Looks like it's finally time to try Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. (The only le Carre book I've read was The Tailor of Panama, and I wasn't crazy about it.) Some of the books are available at Amazon, and Matt has various prints on sale here. Via.
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New illustrated covers for John le Carre's novels
New illustrated covers by Matt Taylor for John le Carre's novels:
Looks like it's finally time to try Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. (The only le Carre book I've read was The Tailor of Panama, and I wasn't crazy about it.) Some of the books are available at Amazon, and Matt has various prints on sale here. Via.
Looks like it's finally time to try Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. (The only le Carre book I've read was The Tailor of Panama, and I wasn't crazy about it.) Some of the books are available at Amazon, and Matt has various prints on sale here. Via.
Procession of the Dead
Procession of the Dead book cover by Catherine Casalino:
Popular YA author Darren Shan's first adult novel is a combination of horror and near-future thriller set in “The City,” which is the center of Capac Raimi's world. Moving into the city to work with his small-time gangster uncle, Capac soon finds himself at the service of the Cardinal, the leader of all the criminal gangs and the ruler of the city. Capac enjoys his new life except for a few small details, including the enigmatic blind and mute monks who have a way of appearing at significant moments in Capac's life, and the fact that he can't really remember any of his life before he came to the City. Then he meets and immediately falls in love with a young woman who is determined to dig out the Cardinal's secrets. Fast-paced and exciting, Procession of the Dead is a gritty, creepy, and completely successful story with an ending that leaves openings for future series entries. Suggest to readers who enjoyed Miéville's The City and the City (2009) for its slightly fantastical setting combined with a thrilling story.$10 at Amazon.
Cover and illustration from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Cover and photo-illustration from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children:
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs.Preorder for $12 at Amazon.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here—one of whom was his own grandfather— were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
New kid's book by Christoph Niemann
A few delightful pages from Christoph Niemann's new book That's How!, which is 32% off at Amazon. Via.
Cover for Lev Grossman's The Magician King
I've probably read two dozen books in the last year, and Lev Grossman's The Magicians was my favorite. (Indeed, the next time I have the opportunity to commission art, I might ask for a drawing of the book's villain.) Here's the cover to the sequel, The Magician King, which is available for preorder at Amazon.
The image is actually a photograph of a model by Didier Massard. You can read an interview with him here.
New book cover for The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel
Looks like this is going to be Thomas Allen's new cover for The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel:
Even his WIP photos are great:
*Previously: One of Our Thursdays is Missing cover by Thomas Allen.
Even his WIP photos are great:
*Previously: One of Our Thursdays is Missing cover by Thomas Allen.
Book cover for Haruki Murakami's 1Q84
Chip Kidd designed the book cover for Haruki Murakami's 1Q84:
And binding cover:
Combine to complete the cover image:
Available for preorder for %34 off Amazon.
The plot follows two seemingly unconnected stories that eventually weave together. The first involves a woman named Aomame, who in the opening scene finds herself descending a service staircase off a busy elevated highway in Tokyo to escape a traffic jam. Once she gets to the bottom and out onto ground level, she eventually comes to believe that she has entered an alternate reality, one only slightly different than what she had known. She refers to this new dimension in her mind as 1Q84 (the book takes place in 1984 and in Japanese ‘Q’ sounds just like ‘9′), with the Q standing for “Question Mark. A world that bears a question.” This concept becomes one of the novel’s major themes.The vellum jacket:
And binding cover:
Combine to complete the cover image:
Available for preorder for %34 off Amazon.
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