I've read many books about consciousness/sentience in which the importance of the questions for policy, ethics and law is mentioned at the beginning (as motivation) but then put to one side. Four years ago I set out to write a book that would be "inside out": it would put the practical challenges at the centre and try to show how science & philosophy can be marshalled to help with them. Today that book is officially released in the UK! In a sense, the release is the beginning. The Edge of Sentience is not a summary of past results but a book of proposals - 26 ways we could do better to manage risk - and it will succeed to the extent that its proposals are taken seriously and discussed. So, I'm very grateful indeed to anyone who reads the book and gives the proposals some thought. The online version will be free forever at academic.oup.com/book/57949, but, if you're UK-based, please consider buying a print copy too. edgeofsentience.com