The Daily Hellegraph
In Summer 2006, Random House Children's Books (my UK publishers) produced a limited number of special advance ('proof') copies of Black Tat. These appeared without cover art, and before the text had been completely finalized: the books were sent to British booksellers, the idea being that they would like what they read of Black Tat and (hopefully!) order lots of copies of the finished article to sell in their shops. Now: as I know from my own experience, booksellers are always being sent stacks of proofs like this. In order to make Black Tat stand out from the crowd, one of the RHCB team had the idea of wrapping the book up and tying it with string to make it look like a bundle of newspapers - and I was asked to write the news. Thinking this was a terrific suggestion I agreed, but on one condition: it would have to be a Hell newspaper - one that demons read! So here’s what I came up with. I've got to tell you, I had a very happy afternoon thinking up this stuff. It also gives you a little extra glimpse into the lives of Lord Slint, Jagmat and so on. A big thank you to Sara, for putting the layout together. ;)
