It's official. Well, it's as close to official as it can be. I have the first draft of the galley proofs in my hands. The cover is done. The editors and I are going over things one last time and then it's off to the printer. Turtles all the Way Down will be ready for shipping on or about December 1st. In plenty of time for Christmas.

I'm so grateful to the Consafo publication team for this project. Over 200 people bought close to 400 advance copies of the book. They had the opportunity to vote on the content and write the blurbs for the back cover. In addition, 15 members of the team have editorial experience and edited the 52 essays in the book. Special thanks to Mike Robertson who designed the cover and did the interior layout. My daughter Shelby drew the turtle.

It was truly a community effort.

And now you can buy a copy. We're shipping first to everyone who bought an advance copy and moving on from there. Buy yours today and it will definitely arrive well before Christmas.

Thanks everyone,

rlp