Writer who stumbled into typesetting and the occasional cover wrap. Founder of King Shot Press, a micropublisher of radical literature. Currently in Portland, but also sometimes Athens and elsewhere.
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MAY 17 2021: More Than A Book
Paul Buckley’s design for the 2006 Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Gravity’s Rainbow, which features a Frank Miller painting as its front cover, is my all-time favorite book design: A soft matte cover with flaps, gorgeous wraparound, deckled-edge pages, ultra clean typesetting job . . . Holding this was the first time it seemed like I was picking up more than just a novel. And although I felt frustrated to the point of anger the first time I read through it, there was still something undeniably special about the way it weighted in my hands. I’ve spent the past seven years chasing that “more than just a book” sensation through my publishing imprint, with varying degrees of success. (Means is often the largest barrier there.)
Paul Buckley’s design for the 2006 Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Gravity’s Rainbow, which features a Frank Miller painting as its front cover, is my all-time favorite book design: A soft matte cover with flaps, gorgeous wraparound, deckled-edge pages, ultra clean typesetting job . . . Holding this was the first time it seemed like I was picking up more than just a novel. And although I felt frustrated to the point of anger the first time I read through it, there was still something undeniably special about the way it weighted in my hands. I’ve spent the past seven years chasing that “more than just a book” sensation through my publishing imprint, with varying degrees of success. (Means is often the largest barrier there.)
