Kate in my truck, Barnard, 1995.
-from Little Worlds
After seven plus years working on Little Worlds I’m pleased to announce the book is now in the capable hands of The Studley Press in Massachusetts. We’re looking at a publication date of mid to late May.
While it would seem I would be elated by this news, and I am, I’m also gripped by a sense of unease, the knowledge that the book is out of my hands now. It’s done, for better or worse, no more edits, or photo changes, or last minute story additions. All that’s left is the angst from wondering if Little Worlds is any good.
All books are journeys and Little Worlds has certainly proved to be more challenging than my last two. Dealings with publishers, the endless edits and structural changes in the manuscript, the minutiae of the self-publishing process, the fundraising and distribution, all have tested me. Yet there was comfort in those tests - the knowledge that the process was still in my hands. No risk involved.
After my second book, The New Road, I had vowed to never do another book. It had exhausted me. But some years later on a solitary drive out west, I concluded I wanted to do another. I needed to finish what I had started, which was a trilogy of books from Madison County, NC, where I had made my home for fifty years. Now, 22 years after the publication of Sodom Laurel Album and 15 years after The New Road, we will soon have Little Worlds.
I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the making of Little Worlds with generous donations, be they time, money, and goodwill. And to the people of Madison County who have graced me for fifty years with their stories, their images, and their friendships.
The fundraiser for Little Worlds is ongoing and I would encourage anyone who is interested in supporting this project to check out the link below.
https://www.robamberg.com/blog/2023/8/12/little-worlds-the-book