‘Mistakes in the Background is an absolute treat …it’s about pure, old-school imagination and art… and is both articulate and wildly creative. The passion that has created this work is evident in every sentence and illustration.’ Wears the Trousers Magazine

prov title • ‘The characters are funny, endearing and completely original. Laura has a wonderfully wild and exciting imagination…she defies boundaries.’ Kate Nash • ‘Everyone’s falling for poet Laura Dockrill…she talks the way she writes: iin bursts of staccato and rhythmic sentences, full of passionate declaration and humour.’ Vogue • Voted one of Elle’s top faces to watch out for in 2009. • Huge 900 seater UGLY SHY GIRL event taking place at the Southbank Centre. •Publication will co-incide with peformances at major summer festivals including Latitude where Laura is headlining. • Over 300,000 have listened to her perform her poems on myspace. •The book will be uniquely packaged and interspersed with Ugly Shy Girl’s diary. • Laura Dockrill is a singular talent in the rave new world world of poetry. Comparison to others would do her no justice. Bright, funny, intelligent and passionate, this is a book you should already be taking away from the shop…’ Phill Jupitus Competition: Russell Brand;