It’s Sunday afternoon. The last Sunday afternoon in September. Most years we’d be turning the heating on, pulling on another jumper, and looking out at cold, grey skies and rain. But today the skies are blue, the light is golden, and the country is basking in sunshine warm enough for the day to masquerade as summer.
Here at Ignite we’re basking, too. Basking in the news that City Baby – the autobiography of Ross Lomas, bassist with UK punk legends GBH, in case you somehow missed it – has all but sold out. For the second time. Yep, that’s right. The second time.
The first time City Baby sold out it caught us on the hop – hardly surprising seeing as the last 100 books went in less than 24 hours! This time we’re better prepared. We’ve already been in contact with the printers, and tomorrow morning we’ll be making sure our order for a third run of books is with them. Right now, putting this blog together on a balmy afternoon, the reality of what we’re telling you hasn’t hit home. But trust us when we say that for a small publisher like ourselves, going back to the printers to order a third print run is as rare as hen’s teeth. As rare, say, as sunny Sunday afternoons at the end of September. Possibly more rare than that.
We’re very happy. And a little bit stunned. And we really ought to let Ross know.
So excuse us while we wander off to sit in the sunshine and pass on the good news.
