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Finished cover: ‘The Economy Of Light’ by Jack Dann
Posted by Paul Raven on April 29th, 2008 at 6:40
Vincent Chong is a rising star of the genre fiction jacket art scene, with a distinctive and eye-catching style of his own. So, while it's been on display over in the PS Webstore for a week or so already, when I found Vinnie's cover art for the forthcoming Jack Dann novella The Economy Of Light in my backlogged inbox, I thought I should share it with the world at large:
Striking, isn't it?
The Economy Of Light will be released later this year in two formats - click through below to pre-order your copy!
- Jacketed hardcover edition - £25 (approx. $50); 200 copies only
- Hardcover edition - £10 (approx. $20); 500 copies only
Matthew Hughes is sf’s best-kept secret, says Robert Sawyer
Posted by Paul Raven on April 28th, 2008 at 9:15
Award-winning Canadian sf supremo Robert Sawyer is a big fan of Matthew Hughes, whose new novel Template is due out from PS Publishing later this year.
Says Sawyer:
"Matthew Hughes's Template is many things - including a template others should follow to produce outstanding writing. Hughes has been the best-kept secret in SF for far too long: he's a towering talent, and Template is his best work to date. Bravo!"
That's about as glowing as glowing reviews can get!
Template will be published as a slipcased hardback in a print run of 200, with an introduction by Jay Lake and a cover illustration by Chris Erkmann - click through to place a pre-order right now over in the PS Publishing Store.
Damien G Walter loves hardbacks
Posted by Paul Raven on April 22nd, 2008 at 8:30
Hello there, PS fans - this is my first post from the Newsroom hotseat, and I'm very proud to be here, too.
Which makes it all the nicer that I can point us to Damien G Walters' blog at Guardian Unlimited where, after receiving a care package from PS Publishing, he came out in support of boutique hardback editions:
"The part of me that loves books - that wants to own them, or lend them to friends, or give them as gifts - is far more satisfied by a quality hardback than a cheap paperback."
I'm with Damien on that one - hardbacks have the kudos of the precious for me, because I mostly read paperbacks in my youth. However, there's a vigorous (and occasionally snippy) debate in the comments thread that shows not everyone likes the reassuring weight and flash dust-jacket of a good hardback in their hand.
Which just leaves more of them for those of us that do, right? :)
A change of PS Personnel
Posted by Peter Crowther on April 18th, 2008 at 9:52
Just a quick note to let our regular readers and customers know that our former press, publicity, marketing etc. guy, Darren Turpin, is no longer with us, having taken on a full-time position as a marketing exec with Orbit Books.
Our new press, publicity, marketing etc. guy is Paul Raven (of Velcro City Tourist Board and Futurismic fame) and he's currently in the process of finding his feet whilst hitting the ground running (and reading through a couple of hundred handover-related emails from Darren).
So please do bear with us during this transitional phase, especially if you've emailed us recently with regard to anything press, publicity or marketing-related and we'll be in touch as soon as we possibly can.
Cheers!
Peter Crowther, Publisher, PS Publishing.