The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is publishing in paperback on the 25th of May – and there will be not one but THREE editions of the book available to buy!

First, we have the edition that will be available everywhere the book is sold, online and in stores. It’s got bright blue sprayed edges, and it has brand-new maps and inside illustrations (Emil the Hedgehog fans, you’re going to love them!). We’re calling it a limited edition because it’s possible that not every print run will have these sprayed edges, but you shouldn’t have any trouble getting your hands on one of these copies!

Next, we have a special independent bookstore edition! This has the same gorgeous maps and inside illustrations as the main edition, but it has red sprayed edges and a die-cut cover that opens out to reveal the message May discovers that leads her to the Ministry. This is a limited edition, and if you want to get your hands on it you need to contact your local independent bookstore in the UK and Ireland and ask them to reserve you a copy!

And finally, we have the Waterstones exclusive edition! Again, this has the maps and inside illustrations, but its sprayed edges are yellow with black magnifying glasses. And it also has some VERY special extra material: letters between my characters that expand on the story of Book 1, and give a tiny teaser about what’s coming in Book 2. There are ONLY 3,000 copies of this edition and you can ONLY get it from Waterstones, so you’ll want to order yours right now!

Thanks to Jan Bielecki for the wonderful cover, and to Puffin for all of these beautiful books – I can’t wait to get my hands on them! Not long to go now!