The Whirl of Gaiety
As July comes to an end I feel kind of like Laura Ingalls, who scored a paltry 92 in arithmetic after a whirl of gaiety that left her breathless and almost affianced. The past month has been a whirlwind, first of work, then of travel to LauraPalooza 2010 in Mankato, MN! It was a lovely trip, and one I won’t soon forget (and my roundup post will be here soon).
In the midst of all that bookish goodness came more bookish news…The Heroine’s Bookshelf has a new cover! Due to the many machinations of the publishing industry, a new cover was in order, and I think it’s really lovely. The book will be in hardcover and I can’t wait to see the final iteration. Many thanks to Christine Van Bree and the folks over at Harper for their patience, savvy, and attention to detail. Here’s the new cover (click for huge version):
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I love it! And … can’t wait to read the book.
What a great title and a lovely new cover! Can’t wait.
What a lovely cover! I can’t wait to hold the real thing in my hands…not too many months now!
It’s very pretty. So exciting to see your name on it!
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I loved the old cover, but the new cover is quite beautiful too. Looking forward to seeing it on my bookshelf!
the new cover is beautiful. and, your blog is beautiful. If you are willing to share how you pulled this beautiful blog off, i am all ears. my online presence is giving me a headache.
can’t wait to hear about laurapalooza. i soooo remember sitting in from of a teeny tv set – monday nights, right? – watching and wishing i could just move in with them.
Am so looking forward to reading it. Beautiful
GREAT cover, makes me look forward to the book more than ever!
This is certainly lovely, but I have to say I miss the silhouette of the girl reading. Same wonderful contents though!!!
Pulling off this beautiful blog? Oh, goodness, do you mean visually? That would be 100% the doing of my amazing business partner. WordPress with a custom theme, very simple and easy to update. What specific questions can I answer from you?
I love the new book cover!
My initial reaction was that I liked the silhouette of the girl reading better but when I went back to look at it I realized it made the book seem more like fiction and perhaps more youthful.
This one truly suits your book while still being appealing, lovely, and fun! It’s simplicity also make it more memorable and it reminds me of Penguin’s beautiful new Classics covers (http://bit.ly/9sAMaV)
It’s amazing to see the progress from the first design to the final cover!