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Talking of myths being debunked, I was fascinated to read that the initial sales of ''The Cuckoo's Calling'' (the crime novel published pseudonymously under the name Robert Galbraith) were not as low ''before'' the true authorship was revealed as had previously been believed. A report in the ''Evening Standard'' said that until the weekend of 13/14 July 2013 total sales were in the region of 1500, but the accurate sales were recorded in ''The Bookseller'' on 17 July and totalled more than 8000 over all formats - suggesting that sales of the book were reasonable even before Rowling was outed as the author.
I was initially disappointed that the covers of the finished books were not presented in full covercolour, but rationalised this on the grounds that it would have added substantially to the cost of an already pricey book but was delighted to find groupings of full colour plates which covered the main editions. They added a great deal to a very enjoyable and informative book and I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag.
Any child wanting to know more about J K Rowling might enjoy [[J K Rowling: the Mystery of Fiction by Lindsey Fraser]].
