So here, at last, is the cover of my book!
Had it been left to me it would’ve been much simpler — verging on minimal, even — but when my editor sent me the first version (what you see above is the third and final) I immediately understood what they were thinking. We needed a cover that was rich and luscious to draw prospective readers to it. It’s textured, colourful, layered and thoughtful — just like the words it contains. And truth be told, this is absolutely the sort of cover I would pick up in a book store.
Having my mug on the cover made me squirm at first — that old visibility thing rearing its head. But I remember the day I took that photo and it was full of calm and quiet. And the photo of my sister on the right is one of my favourites. Seeing us together makes me smile.
The cover also reminds me of the wallpaper that decorated the dining room of our house when we were kids. This wasn’t planned but it feels so meant to be:
(Can you see how much Noah looks like his mummy?)
We’re working on the insides of the book at the moment — after the richness of the cover, the insides are much more calm and simple, with Polaroids dotted throughout the text. We’re getting our zen on and I think you’re going to like it :)
Some stats:
The book will be 5.5 x 7.5 inches
Hardcover
Publication date: June 5th, 2012
Price: $21.95 (£14.31) but you can pre-order it on Amazon.com/Amazon.co.uk* right now for $14.93 (£12.78)
* Did you see what I did just then? I linked to my book on Amazon! There is a young girl dancing inside of me right now, the girl who spent entire weekends lying on her bed reading books. The girl who wrote stories about love and recorded the smallest details of her life in her notebooks…
Susannah! Oh my gosh, it’s gorgeous, so warm and fun and pretty! Feminine.
I love it! Oh I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Congrats! Dreams really do come true:)
It’s a lovely book and I can’t wait to get a copy of it. Off to pre-order right now!
Congrats girlfriend, that is one GORGEOUS book and it draws me in right away. Here’s to dreams coming true :)
Fucking awesome. :D
Did you see what I just did?! I followed the link and bought your book!
#dreamsdocometrue
#thebeststudentsgetthehardesttests
“this i know” … the book cover is simply stunning …
Congrats, it looks so beautiful! Very happy for you. E.
I just pre-ordered both of your books on the US Amazon site. Can’t wait! The cover is so beautiful!
You must have fantasized about this day so many times – and now it’s on Amazon so it MUST be true! It’s all down to your hard work, passion and determination – congratulations, you deserve all the accolades and success I know will be coming your way xx
PS – I am pre-ordering right now!
Just beautiful. Loved Unravelling, can’t wait to see this in print!
Wow, way to go. You must be giddy with excitement.
this is so fu*king awesome i am doing a dance… and beaming – congratulations Susannah what a gift to the world!
My little girl is dancing too, with happiness for you :)
One can also pre-order on Amazon.ca for $18.15!!!
Don’t forget us die-hard, Canadian Susannah stalkers :D
so lovely … so you!
Oh my goodness I love it!!!! so excited for you
Congrats!
It looks awesome, I can’t wait to read it:)
I cannot find enough superlatives to describe just how beautiful I think this is.
So truly well-deserved my friend.
Sending you wishes for a wonderful weekend!
That is SO exciting! Such a beautiful cover, and such fun to know it will soon be on Amazon! Congrats!
It looks lovely! Can’t wait to read it. I just finished pre-ordering it!
you’re so sweet! congratulations! PS which sister are you, the older or younger one? can’t wait to order your new book :-)
so beautiful! congratulations, lady!!
Congratulations, Susannah! The cover is so, so beautiful! Can’t wait to read this beautiful book — I know it will be moving and wonderful. xoxo
It’s gorgeous !!!
my heart skipped a beat. i am so happy for you and i can’t wait to hold the book in my hands. you deserve this. bravo. xoxo
the older! :)
i love my Canadian stalkers! :))))
you are so awesome, G – thank you :)
Congratulations! It looks beautiful!
How exciting Susannah! The cover is just beautiful and exactly what I would pick up too. Good luck with the contents, can’t wait to see it completed!
weee! thank, you Anita!! xx
Congrats, Susannah. The book’s cover is beautiful. I’m heading over to Amazon now. :)
Congrats lady!!!! Gorgeous!
Hey, hey, when I saw the colours (all that yellow and purple and rich pink) I thought: one hippie coming out :-) Congratulations on your book, you’re an inspiration, we don’t get enough of you lately.
Oh my god, that’s so awesome. I don’t even know what else to say.
exciting! exciting! exciting! exciting! exciting! exciting! exciting! exciting! exciting!
So glad I came across you and your blog. You are a star and a light. Here’s to having dreams come true!
Oh Sweetie – It’s gorgeous!!!!!!! I will definitely preorder!! xoxo
I am so very happy for you, Susannah! You have helped so many of us — and you deserve every success.
Now I need to go pre-order my very own copy :)
congratulations susannah, i’m so happy for you. and i love seeing all the pre-orders here in the comments. :) and of course, your cover moves me with you and your sister. i love it. xo
Congratulations! You deserve the world and then some.
Congrats Congrats Congrats!!!!!!
This is a big, gorgeous, LUMINOUS day– soak it in, celebrate it– create a ritual and MARK it.
Beautiful.
I am so happy for you and cannot wait to get my mitts on it!
xoxox, E
this is amazing! congratulations!
my heart stopped a beat because ‘polaroids dotted throughout the text’ describes one of my secret dreams one day for my book :)
When I saw the cover I got chills and my heart gasped! It’s really gorgeous Susannah! Congratulations. And I FELT your joy about linking YOUR book to AMAZON.COM. YOUR BOOK IS ON AMAZON.COM!!!! Fucking AWESOME. I just pre-ordered mine, and I will cherish it. xoxoxoxoxoxo *c
The cover is beautiful and I would pick it up in an instant in a book store, but I’ll be pre ordering mine on AMAZON!!!!! I love that your dream came true!
Your cover is beautiful! Congratulations on your huge accomplishment. I can’t wait to get my copy.
Gorgeous girl, it is perfect! PERFECT!
And the picture of you on the cover is my very favourite picture of you – and well, of anyone really! :)
mj.
x
It is beautiful Susannah-congratulations!
It looks beautiful!
congratulations… how wonderful! i love that you included a photo of your feet. i have one of your lovely sneakers and flowers photos on my wall!
wow, I love it.. Can’t wait to have it to add to my collection of amazing inspiration. I love the cover It’s a book that if I saw at the bookstore I would be drawn to in an instant..
Congrats
Congratulations on all your hard work and a job well done! I look forward to buying my copy!
So happy for you Susannah!
How amazing.
Looking forward to having it in my hands soon. :)
x
so happy for you. u are living a dream of mine.
ordered! can’t wait to get it, whatever cover.
xx
my order has been placed. Estimated delivery: June 29, 2012 – July 19, 2012
yes! xx
ohh, bless your heart — thank you so much, honey! xxxxx
Congratulations Susannah. Your cover is AWESOME!!! Keep dancing, always.
susannah….its lovely…..I am placing my order as well and want to join you in the photo meditations class…..the cover looks soothing and inviting and warm…I think it expresses you so well….congrats…its been a fun process for me to see this project of yours evolve….I feel special to have been able to have a peek into its creation
A gorgeous cover. I can just feel your excitement and am so happy for you. Pre-ordered!
Oh, Susannah! It’s absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Just perfect.
Susannah, this is absolutely stunning. A perfect cover. I just pre-ordered my copy! Can’t wait to get it! As usual, you shine hope and inspiration into my day. Thank you. xo.
Looking forward to it. I love how the ‘i’ is bold and has a shadow of it’s own in the coloured background… Since you use an iPhone to document so much of your life and it is the journey inward to you…The ‘i’ is so perfect, : )) C x
Oh my goodness! I am SO excited for you. It is beautiful – not what I can imagine you would have created yourself – but somehow still very representative of the values you represent to me – beauty, connection, vulnerability, honesty and richness.
I expect my first draft cover this coming week and they have insisted on having my mug on the cover too and have advised against the very simple approach I wanted to take too. I feel you every step of the way, sister. xx
Just clicked the Amazon pre-order : )<3
thank you so much, lovely Cat! x
weee! thank you, Ivy!! x
yay! thanks so much, Kim! :)
My order has been placed too! So excited–will be like Christmas in July next year :)
“Beautiful” cover – so feminine and so heartfelt, the “i” being in red is so powerful too – makes you connect with yourself on some level.
Eeeeeeeek!!! oh my goodness!! BEAUTIFUL!!! i can’t wait!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
So Beautiful!… is it July already????… I want my copy!!!!
Congratulations for everything, you inspire people to keep moving, your wings can be broken in pieces but they just simply will not disappear… =)
So very, very lovely!
congrats..beautiful coverxx congrats on your bookxxlynda
I remember reading your early thoughts avout publishing a book and an so wowed that you made it happen, that you did the unravelling and the work and got to here!!!
It’s old style buy I’m going to order it through my local book shop so I can support them and have the whole bookshop book meeting experience. Hope that still supports you as the author?! x
The cover is perfect! Calm, warm, inviting… exactly the kind of book I would pick up and it just “feels” like I did in the unravelling courses!
Congratulations on your new book!! The cover looks gorgeous!
This cover totally envelopes me with warmth – the cover makes me want to jump into the story right NOW! Gorgeous, lush and everything inviting.
Stunning…..
Congrats! The cover is brilliant!! Simply divine!
Smiles~
It’s beautiful but I’m concerned about the title because that is something Oprah always says – could be a problem for you???
susannah…
oh, i know i don’t really know you {outside of this blog and unravelling} but i could just cry for you, having read this post and having seen the cover for your book. it is beautiful, though that word doesn’t seem to quite cover it. it has such feeling in it, such peace. it’s stunning.
hugs and congrats to you as you move through another mile marker.
now off to pre-order…
what a gorgeous cover! I work in publishing and this is one of the most beautiful covers I have seen. absolutely one that I would be drawn to in a bookstore. congratulations susannah! I can’t wait to get my hands on this beautiful book. xo
oh wow, thank you Chelsea! that means a lot to me! x
Oh angel this is just magnificent! I am beaming with joy for you. You are magnificent.
Love you
xo
Oh, my. It is stunning. The cover is simple stunning. Like you and everything you do, dear.
Big grin over here across the pond. Big grin for you and how the world might be different for you having written this work of art.
Love you.
j
the cover is really really “lovely” & suites you! from another Canadian stalker LOL
Congrats!
doing a happy happy dance for you!!! this is so exciting and just so awesome!! congratulations!! the cover is rich and vibrant and I can’t wait to add your book to my collection. I know it will be stunning! so happy for you. :) xoxo
congrats and more congrats. you are doing. and that is good. enjoy the ride.
Beautiful, beautiful. The kind of book you never want to hide, but keep over the table just to look at its cover. Perfect colours. Congratulations!
Eeee, Susannah, you’re on Amazon!!! It looks beautiful, perfect even, I’m so happy for you and I can not wait to read it :)
oh it is beautiful! congrats!
it’s completely gorgeous! My sort of cover.
I, too, have dreamt and still dream of seeing my name on a book one day and I’m sure I will. :)
So, congrats a hundred times! Dreams are lovely, especially when you make them happen.