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Paula Fox | Writers & Company

by Dan on July 4, 2011

Paula Fox, storied author of Desperate Characters, talks about writing and her memoir Borrowed Finery with Eleanor Wachtel in this archive interview for Writers & Company from 2002:

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The cover above, from Fox’s collection of stories and essays News From the World published earlier this year by W. W. Norton, was designed by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich.

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Under the Influence

by Dan on May 18, 2011

Here’s the neat animated short for the new nonfiction comic book The Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone, co-host of NPR’s weekly radio show On the Media, and illustrated by Josh Neufeld:

The book apparently looks at the history of the media and argues against the idea that media is external force outside of our control.

The Influencing Machine is published by W.W. Norton.

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The Art of Immersion | Jason Booher

March 16, 2011

The nice folks at W.W. Norton were kind enough to give me a heads up about this beautiful new cover design by Jason Booher for The Art of Immersion by Frank Rose. Stunning stuff. Be sure to check out W. W. Norton’s Book Design Archive on Flickr if you haven’t already. Tweet

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Something for the Weekend

September 10, 2010

A series of book cover design concepts for The Infamous Press by Norwegian graphic designer Morten Iveland (via IS050). Paid by the Joke — The enduring appeal of Keith Waterhouse’s Billy Liar in The Guardian: Billy Liar’s longevity is not an example of a tale that is told and told again with a dulling faithfulness; [...]

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Ben Wiseman | Chekhov

January 11, 2010

I really like these Chekov covers for W.W. Norton by Rodrigo Corral Design’s Ben Wiseman: But I think the alternates are pretty special too: There is a very short interview with Ben at idsgn. (via FormFiftyFive and Cosas Visuales) Update: The good folks at W.W. Norton have just added Ben’s Chekhov covers to their Flickr [...]

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