There have been a lot of really compelling documentaries about environmental and social concerns over the past few years-some of them even getting Oscar nominations and wins (The Cove, Gasland, An Inconvenient Truth). It seems like as time goes on, more and more of these films are helping to raise awareness about threats to the environment and to the earth’s population.… Read More >>
My Favorite Things
I love book design, and I love movies. Now, these beautiful new covers from Megan Wilson and Evan Gaffney marry the two things perfectly. Vintage is releasing new editions of James M. Cain’s books-turned-films in the upcoming months and the jackets look like they belong more on the Movie Title Stills Collection website than the Book Cover Archive.… Read More >>
The Monkeybicycle Lightning Round
If you’re in the NYC area and not going to this amazing book cover event at the Type Directors Club on Wednesday (Scheduling conflicts get me every time!), please stop by Cake Shop at 7pm. My literary journal, Monkeybicycle, which I wrote about in a previous post here, will be holding one of our snazzy Lightning Round events, where 20 readers get three minutes to cram in as much fiction/nonfiction/poetry as they can, before introducing the next participant.… Read More >>
Monkeybicycle
It’s always exciting when I wrap up another issue of Monkeybicycle. For eight years I’ve been editing and designing these books and I’ve been able to work with an extraordinary amount of talented and inspiring writers. This week marks the finalization of our eighth issue and I believe it’s our best one yet.… Read More >>
Save 50/50
Apparently the AIGA has decided to discontinue their 50 Books/50 Covers competition after a measly nine decades. Is this a sign of the digital times? Perhaps. But it doesn’t have to be. Sign this petition and help convince them to keep this competition going for another year so I can submit my work.… Read More >>