Tiny, the book!

Some of you might remember my previous post, way back in the mists of time in blog terms (aka six months ago) in which I mentioned that 2023 was for me the Year of the Memoir, the year I turned my terrible first draft into a manuscript worthy of sending to my publisher, Hardie Grant. 

Well, that manuscript has become an actual book - I'm holding an advance copy in my hands right now - and it'll be in bookstores all over Australia and New Zealand (with overseas territories to follow, I believe) next week, Tuesday 30 July. Very excitement! 

If you don't remember the post, here's a recap: my book, now called Tiny: a memoir about love, letting go and a very small house, is about my experience of building a tiny house on wheels, to live in, with my partner "Max" as (spoiler alert) our relationship was falling apart. 

It's full of joy and observations about the strange new world I inhabited for eight months, the world of construction and building materials, a world that had its own language, and I related to much of it the way I would have related to a long trip to a previously unknown destination: by taking notes and photos and trying to make the most of this once in a lifetime experience. 

Tiny is also full of struggle and anxiety and sorrow about the falling-apart relationship. And life lessons galore. Writing about it all - using words to make sense of everything that happened - has been one of the most difficult and most satisfying experiences of my life. 

Here's a sneak peak of the cover (above) and the back cover blurb (right). I've done a bit of media so far, and so far it's all been wonderfully positive. Still, I'm nervous. The book is so raw and personal. So having my story - including some of the pics I took with my phone during the build - out in the world feels both wonderful and strange. But mostly I'm excited to share my story and I hope it resonates with people, and connects us. Humans are hard-wired for story after all and I think there's a real hunger for real, authentic stories with all that's happening in the world right now.

For updates about book launches and signings, go to my No Impact Girl facebook page, which I update on a regular basis (that's also where I posted weekly updates during the build, if you scroll back to 2020-21).

Want to buy a copy of Tiny? From Tuesday 30 July, it'll be available from bookstores across Australia and New Zealand, and at these online bookstores. There'll also be an audiobook version, narrated by yours truly (another new experience; they just keep coming!). Thanks, as always, and happy reading/listening!