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Mumsnet Books - more on the way

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JustineMumsnet · 01/03/2008 14:01

A fair few of you have suggested over the last little while that we ought to think about doing some more Mumsnet books and the good news is that indeed we are. We've signed a deal with Bloomsbury to do six in fact - the first of which is The Mumsnet Guide to Toddlers, due out in April 09. And what's more it's being put together by our very own Morningpaper. So irony of ironies - the Mumsnetter who concocted the "Rockets over Lebanon" remark that so irked a certain someone is now writing parenting books. Oh what fun .

Anyway we'll keep you posted with further developments titles etc but for now, as ever, thanks for your input.

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Threadworm · 03/03/2008 09:34

...and probably you are looking for a copyeditor who knows about question marks.

Threadworm · 03/03/2008 09:33

Do you need a copyeditor. I'm sure that Bloomsbury have absoultely none of their own?

JustineMumsnet · 03/03/2008 09:20

Thanks for all your suggestions - we're in discussion with the publisher about the other 2 titles and we very much hope if they are successful to do loads more so no reason why we shouldn't cover all the bases... SN, breastfeeding, birth, teens, putdowns etc

We'll keep you posted.

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GillianMcPoo · 03/03/2008 00:56

Gillian is growing on me, sorry

I can't keep Shiny.. there are just loads now and some are far more popular than me. I did kick off about it a little bit a while ago , but people like their Shiny names so what can you do? I concede.. think of me as ShinyBrownPoo if you like Desi Think that might have been the name I registered on Bounty with and they promptly banned me!!

Oh.. we have sullied Justine's sensible thread with all this inane stuff about my name

Feel free to edit Justine!

KerryMum · 03/03/2008 00:53

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Desiderata · 03/03/2008 00:53

OK, I'm orf ... in a minute!

I like Shiny, though. Can't we just keep Shiny?

KerryMum · 03/03/2008 00:51

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Desiderata · 03/03/2008 00:51

Oh!

ShittyMcVittie

Desiderata · 03/03/2008 00:48

ShiestyMcFiesty?

GillianMcPoo · 03/03/2008 00:46

Not Gillian, but a self-proclaimed Poo-Guru, like the good lady herself, (although without pHd bought over t'internet.. ..)

Oh and not scottish either.

But still

fairyfly · 03/03/2008 00:45

It should be called the mn book on Bitterness, would be fabulous. Best seller, none of this toddler shit.

MAMAZON · 03/03/2008 00:43

i know FF. but you gave me the idea of the insults.

i sometimes see people like Expat and Custy come up with some utter gems.

fairyfly · 03/03/2008 00:42

No, no no, not insults and put downs, not at all, is that what you think i am all about?

I meant something that wasn't taken that seriously, observational humour.

MAMAZON · 03/03/2008 00:41

Indeed you are.

Desiderata · 03/03/2008 00:41

Ah, but is your name Gillian and are you Scottish?

MAMAZON · 03/03/2008 00:39

OOh FF an MN book of insults and put downs.

I am sure Custy would feature highly lol

Or MN on husbands and men in general, full of quotes from the forum. i am sure that would be hilarious

GillianMcPoo · 03/03/2008 00:38

Give over, I am so NOT "one of your fave Mners" surely! [gulp] [courts confirmation of unexpected compliment]

MAMAZON · 03/03/2008 00:37

and as you know McshinyPoo i have very similar experiances and could have written those subject matters also.

think it would be a fabbo idea, whoever came up with it.

fairyfly · 03/03/2008 00:37

Why don't you do an actual witty funny book, full of bitterness and nonsense and dryness.

I'd buy that.

MAMAZON · 03/03/2008 00:36

i like it, though by tomorrow i will be wondering "which of my fave Mners is McPoo again? "

GillianMcPoo · 03/03/2008 00:35

Not my idea at all Mamazon think it was Fio's.. will have to find thread.. those ideas I just rattled off all relate directly to me however.. and lots of others I'm sure!

GillianMcPoo · 03/03/2008 00:34

I didn't think that Desi.. I am paranoid it's true, but not at this time of night when normal people are in bed

[have spent last 2 weeks thinking up a namechange, due to there being dozens of Shinys now and people keep thinking they're me.. trying out this one ]

MAMAZON · 03/03/2008 00:33

great idea shiney - anything that gets away from that bloody "living in Amsterdam" or whatever it is.

Desiderata · 03/03/2008 00:30
ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands · 03/03/2008 00:24

(sorry, I'm talking rubbish.. want to zzzz.. was meaning to say "how to get from day to day" and "how it's ok to feel not-ok... " etc... )