Its the day my cookbook is finally released in stores across Australia and New Zealand.
(I am digging deep to stop myself from running exclamation marks across the whole row ).
To readers in other countries, like bear with me.
At the flagshipDymocks bookstorein Sydney with a stack of cookbooks I signed earlier this afternoon!
I have a publisher in the UK pounding the publishing-pavementfor Europe and other countries around the world!
So I really wanted to celebrate with readers everywhere by launching it globally!
But alas, it was not to be.
At the flagshipDymocks bookstorein Sydney with a stack of cookbooks I signed earlier this afternoon!
Unfortunately there are unprecedented challenges facing the publishing world globally at present, partially due to the pandemic.
For instance there are paper shortages literally, the paper books are printed on.
And printers are scarce America is apparently down to its last onshore book printing house.
As a result ofDinnerwill be made available overseas progressively.
Why pre-orderDinner?
Theres a few reasons to pre-order!!!
To secure a copy:Imagine if it sells out…. and that did actually happen on Amazon Australia.
But theres plenty in stock now phew!
Why pre-order?Three good reasons see the previous section above!
Stay tuned for release in more countries …
I promise the wheels are turning!!
Wait… is the cover different??Yes!
Mum and me…. making her gyoza!
The cover for the US edition is ever so slightly different as my publisherCountryman Press(an imprint ofW.W.
Norton) felt it was better suited to the American market.
There was never any question about Dozer remaining on the cover though!
Dozer keeping my lap warm as I’m proof reading the American / Canadian edition.
Actually, there were some cover iterations where he was even MORE prominent!!
Are the recipes the same?Yes!
The same recipes are contained in the Australian/NZ edition as the US/Canada edition.
Are the recipes converted into imperial measurements?Yes they are.
I know this will not suit all Canadian readers and I am sorry.
So I made the tough decision to include only imperial measurements.
The result is a more streamlined design which I really love!
In addition to measurements, ingredients have been renamed as appropriate.
For example,cilantrorather thancoriander, bell peppersinstead ofcapsicum.Also, ingredient accessibility has been considered.
Oh look, here I am.
Proof reading the American/Canadian edition.
You know its my favourite task… not!
Give me a pile of dishes any day!
Thank you for your patience!
As mentioned above, getting the book out internationally has been somewhat of a challenge!
And its been a hard slog to Americanise the cookbook so many more changes than I expected.
Life of Dozer
Helping with the proof reading of the American / Canadian edition of the cookbook.
By help, I mean keeping my lap warm and slobbering on the pages.
