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Lurking Merkins - Volume Two of Under the Duvet of Darkness

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 08:00

"Under the Duvet of Darkness Volume Two Lurking Merkins" is now live on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMJZ43VZ

This a thread about a book about a thread about a book about a thread! (I think I’ve got the correct number of books and threads in there)

There are over 160 poems written by over 40 different Mumsnet usernames contained within its 208 pages.

There are also 12 Lurking Merkin poems lurking throughout the book!

It can take a few days for it to become fully searchable so the link below will take you straight to it:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMJZ43VZ

It's available worldwide so if anyone needs the link for a site other than the UK let me know and I can give you the link to the relevant Amazon site.

IMPORTANT BIT:

Whilst written entirely by Mumsnet users this book is not, I repeat NOT, published with Mumsnet’s express permission or co-operation.

It is published with the express permission and co-operation of the individual writers themselves.

Can anyone who tweets about it link directly to the book on Amazon or my Twitter profile:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMJZ43VZ
or
https://twitter.com/TheBoiledbeetle

rather than to this MN thread.

Thank you everyone who let me use their poems, without you there would be no book!

Boiledbeetle XX

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LarkLane · 05/11/2023 11:43

Mine are out for delivery! Woo hoo!

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Boiledbeetle · 05/11/2023 10:59

I've just moved to "out for delivery" but the depot is over an hour away so it's not coming any time soon!

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CervixSampler · 05/11/2023 10:45

Mine is sat at the final destination facility too.

Waitwhat23 · 05/11/2023 10:24

Mine has 'arrived at the final delivery station'.

Come on Amazon!

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Boiledbeetle · 05/11/2023 10:13

Some more books on their way to people!

The first ones should start arriving today. Mine is currently sat at the depot waiting to come out to me!

which one of us is going to get it first???

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Boiledbeetle · 05/11/2023 00:05

Ramblingnamechanger · 04/11/2023 23:36

Congratulations Beetle and all of you…. But surprised at it being counted as humour….as we all know we are humourless feminists ….pity there isn’t a category called fury!

I put it in humour! As I think we are hilarious! (Plus there weren't that many categories that were appropriate) and alas there was no bloody angry women category!

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Boiledbeetle · 05/11/2023 00:03

Final first day numbers

12 new book and 3 old book sales

For November total

12 new book and 4 old book.

Off to a good start!

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Ramblingnamechanger · 04/11/2023 23:36

Congratulations Beetle and all of you…. But surprised at it being counted as humour….as we all know we are humourless feminists ….pity there isn’t a category called fury!

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 21:14

Ten have been dispatched. I like that we've picked up some volume 1 sales as well today!

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IcakethereforeIam · 04/11/2023 20:33

We're outselling Yeats and Roger McGough 😁

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 20:22

and right down at 97 in Best Sellers in Poetry, Drama & Criticism.

not a bad first day!

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 20:17

best sellers in poetry

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 20:17

political and protest poetry

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 20:16

political humour

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 20:15

might as well screenshot them for posterity!

feminist criticism

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 19:58

Remember those really late poems that some of you wrote...

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 19:50

And two more are on their way to people!

I'm not ignoring you all honest my brain is just completely frazzled, it's been a stressful couple of weeks getting this bloody book done!

I'm all on edge, as i had to make changes to the proof, even though I was anal levels of careful with the changes I keep having nightmares about the pages all screwing up or something! (They haven't I checked the file they produce before you press the publish button, but still I feel sick!).

I just want you all to have your copies now so you can see what I've done with your poems!

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Waitwhat23 · 04/11/2023 19:34

Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 19:12

So, we are not only published poets, but published poets who hit the number 1 spot in the first 24 hours of the book being available for sale!

Such fun!

I'm slightly worried about inducing ear splitting levels of screaming all over the place but it appears to be 97 in Poetry, Drama and Criticism and 21 in Poetry.

CervixSampler · 04/11/2023 19:28

Amazon have just notified me that my copies have been dispatched!

Sorry for the multiple posts but I'm just so excited and proud of Dd!

CervixSampler · 04/11/2023 19:24

This is all very exciting! I feel all overwhelmed and something I don't have words for.

howdoesatoastermaketoast · 04/11/2023 19:23

IcakethereforeIam · 04/11/2023 18:31

We're no.1!!!

woohoo

political and protest poetry is like the coolest genre name ever

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 19:12

So, we are not only published poets, but published poets who hit the number 1 spot in the first 24 hours of the book being available for sale!

Such fun!

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CervixSampler · 04/11/2023 19:08

Well I never! We are awesome!

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Boiledbeetle · 04/11/2023 18:46

Motorina · 04/11/2023 08:29

That's amazing! Best sellers list?

And so it came to pass!

Which honestly shows how ridiculous the best sellers lists are on Amazon!

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IcakethereforeIam · 04/11/2023 18:43

I read the sample. I loved it so much that I nearly ordered the book.

I've already ordered the book! 😀