Something a little different to stuff in those Christmas stockings!

I am delighted to be able to show you the front and back cover for this collection of my memories.

This volume contains the stories from my earliest childhood memory up until my late teens when I moved away from home.

I hope to bring you a second collection of stories at a later date but that will all depend on how much interest this volume generates.

I will be using the publication of my memoir as an extension of this blog; a more tangible platform to raise Autism awareness whenever and wherever possible.

Legend Press are publishing this book in collaboration with YouWriteOn.com who in turn have been sponsored by The Arts Council to help writers develop, get noticed and get published.

Somewhat unusually, the wonderful world of bluechrome, the publisher of my fiction novel 'Without Alice', has also been involved in the publication of 'From Zaftig to Aspie'. I explain how and why on the acknowledgment page at the end of my book.

'From Zaftig to Aspie' will be on sale in December 2008 and I've been told it will be available to order from all major booksellers throughout the UK, US and worldwide, such as Waterstones, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and WH Smiths.

My 'Book Launch for Charity' party will happen in late January 2009 and I will post more details about that later on this year.

P.S.

If you would like your name added to my reserve list, email me on djkirkby@gmail.com and I will email you when 'From Zaftig to Aspie' has been published.