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Post by lew on Feb 8, 2011 20:18:51 GMT
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Post by jacqui on Feb 8, 2011 20:25:12 GMT
I like the title too  Nice of James to honor us in this way, something to look forward to in September ;D |
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Post by lymaze on Feb 8, 2011 20:25:51 GMT
For a minute there I thought "Bloody hell. Quick, get the polish out!  " ;D |
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Post by lew on Feb 8, 2011 20:28:59 GMT
Oh how that has tickled my cockles ;D.......thought I'd better have a sort out just incase |
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Post by jacqui on Feb 8, 2011 20:53:08 GMT
I have a lovely picture of you two polishing and plumping cushions for Mr May's arrival ;D
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Post by lew on Feb 8, 2011 20:55:55 GMT
With a rose between our teeth.....well my teeth, can't speak for ly ;D sorry can't stop too busy plumping cushions |
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Post by xjsarah on Feb 8, 2011 21:00:10 GMT
Well, that's this year's birthday present sorted, then! ;D Having a birthday in early September can be very handy sometimes! |
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Post by vertebraille on Feb 8, 2011 22:44:29 GMT
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Post by dit on Feb 9, 2011 0:04:14 GMT
I feel a booksigning visit coming on. I'll try not to be in Paris this time (he wasn't impressed when Jacqui told him why I couldn't be there so would he sign "A330 Airbus" for me in my absence!)
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Post by pie on Feb 9, 2011 7:17:22 GMT
Did I miss something? There could be a booksigning in September?? I'm in London in September... |
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Post by jacqui on Feb 9, 2011 8:55:52 GMT
Did I miss something? There could be a booksigning in September?? I'm in London in September... purely guess work at the moment but you never know!!! ;D |
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Post by lindenchase on Feb 9, 2011 9:03:27 GMT
I'm glad there will be another book, but I'm a bit disappointed it's likely to be another collections of his columns. I would love it if James would write something all new, but he's probably a bit too busy for that.
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Post by jacqui on Sept 3, 2011 22:04:16 GMT
Something is a foot  The publishing of this book has been postponed indefinitely  |
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Post by dit on Sept 3, 2011 23:17:11 GMT
Ooh, interesting. Perhaps what I said about him falling out with the DT is near the mark. They could be very difficult about him publishing a book of his columns for them if they chose to be.
It would also explain the comments I received when I rang Hodder and they dismissed any enquiry about May On Board, but said ,"the big one" was the Man Lab book, released on October 13th.
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Post by Vivienne on Sept 3, 2011 23:35:18 GMT
Maybe it has to do with copyright, even though they are his columns. I haven't read any of Jeremy's books but doesn't he have his Times column in there?
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Post by lindenchase on Sept 4, 2011 5:08:57 GMT
James works as a freelancer which means he owns the copyright to his columns and can do with them whatever he wants to do. The Telegraph have no say in this. My guess is that there simply isn't enough new material for a new collection. Mind you, he hasn't been writing a new column since last December. :-(
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Post by dit on Sept 4, 2011 11:57:04 GMT
Good grief, is it that long? I hadn't realised.
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Post by amie8 on Sept 4, 2011 13:40:47 GMT
James works as a freelancer which means he owns the copyright to his columns and can do with them whatever he wants to do. The Telegraph have no say in this. My guess is that there simply isn't enough new material for a new collection. Mind you, he hasn't been writing a new column since last December. :-( If the comment he made on the DT website in answer to Will is to be believed, he is not being paid by them at the moment. Which begs the question - should the Telegraph be reprinting his old columns for nothing if they are James's own copyright? Anyway, not being a fan of conspiracy theories etc (even my own), I wonder if the book has been delayed just because its original publication date was too close to the Manlab book. For that one, the timing is important. Another collection of James's journalism can wait - until Christmas, for example. |
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Post by eolise on Oct 20, 2011 16:25:07 GMT
I've been wanting to know what kind of book this is going to be - is it really a collection of his former writings?  |
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Post by dit on Feb 15, 2012 23:55:20 GMT
This might seem like a big bump, and I don't want to raise anybody's hopes unnecessarily as we've been here before and been disappointed, but Waterstone's website is currently listing the following:
May on Board by James May
Format: Hardback 302 pages
Published: 30/08/2012
196 days until publication
£18.99
What is quite interesting is that they also list
James May Memoir by James May
Format: Hardback
Published:17/09/2009
Publication Abandoned
So is May On Board back afloat? What was the abandoned James May Memoir? Or are they one and the same thing, with a delayed publication date?
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Post by eolise on Feb 16, 2012 3:56:14 GMT
I hope the last, Dit!! *has hope again* Thanks for sharing!
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Post by devil-may-care on Feb 17, 2012 19:12:37 GMT
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Post by bee on Feb 17, 2012 20:23:04 GMT
sadly the publication date looks like 2013 not 2012...
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Post by ElerVim on Feb 18, 2012 6:39:13 GMT
I have been really looking forward to this book coming out...hope it comes out soon.  |
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Post by antonia on Feb 18, 2012 9:35:09 GMT
Woohoo! I smell a trip to London coming on.
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Post by missburlo on Feb 18, 2012 9:48:22 GMT
He could always do a book signing up North.
I'll feed him ale and provide lodgings!
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Post by dit on Feb 18, 2012 12:53:38 GMT
It's been suggested, missburlo, more than once. Hopefully one day James, his publishers and agent will admit to the existence of areas of the British Isles north of - oh, say - Birmingham? (Sorry, James!)
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Post by missburlo on Feb 18, 2012 13:34:45 GMT
I know. He has been up here filming and that's it!
I read that he loves Whitby though. So here's a deal.
May - come to Whitby, I'll buy you loads of drinks all night!
We'll have a great time
See what happens, eh?
ha ha
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Post by FizzyLogician on Feb 18, 2012 18:12:16 GMT
It's been suggested, missburlo, more than once. Hopefully one day James, his publishers and agent will admit to the existence of areas of the British Isles north of - oh, say - Birmingham? (Sorry, James!) It would be nice if his publishers and agent (are you listening?) arrange the right contracts so that all his books and videos are available in the US. He's losing out on the market here and I'm not sure he's being well-served by his agent in this regard. |
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Post by antonia on Feb 18, 2012 18:13:05 GMT
I sent a message to his publishers and other relative people tell him to get his arse up North for a few signings.Northerners have feelings too!  |
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Nice of James to honor us in this way, something to look forward to in September ;D
I love a man who can handle a gun 
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The publishing of this book has been postponed indefinitely 
