Just to warn you I am getting very low on stock of the four books, especially More Cat Tales of which I have very few. For the moment plenty of copies of Number One, The Cats of Moon Cottage :-)

Pushkin is doing well. His renal failure is of course there, but his deterioration is slower than I had first feared. He has recently had some lumps and a polyp removed, which proved not to be cancerous and since then he has a renewed interest in life - out harrassing birds, and today he charged at a frog who happily got away,  but it was a joy to see.

Sales for White Chin are going well and Catnip have reprinted which is great news. I have been doing Year Six schools events around the North West of England and shortly my reports of all that took place in those schools will be up on the website! You were all brilliant I must say, and really kept me

It was back in July last year that Colette wrote me her first heartbroken email telling me that the love of her life, her beloved Sid, had had to be put down. What distressed her more than anything was that she felt she was in part to blame and she wanted me to issue a warning to other cat lovers about what she sees as the partial cause of his demise. So this tale has a message for all of us who own cats.

You have been very solicitous in your questions after all four but especially you have been asking about Pushkin. In general all four are doing well, but like us all, they are getting fed up with the long dreary winter. They especially hated the cold and snow in November and December, but these grey soggy days of January are not favourite either.

Get a load of Snowy, she's the stunner in the attached picture with the heart-stopping eyes, here being eye-balled by Honey-Rose, now just turned one, another stunner (who also knows how to turn on the megawatt charm).

Well Snowy has just gone out and got herself a highly disreputable boyfriend. See below.

The book White Chin is to be launched at Waterstones in Kendal at 6.30pm on Thursday 16th September 2010. All are welcome to raise a glass to meet Marilyn and illustrator France to celebrate the publication of this debut children's novel for cat lovers of all ages. Waterstones, 7 Westmorland Shopping Centre, Kendal, LA9 4RL

I took Pushkin to see Gerard, my wonderful vet, yesterday afternoon and after his examination he gave me some great news, which is that the lad is doing well.