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Now available in bookshops!
Thomia on display at the Barefoot Bookshop, Kollupitiya I’m happy to announce that Thomia is now available at the following bookshops:...
Richard Simon
May 19


Launching Thomia, 4 March 2025
Better late than never: photos from the launch of Thomia
Richard Simon
Apr 15


In Depth
In early March, around the time Thomia was launched, ESL got back in touch with a request for an in-depth interview about my motivation for writing the book, how I set about research, and so on. So Jennifer and I met again, over iced coffee and pastries at the Dutch Burgher Union...

Richard Simon
Apr 15


Happy Customers
Send me a photo of yourself, or someone you like, with your copy of Thomia...

Richard Simon
Apr 11


Thomia in the Press
I won’t pretend I’m anything but delighted about all this...
Richard Simon
Mar 26


Winging Your Way Now!
...we have to do them in batches for reasons of practical logistics: there’s just Lionel the Cat Herder and me to carry these 3.3kg bricks..

Richard Simon
Mar 21


Out in the wild at last
This is where the rubber hits the road; Thomia is out in the wild at last.
Richard Simon
Mar 6


Thomia Launch: Tuesday 4 March, Barefoot Garden Cafe
Tuesday 4 March 2025 sees the official launch of Thomia at the Barefoot Garden Cafe
Richard Simon
Mar 1


12 Days Left...and Counting!
On the Launch Pad

Richard Simon
Feb 20


The First Finished Copy
Thomia: the first finished copy
Richard Simon
Feb 15


Final press visit
The pages – that is, the book itself – have all been printed and are now halfway through the binding stage...

Richard Simon
Jan 30


Hot off the Press
I’m just back from the press, where Chanishka and I were invited this morning to view the proofs of the new dust-jackets before...
Richard Simon
Jan 28


Improvements – and a month’s delay
Yesterday, I sat down once again with the printer and Chanishka our book designer to discuss changes and improvements based on the...
Richard Simon
Jan 8


‘It’s Real!’
‘Gosh, it’s real!’ That was my lovely wife’s reaction when she saw the first digital proof of Thomia , which arrived from the printer...
Richard Simon
Dec 31, 2024


A change of size, and to print at last!
I was hoping to post this in time to wish you all Merry Christmas, but for various reasons it’s proved impossible to get it out until...
Richard Simon
Dec 29, 2024


Orders: An Update
On 1 December, I posted on this blog with an announcement that Thomia was at last available for advance purchase at a special...
Richard Simon
Dec 8, 2024


On Sale Now – At Last!
It’s been a long, weary journey, and more than once I feared that neither I nor my book would make it – but here we are at last. I am...
Richard Simon
Dec 1, 2024


Thank you, & be careful!
My last post (‘ Delays, Disappointments & Decisions ’, 7 November) received a very heartening response: more than thirty people contacted...
Richard Simon
Nov 11, 2024


Delays, Disappointments & Decisions
I’ve been getting quotes from printers, and what I have learnt is this: I can’t afford to finance the cost of printing myself.
Richard Simon
Nov 7, 2024


Taking shape: layout & proofreading
Following Robert Louis Stevenson: ‘nothing should be done in a hurry that can be done slowly.’
Richard Simon
Aug 15, 2024
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