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Theatremonkey Book Availability improves

24 November 2009

Which is good news. Mr P’s elves have worked overtime to get a few more copies out there, and most retailers and online sellers are finding packages on their doorsteps (sorry about that, the new economy reindeer food disagrees with them). The other good news is that weekly online Arts Journal picked up the Guardian’s blog story, […]

The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard.

20 November 2009

Mr P prefers it that blog headings contain words that a Google search will find, but since he is away*, I’ve been waiting to use this one for ages. Those printed press reports have been amazing for sales, backing up great online feedback – a wonderful review on Amazon.com ** and another on Broadway World. […]

Theatremonkey book reactions

17 November 2009

To avoid bias, we’ll leave out those to whom the book is dedicated on the verso (apparently the correct name for the page facing the main front page, which has the copyright bit, just in case it ever comes up on University Challenge). It’s the amazing reaction of everybody else that has left me (and indeed […]

Theatremonkey book hits the charts

13 November 2009

For at least an hour around noon today, “Theatremonkey: A Guide To London’s West End” was the 494th best selling book at Amazon.co.uk. It was also the NUMBER 1 best selling book in the “Cities and Towns,” “Stagecraft” and “Travel & Holiday / London, Greater London” categories… Thank you all SO, SO, much for buying copies. […]

Theatremonkey makes the Evening Standard

12 November 2009

Louise Jury has written a brilliant article about the new book in today’s Evening Standard. VERY chuffed to read that (at least today for an hour before noon) we are number 1 in Amazon.co.uk’s “Stagecraft” category, 2 in “Travel Books / Greater London” and 3,013 overall!!! Out of all the millions of books they sell, […]

We're next to Gwyneth Paltrow

11 November 2009

If you picked up a copy of today’s Stylist magazine then you’ll see we’re right beside weepy Gwyneth. We’re pretty chuffed to be called “the definitive manual to everything about the capital’s theatre land”.

Pushing Theatremonkey the book

10 November 2009

I once read an unofficial biography of author James Herriot, in which the writer mused over the actions of any new author. He spoke of the disbelief when opening the package for the first time and the re-arranging of books on the shelf of bookstores. More recently, an author writing in the “Society of Authors” magazine wrote of obsessively […]

Spreading the theatremonkey book word

6 November 2009

Oddly, it took me ages to realise that where my biggest contribution to the project ended, Mr P’s really cranked up. Stuck in the theatrical way of thinking, once the artistic stuff was done, for me that was it – move on. Of course, publishing doesn’t work the same way. It’s one thing to put […]

Theatremonkey the Book has Landed

5 November 2009

Yes, it’s actually here, and I’ve just received my own copies courtesy of a rather tired but efficient chap from UPS. They promise “same day delivery” and are true to their word – despite starting at 9am it being 6.15pm, he still had 15 packages to go. Sometimes you are glad you are in a […]

The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Monkey

29 October 2009

according to Mr P today… Apparently at this very moment a truck somewhere in the Alps is shifting four tonnes of chocolate, three tonnes of greyere groyaire groyer Emmental cheese, two tonnes of finished theatremonkey books and a cuckoo clock for a battery* towards Mr P’s UK Warehouse / Backstreet Lockup / Garden Shed. So, not long […]