This is the month!

Hello, friends. Is it just me, or was this the shortest January ever? I'd still be in denial about its passing, except that I'm so excited for the North American publication of The Traitor in the Tunnel. So it was utterly appropriate that yesterday, as I sat eating lunch, a chipper FedEx guy turned up at my door with this:

I wish this photo did justice to how exquisite this book really is. It could be the colour scheme (my favourite colour is red) but I think this is the most beautiful Candlewick edition yet. And in 27 days, it will be in bookstores everywhere! There'll be a blog tour happening that week, involving some of my favourite YA book bloggers. And I've also begun planning a launch party in Kingston, so if you're local, I hope you'll plan to pop in on Saturday, March 3 for food, festivities, and general frippery.

Finally, here's the bit of the cover that I always have trouble visualizing, even after seeing an electronic version of the cover: what the spine looks like, lined up with the others.

So, what do you think?