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Tag Archives: book cover art
Cover to Cover
Over the years, I have featured posts on the clever work by German graphic designer and animator Henning M. Lederer. He recently released a mesmerizing video for his ongoing “Books & Sleeves” project where he manipulates abstract geometric patterns featured … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, Europe, Film
Tagged album art, book cover art, Cover Art, Graphic design
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Pulp Fictions
Novelist Richard Kadrey has been delighting his Twitter followers by giving old book covers seriously depraved make-overs. His #PulpSabotage is sometimes NSFW, but always amusing.
Better than the real thing
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages know that here at TBTP World HQ we are inordinately fond of silly re-imagined book cover art. There’s something about old pulp fiction paperbacks that calls for satirical reworking. Surprisingly, these clever fake … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged book cover art, book cover design, paperbacks, Pulp Fiction
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Don’t Judge This Book By Its Covers
I’ve been looking forward to Dave Eggers’ follow-up to his best-selling tech novel The Circle and now its been released with an added surprise. His new book , The Every , is a sequel to his previous novel which skewered … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged book cover art, Dave Eggers, McSweeney, Publishing and Printing
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So this is a new kind of book burning
I recently read a story about a novel type of book burning. It seems that British author Jeanette Winterson was extremely disappointed in new editions of her novels that were published with cover art and blurbs that she found highly … Continue reading
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Tagged book cover art, Jeanette Winterson, Man Booker Prize, Publishing and Printing
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Gorey on Gory
I was saddened to read that mystery writer and editor Marvin Kaye died on May 13, 2021 at the age of 83. Edward Gorey created wonderful wraparound dust jacket cover designs for eight of the numerous anthologies Kaye produced.
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged book cover art, book cover design, Edward Gorey, Marvin Kaye
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not all those who wander etc. etc.
If you visit TBTP on a regular basis, you are likely aware that I am a big J.R.R. Tolkien fan. I really like the style of these reissues of The Lord of the Rings trilogy published in the US by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Uncategorized
Tagged book cover art, book cover design, J. R. R. Tolkien
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You can judge these books by their covers
California-based artist Seth Bogart is a painter, designer, musician, and ceramic artist. TBTP reader Will tipped me to these very clever ceramic books and book covers from a recent series by Bogart. You can see more of these “hardcover” volumes … Continue reading
Pulp Fiction Fictions
Screenwriter Todd Alcott, creates these wonderful digital mashups that combine the language of pop music and the visual language of 20th century pulp fiction paperbacks. While Alcott finds many of his vintage book covers online, he still discovers a few … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Music, USA, Writing
Tagged book cover art, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Pulp Fiction
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What Do Lou Reed and Agatha Christie Have in Common
What Lou Reed and Agatha Christie have in common is the American-born, but British-raised illustrator Tom Adams. When Reed was searching for an artist to design his self-titled album for the UK market in 1972, he chose Adams. Ironically, although … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Music, USA, Writing
Tagged book cover art, Book design, Lou Reed
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