something about the In Death Cookbook by Theresa Carle-Sanders. [One quick note:These are not my recipes, but Theresa’s. NO, I will not be writing a cookbook.]

First, it’s gorgeous. Beautifully put together, quality all the way. The photographs of the food are stunning, and the ones of New York just wonderful. The recipes are smart, creative, and written so well I expect even non-cooks will enjoy trying them. And the snippet from the books Theresa includes with each recipe? Clever and fun.

Those of you who’ve ordered the cookbook from Turn The Page, requesting my signature on the forward, and received it, know exactly what I mean.

Those of you who’ve ordered and haven’t yet received it, let me explain.

TTP received 1,000 pre-orders of the cookbook. That’s a bunch of a lot of books!! Once they received the books, there’s a process. It goes like this.

I sign four tubs of books three times a week. This is the best I can do considering I work all day, get my workout in, deal with dinner. And have a life. So TTP’s hard-working staff processes the orders, loads up the tubs. And my heroic grandson Logan hauls them home to me. The cookbook tubs weigh over 30 pounds. Those books have weight! Plus I have books I’ve written to sign, too.

For the cookbook, because the high-quality paper is also slick, I can’t just sign and tub. I sign, put a sheet of paper in so the ink doesn’t smear, set the book aside to dry, do the next. Repeat. Fifteen cookbooks a tub as they’re weighty.

Then I take the paper out, tub, repeat, repeat. Haul up that 30-plus pounds, haul up another. Good thing I work out!!

Then Logan takes them back when the staff prepares them for shipping. And Logan hauls back another load to me.

This is a time-consuming process. We are more than halfway done, but shortly, I’ll need to start signing orders for The Seven Rings, and that must be my priority. We’re all going to do our best to get those cookbook orders out, and to get The Seven Rings orders processed signed and shipped. But there are also 1,000 orders of The Seven Rings.

We’re all so grateful to the readers, to the customers who patronize Turn The Page. I have to ask for patience and understanding on these two books. I’m human, and have one signing hand. None of us want to disappoint anyone, and we’ll do everything we can to get the books shipped in a timely fashion.

If yours is late, I’m sincerely sorry. Believe me, it’s not for lack of effort.

Turn The Page will get more of the cookbooks in stock after the first of the year, when we’ve all had a little breathing room.* Meanwhile, if you’re anticipating The In Death Cookbook and/or The Seven Rings, I promise you’re we’re working hard on it.

Nora

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* Note from Laura — AND after Nora’s signed all the pre-orders for Stolen in Death.