This is the cover of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road. It's a Chinese language version from 2000, though it appears to be a photo of the cast of an off-Broadway production of Fame, circa 1983.This is just one of the many great (and puzzling) foreign-language covers of the book posted here.--David E
Virtually Reading
Earlier this month, William Gibson held a reading for his latest book, the sci-fi thriller Spook Country. Don't feel bad if you didn't hear about it, though. The reading was held in the cyberspace community known as Second Life. Once the domain of Korean teenagers and Scandinavian bachelors, the virtual world of Second Life has … Continue reading Virtually Reading
Judge a Cover
The Book Design Review Blog has a nice posting on the recent "Great Loves" series from Penguin. There's also a nice posting on Penguin's blog from the cover designer, describing the process of making the art for the cover at right.--David E
