Via the Caustic Cover Critic come these illustrations for a Folio Society edition of Joe Simpson's mountain-climbing memoir Touching the Void. They're by Geoff Grandfield, and there's a lot more of his work on geoffgrandfield.com.Folio Society books are not readily available in bookstores, but you can get them through the society's website.--David E
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And Cyndi Lauper Calls Her Lawyers
Minneapolis' own Amazon Bookstore Coop is getting a new moniker. It will be known henceforth as True Colors Bookstore.The name change is the result of amazon.com's 1999 trademark infringement lawsuit against the store's previous owners. Although the bookstore kept its name then, the settlement stipulates that any subsequent owners may not use the old handle.Details … Continue reading And Cyndi Lauper Calls Her Lawyers
Paper, Please
NPR's "The Sound of Young America" program recently broadcast Chip Kidd's appearance at Seattle's Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. Kidd--as befits a man who's made his name designing book covers and more recently writing novels--has some interesting things to say about the future of e-books. Listen to the podcast of the interview below.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 