First copy of the Species book!

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1. This book I think will arrive for me at Robinson Bookshop soon. I will let you know when it arrives John.

2. Am I the first? A very merry unbirthday present to me!

   1. Wow. My first customer. When I come by in November, I’ll sign it for you.

3. John, I’d love to be able to get you to sign a copy. I’m in Adelaide; any chance you’re heading down this way?

   I notice that the link on the UC Press website is still to the old blog, too…

   1. Not in the near future, but I’d love to go visit some friends there sometime soon.

      I told ’em about the blog change. *sigh*

4. Congratulations! This must be a very proud moment for you. All that hard work come to fruition. Just imagine generations of future biologists citing ‘Wilkins on species’ as a classic text in the field. Savour it for all it’s worth. You’ve earned it.

5. “Wilkins on species”?

   You make it sound like I have to buy two copies. One to be preserved (never opened), and one to be read.

6. “This is not the potted history that one usually finds in texts and review articles. It is a fresh look at the history of a field central to biology, but one whose centrality has changed in scope over the centuries. Wilkins’ book will be a standard source for all kinds of people working in systematics. There is not another book on the subject, amazingly enough, and his perspective is so comprehensive and well-taught that it will replace any standard review articles and older histories.”—Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley

   Awesome. You’ve carved out your very own literary niche all to yourself!

7. “Expected to ship August 11.”

   So when are you going to be in New York on the world-wide book tour? I expect to be invited to publisher’s party. Where’s it going to be … Le Cirque? … The Rainbow Room? … The Hard Rock Cafe?

   1. Where’d you see that?

      I’ll be in NYC late October. Details to follow…

      1. Sorry, late October is too far away. Can you manage to get to NYC by Tuesday?

      2. Sure thing. Just send the tickets today, and I’ll get on the plane tomorrow. Include hotel costs as well…

      3. Hotel costs? You can sleep in Central Park, can’t you?

      4. No internet.

      5. There’s plenty near by. You may even find a well known Grrl at one of those sites.

      6. Yahbbut I don’t like cold showers. I have seen the homeless in Central Park have them. I felt enormously sorry for the poor bastard, and it was 100°F at the time.

8. On my order confirmation.

   Now it’s a race to see who arrives first in NY, book or author.

9. Excellent news John 🙂 Many congratulations!!!!!

10. Just imagine generations of future biologists citing ‘Wilkins on species’ as a classic text in the field.

    “Wilkins on species”?

    You make it sound like I have to buy two copies. One to be preserved (never opened), and one to be read.

    Copies of real classics are dog-eared and well-thumbed with greasy and torn pages, broken spines and disintergrating covers from the constant use to which they are put over many, many years and even generations.

11. I’ll buy a copy if you come to Germany to sign it!

    Actually I’ll wait till it has officiall apeared before I order it as I have noticed that the price on Amazon Germany for academic books tends to fall about a month to six weeks after publication.

12. Congrats! I will have to order a copy.

13. Congratulations John! Will your fall tour include the DC area?

    1. As it happens, yes.

14. Oh good – I might be able to get a signed copy via a mutual friend.

    Are you sending out review copies?

    1. The publisher has, yes.

15. Ordered a copy! w00t!

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