And here we have the cover for John Green's upcoming book The Fault in Our Stars, due out January 10th. I like how simple it is (yay for simple these days). I like that there are no people on it. And I like the chalk writing. It's a little hard to fall utterly in love with, however, because of the countless unbelievably awesome fan-made covers sent in. Happily, they impressed his publisher so much they're holding a contest for fan-made covers for the next edition of An Abundance of Katherines. I cannot wait to see the results! For now, I'm off to go pre-order my signed copy of tFiOS.
I fell in love with the cover of Alexandra Bracken 's debut novel-- Brightly Woven --last fall and the scant synopses I could find at the time certainly piqued my interest. After managing to get my hands on an ARC, I found myself surprised and pleased with this unique fantasy. You can read my review here . As the release date approached, I invited Alex to participate in an interview and giveaway here on the site and, despite her crazy busy schedule, she kindly accepted. Enjoy! First things first: When did the idea for Brightly Woven first hit you and what (if anything) did you know right off the bat? I remember the exact moment it hit me—what I was doing, who I was talking to, what song was playing on iTunes. :) I had just come back from Winter Break my sophomore year in college and was sitting on my bed chatting with my mom. Sophomore year was pretty remarkable in terms of the insane weather that we had in Virginia (where I was in school) but it had also been a bizar...
Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that there's a cover quote from Jodi Picoult. Is it me or is that an odd choice?
YAY! So excited for this one. Can't wait for my SIGNED copy! Oh my word, he is crazy. In a really really good way.
ReplyDeleteI like the simplicity of the cover too! And I really should pre-order this soon because I want a first edition, signed copy. :)
ReplyDeleteChristine, yeah, that caught my eye as well. Not a name you expect to see on a John Green cover at all, is it?
ReplyDeleteSuey, lol. He really is.
Chachic, me too! Can't miss out on getting one of those. Maybe a yeti one!
Oh, I've been waiting for this cover unveil! I too like the simplicity. It's actually a little non-descript for my taste, but maybe it will make more sense after I've read it.
ReplyDeleteI'm off to preorder... What a great book to look forward to in early January.
Oh wow, thanks for sharing this Angie, I haven't seen it yet The chalk writing is great.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for this one :)
Holly, that's a good word for it--nondescript. I agree, would have liked it to make a bit more of an impression.
ReplyDeleteJo, yeah, I love the chalk writing, too. Can't wait.
Oooh, a new John Green! How exciting. Better add to the wishlist now so I don't forget.
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