Let’s not overlook my other big project of the year. I’m told the Mayor should be showing up in bookstores a bit ahead of schedule, so if you have kids, especially on the younger side (4 or 5 is probably the ideal demo, but it can go a few years in either direction), please consider picking it up. As I’ve mentioned before, some unpleasant experiences with major publishers over the past few years led me to sign up with Ig Publishing, a very small operation out of Brooklyn. This is relevant for a few reasons: (1) they let me do the book right, and I’m extremely pleased with the final product; (2) I got a very minimal advance, and related to that, (3) did I mention they’re a very tiny company? The point of (2) and (3) is that sales of this book, unlike any other I’ve ever put out, will have a real and direct and immediate impact on my life, and on the lives of some people who supported and trusted me. It would be nice to earn a few dollars on this myself, and more to the point, it would be nice not to lose money for them.
And it’s a great kid’s book, if I can say so myself.
You can pre-order it here or here. And there are a few more sample pages up on the “official” Mayor site.