book becoming real and inhabiting this world, so that there'd be a strange, reality cross over. I'll never do a t-shirt with Nao, Gregory or Steve on, but I'm more than happy to create merchandise that exists in her world, stuff I know she would love. Yes, there is a limited edition toy called Froglegs, which is based on one of the toys in the book. And there's also another figure in the works, which I can't say too much about yet, except that I'm really very very excited about it ... stay tuned. Froglegs on Glyn's desk Never mind the contents, the book itself is a work of art. As a bibliophile, I've got to point out that the packaging of the book is bloomin' glorious -- imagery on both sides of the dustcover, the debossing on the boards and spine, the sweet-smelling unbleached paper stock, the book edges dyed to match the endpapers. It's a sensory treat to behold. Was this aspect of the book something you had very definite ideas about? Thanks. Yes. Definitely. I wanted it to be a beautiful object to hold, a very physical thing, something that "digital" could never deliver. The white book with the blood red 'insides' was inspired by a Japanese version of Shakespeare's Pericles we saw at the National Theatre in 2003, one of the costumes has stuck in my mind for years. It was a beautiful multi layered, very grand, white kimono, but underneath all the white layers there