre-hit-bologna-childrens-book-fair-2018":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Who says you have to be \u003Ci>physically\u003C/i> present to run around the world's biggest children's book fair in Bologna? My Reeve & McIntyre co-author \u003Ca href=\"http://philip-reeve.com/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> got invited out by his \u003Ci>Mortal Engines\u003C/i> publishers, Scholastic UK, while I stayed back in London to work and recoup from an op. But I still really, \u003Ci>really\u003C/i> wanted to go. So Philip took a Mini Me along. We did a handover at Paddington Station, right before he flew out, and I tweeted these photos.  \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/388751_original-428839c157.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI didn't want to be a nuisance by demanding my own fancy hotel room in a city with hotels that are chock-a-block for the festival, so I took along a warm sleeping bag:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/389007_original-6ca245bca0.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for lots more under the cut!-->\\r\nAnd lots of provisions to keep me going. You don't always get a lot of extra time at Bologna to grab food and drink and cuddly toys, etc. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/389367_original-ca756ac09f.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI was totally READY. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/389478_original-7536ae11ee.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd look! Proof in \u003Ci>The Bookseller\u003C/i> festival-daily magazine that I was, indeed, at Bologna! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/388208_original-1d86d12eea.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/388489_original-6c27e50ce1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nSo what did I get up to while I was in Italy? According to Philip, I got off to an awfully rough start. (Oops.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/389666_original-55c055f412.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/390099_original-36044af020.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/390337_original-ed7e8a02f9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nSORRY!! But by the next morning, I was full of energy and we popped over to the David Fickling Book stand to visit rights agent \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bronwenbennie\">Bronwen Bennie\u003C/a> and see my new picture book, \u003Ci>The New Neighbours\u003C/i>, on display. (You can \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.co.uk/the-new-neighbours/\">find out more about it here\u003C/a>.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/390616_original-f11ed4acf8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nThe next stop was the Oxford University Press stand, which publish our joint books, including \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/a>\u003C/i>, \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.co.uk/cakes-in-space/\">Cakes in Space\u003C/a>\u003C/i>, \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.co.uk/pugs-of-the-frozen-north/\">Pugs of the Frozen North\u003C/a>\u003C/i> and \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.co.uk/jinks-o-hare-funfair-repair/\">Jinks & O'Hare Funfair Repair\u003C/a>\u003C/i>. Here's our fab editor \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CWhitston\">Clare Whitston\u003C/a>! And our US publisher at Random House Kids Books, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/17929/mallory-loehr\">Mallory Loehr\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/390823_original-700ca279e0.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nSo happy to see a big display of our cover for \u003Ci>The Legend of Kevin\u003C/i>, our book (the first of four) coming out in September. (Hello, Kevin!) And a bit of artwork I did for The Bookseller magazine: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/392936_original-1923c6cbd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nSome Instagram pics of the lovely OUP team: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/393066_original-03a18415c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nWhenever you're at a book event, you always have to seek out the Irish book people, who are the most sociable people on the planet. Let's see who's at the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KidsBooksIrel\">Children's Book Ireland\u003C/a> stand... Ah, it's \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GrainneClear\">Grainne Clear\u003C/a> and Siobhan! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/391028_original-a9c9ba1fb4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"> \\r\n\\r\nOh look, lovely writer-illustrator \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/yuvalzommer\">Yuval Zommer\u003C/a>! Hello, Yuval! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/392084_original-9d9fb518a4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI wasn't the only virtual person at Bologna! Here's virtual \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Alexrjpaterson\">Alex Paterson\u003C/a> at the book fair, interacting with virtual me: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Alexrjpaterson/status/978240053297209345\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/391492_original-2bb54ad332.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/391268_original-7e660b125d.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd then, too early, it was time to leave. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/391837_original-6cc24c2901.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's my grand reunion with Philip and myself. Well done, Philip and Mini Me. (We treated ourselves to afternoon tea.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/392526_original-4ea72021a8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nA few more bits and bobs! \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hannahepenny\">Hannah Penny\u003C/a> from Oxford University Press sent me this photo of my Kevin artwork in The Bookseller Daily: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/386999_original-6f634b20d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nIn The Bookseller, Scholastic revealed \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ianmcque\">Ian McQue\u003C/a>'s gorgeous artwork for Philip's new Mortal Engines book covers, designed by Scholastic’s \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jgregorydesign\">Jamie Gregory\u003C/a>, in the run up to the big Peter Jackson film. So exciting! You can \u003Ca href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/insight/start-engines-757936\">read the article online here.\u003C/a> (If you click on each cover, you can get larger versions of each to come up. And yes, he's hoping there will be posters made, too.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/insight/start-engines-757936\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/387991_original-0e75d49276.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\u003Ci>Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahReeve3\">Sarah Reeve\u003C/a>, article tweeted by @ScholasticUK\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nThere's also a peek at an upcoming book \u003Ci>The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines\u003C/i>, written by Philip Reeve and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jeremylev3tt\">Jeremy Levett\u003C/a>, with illustrator details to follow; there may be more than one. If you're a fan, be sure to follow Jeremy on Twitter (\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jeremylev3tt\">@jeremylev3tt\u003C/a>), as they've been working closely on this book and he knows everything there is to know about the world of Mortal Engines. Ian's \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ianmcque\">@ianmcque\u003C/a> on Twitter and he's already a legend in the world of concept art. Find out more \u003Ca href=\"http://www.philip-reeve.com/new-mortal-engines-covers-by-ian-mcque/\">on Philip's blog here\u003C/a>.   \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.thebookseller.com/insight/start-engines-757936\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/387647_original-1e32d10d46.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd that's my Bologna roundup! I miss it already.","2018-03-28T15:33:00.000Z","reeve-mcintyre-hit-bologna-childrens-book-fair-2018",[],"reeve & mcintyre hit bologna children's book fair 2018",1776628729516]