I have an official release date for the book-in-production: December 22nd. There's no lay-down date, though, so they may turn up in stores before then. Mark it down on your Christmas list now...
There's also an official title and cover:
Emmy's slightly miffed that she's not the dog on the cover, but that's what she gets for refusing to do the quizzical head-tilt when I have the camera.
I am, as you might guess, pretty excited. I've also got a complete schedule for the process from here on out-- the next step is getting the copyedited pages, which should get here in the second week of April. Fun, fun, fun...
Update: I didn't think to check before posting, but it's available for pre-ordering from Amazon. Woo-hoo!
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Congrats, Chad! Can't wait for it!
Are you going to take this show on the road at all? Any appearances?
Posted by: cisko | March 13, 2009 2:58 PM
Are there Easter eggs?
Posted by: Uncle Al | March 13, 2009 3:09 PM
Congratulations!
I've already pre-ordered my copy from Amazon. I'll try to remember to look surprised when I unwrap the present under the tree that nobody remembers getting for me...
Posted by: Eric Johnson | March 13, 2009 3:16 PM
Congrats, Chad! I absolutely adore your posts about Emmy, I can't wait to read it!
Posted by: Arikia | March 13, 2009 3:19 PM
Congrats, Chad!
Posted by: Laelaps | March 13, 2009 3:47 PM
Congratulations! I've got my copy on pre-order from Amazon now.
Posted by: Kenneth Cavness | March 13, 2009 4:12 PM
Woot! One more pre-order, here!
Posted by: Skwid | March 13, 2009 4:18 PM
Emmy was robbed!
Posted by: Optimus Primate | March 13, 2009 4:56 PM
Hearty congratulations, Professor!
But knowing dogs as I do, I'd be very, very concerned that Emmy has nine months to exact some sort of revenge. Watch your back, bro.
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | March 13, 2009 5:28 PM
Pre-ordered! Can't wait.
Posted by: JT Justman | March 13, 2009 5:37 PM
You might consider posting what this book is about.
Posted by: Greg Esres | March 13, 2009 5:38 PM
Congrats!
Posted by: Rajesh | March 13, 2009 6:07 PM
My dog is already an expert on the ballistics & trajectories of thrown tennis balls, and so far sees no advantage to studying less practical applications of esoteric abstractions.
When your counting system is a tidy "one, many", and you have a staff to whom you delegate all paperwork, what further study is justified?
Posted by: Pierce R. Butler | March 13, 2009 6:08 PM
Huzzah! This is destined for every would-be Gromit's bookshelf, resting comfortably next to "Electricity for Dogs."
Posted by: Bob | March 13, 2009 7:04 PM
Could you do a special limited edition with Emmy's pic, just for her fans?
(Oh, I want her pawtograph, too!)
Posted by: Anon | March 13, 2009 7:26 PM
Is the book dedicated to all the famous physicist's dogs of history? I know Newton had a famous dog named Diamond but there must be others.
Posted by: Romeo Vitelli | March 13, 2009 8:15 PM
Emmy's likely to have refused to pose for the standard "author smoking pipe in front of bookshelf" shot.
Looks good! Xmas list for sure.
Posted by: Jonathan Vos Post | March 13, 2009 10:22 PM
> it's available for pre-ordering from Amazon.
...but not for my Kindle. Just a request.
Posted by: Lee Daniel Crocker | March 13, 2009 11:13 PM
Congratulations!
(It does occur to me that they really should want it to appear in stores a few days before the December 22 release date.)
Posted by: Michael I | March 14, 2009 6:38 AM
Congratulations, Chad, and happy Pi Day! My Chesapeake Bay retriever Cassie and I are looking forward to it. I blogged about the book today here.
Posted by: Glamourbrain | March 14, 2009 8:34 AM
Emmy should blame you for teaching her so much physics that she can no longer look quizzical. But more seriously, IMHO that cover art (and title) will not help impulse sales.
Posted by: CCPhysicist | March 14, 2009 10:45 AM
I put more specific suggestions on my blog.
Posted by: CCPhysicist | March 14, 2009 11:35 AM
yeah, ccphysicist has a point, what happened to the original "cheese bunnies" title - it was much better.
I see you're getting the turkish "personals" comments spammers as well, we might have to do something constructive about them
Posted by: Steinn Sigurdsson | March 14, 2009 12:10 PM
Congratulations, Chad! I expect that if the book is successful, there will be pressure for a followup: "How to teach physics to your cat." I wonder what Emmy will think of that?
Posted by: Michael Nielsen | March 14, 2009 3:20 PM
Are you going to take this show on the road at all? Any appearances?
Probably some, mostly next winter.
You might consider posting what this book is about.
Sorry-- I was posting in haste, and forgot that not everyone knows the full story. The book is a popular-audience book about quantum physics, based around imaginary conversations with my dog. The Bunnies Made of Cheese and Many Worlds, Many Treats posts linked in the left sidebar are the original inspiration, though the final manuscript includes more serious discussions of QM as well.
...but not for my Kindle. Just a request.
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But more seriously, IMHO that cover art (and title) will not help impulse sales.
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what happened to the original "cheese bunnies" title - it was much better.
I think you overestimate how much influence I have in these matters. Decisions regarding the cover, formats, and marketing are made above my pay grade. I can offer some suggestions, but I don't have veto power or anything close to it.
That said, I like the actual image/ title combination more than I would've thought had you described it to me in words a month ago. And I'm inclined to give the publisher the benefit of the doubt, given that they're the ones who have built their careers on figuring out how to sell books to people.
Posted by: Chad Orzel | March 14, 2009 4:11 PM
Give Emmy a head pat condolence for not making the cover for me, and maybe a morsel of steak as compensation.
Congratulations!
Posted by: mdiehl | March 14, 2009 5:28 PM