Test books are at the printer. We had a bit of a hiccup - it should have gone last Thursday, but Monday I got a weird e-mail asking me if the cover's title treatment was slightly off-center - it's kind of an optical illusion due to the font, but I'd already approved it because it's the cover Doug designed. The email came from someone on the design team on behalf of the guy who runs that department who I normally deal with. She said he was out of the office unexpectedly, which was a first in over fifteen years of working with him. Anyway, I said it was fine but then got no confirmation. My gal that I deal with was out sick and could not get anyone to respond, take a call, or put me through to someone who'd just confirm and assure me the book was on its way to the printers.
