new (and exciting) books.<-- i've been excited about this book since i saw it profiled in entertainment weekly a few issues ago. i usually don't trust their book reviews, but this seems pretty solid. if you click on the link you can see some of the awesome covers featured in the text (my personal favorite is the girl beneath the lion).
i love books about book covers because i once wanted to be a cover designer. this was right after i discovered that the profession existed and right before i realized that i have no artistic talent.
here's one that's already out. it's a collection of ellen gilchrist's old nora jane stories and a new novella featuring her as well. i love ellen gilchrist. and nora jane.
i saved the most exciting book for last: myla goldberg's second novel. her first one, bee season, was my favorite book of 2001. i'm glad that i only have a few weeks to wait for this one, because otherwise i'd run the risk of building it up to much in my mind. a difficult lesson i learned after waiting five years for donna tartt's second novel to come out and realizing that even the most staggeringly brilliant book in the world couldn't live up to my inflated expectations.
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i totally have been wanting that book cover book! i've started paying more attention to covers recently, partially b/c of the bookslut column on cover art, and partially b/c i've just seen some really cool ones.
on a similar note, i know the music library has a book of interesting recent album art, but of course i can't remember its name at the moment. you should check it out, if i ever rediscover its information. :)
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