I’m leaving today for the Frankfurt Book Festival, which I attend every October. I meet with agents and publishers from other countries about translations of our books into other languages. Stretching has been translated into 23 languages. In recent years our building books have been translated into French, Korean, Japanese, and now Chinese.
This will be my busiest year ever, due to the Tiny Homes book, which is likely to have appeal worldwide. I have 19 appointments lined up and am taking along a complete set of color proofs, as well as samples of our tiny tiny (1-7/8″ by 2-5/8″ — 64 pp.) book, which may just be our best promotional idea ever.
The day before the fair, I’m catching a train to Mainz to meet with Nicolette Stewart, whose little renovated trailer in a “…community of tiny caravan dwellings” is in the Tiny Homes book.
After that, if there’s time, I’ll visit the Gutenberg Museum (a 3rd time) to see the Gutenberg Press (circa 1450) and a copy of the Gutenberg Bible. I’ll be posting from Germany next week.
Safe Journey – I hope you enjoy a cultural change.
Shame your not stopping in the UK. You could visit me and wander around Mapledurham.
Bon Voyage
Rich
And for anyone interested, you can read all about my life in a tiny caravan here: http://www.clickclackgorilla.com!