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Tag Archives: Penguin
Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote
Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback. – John Updike Today is international Paperback Book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Britain, paperbacks, Penguin, Publishing
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In a galaxy far, far away…
Last year, I shared a post on Penguin’s reissue of a series of hardcover science fiction titles with stunning cover designs by Spanish artist Alex Trochut. Now the publisher has released a limited edition box set called “Galaxy”. The book … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Dune, Neuromancer, Penguin, Science fiction
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We Who Are About To…
Last month, Penguin’s science fiction imprint, Penguin Worlds, republished a series of important sci-fi titles with radically redesigned covers. Here’s a sample:
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Book design, E.Nesbit, Joanna Russ, John Christopher, Penguin, Sci-Fi
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Pulp Fictions
London-based architect and freelance graphic designer Sharm Murugiah created this droll set of Penguin-style book covers as imagined for Quentin Tarantino films. Echoing the classic Penguin paperback design configuration, he has inserted the movie titles where book titles are usually set. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, movies, Writing
Tagged Penguin, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Sharm Murugiah
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Rough Guides Are Back
The future of traditional travel guidebooks is still very much in doubt, but Britain’s Rough Guides is battling back to rebuild its brand and to hang onto market share. Facing a serious shake-up following its take-over by Penguin last Fall, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Lonely Planet, Penguin, rough guide, Travel
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A Sense of Place
Penguin has created a very cool audio/visual tour of London locales that appear in Zadie Smith’s new novel NW. The “tour” covers four significant locations in the book, including Camden Lock. Users can launch location videos with layered audio readings … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Tech, Writing
Tagged London, Penguin, White Teeth, Zadie Smith
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