“The right cover is like a beautiful coat, elegant and warm, wrapping my words as they travel through the world, on their way to keep an appointment with my readers.”
-Jhumpa Lahiri in The Clothing of Books
I tried to find a clever replacement phrase for “cover reveal”. Jacket release? Wrapper removal? Have you noticed that peel and unpeel mean the same thing, though cover and uncover actually do mean the opposite of each other? A book can have a special outfit or a uniform if it’s part of a series. Its design can be divulged, exposed, disclosed.
All of which is to say that this is the cover of my book. I love it. I had nothing to do with it. The incredible design team at Bodleian Library Publishing created this enticing attire- I hope you like my book’s coat.
Pre-order links are live! UK is via Waterstones, UK Pre-order link (May) and US is via University of Chicago Press, US Pre-order link (June). Launch party on May 25, 2024 in Oxford, UK in case you like to plan ahead and were searching for a reason to visit England. US launch party on August 3, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Watch this space for more about publication and partying, and also @DrinkMapBook on Instagram.
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