Hail, Freedonia! Coming Soon, with Book Design by Me (8 Ways to Sunday)

Hail, Freedonia! Coming Soon, with Book Design by Me

Filed under “What's New,” “Books,” “Graphic Design,” and “I Made This”
by Adam at 12:11 PM on August 18, 2005

I made this:

The cover of Bill’s forthcoming book of short stories (click for a larger version)

Bill’s first book of short stories is coming soon, self-published via Lulu Press. It’ll be available via Lulu’s online store and on Amazon.com for about $10. I did the book and cover design, and it looks pretty damned good if I do say so myself.

The pencil sketches you see on the cover were done by Amber Govert, the sister of one of Bill’s former students. Her drawings also illustrate several of the stories found in the book.

On a side note, I know I’m behind on the promised Tucson trip update. I promise I’ll get something up here about our medical travel adventures by the end of the week!

Updates

8/20/2005 @ 12:40 PM — Lulu has been in the news lately. For more info about this new self-publishing company (kind of like CafePress for books, but more professional results) you can read articles in Time magazine, Britain’s Sunday Times, and the Sydney Morning Herald. (Props: Lulu Developer’s Blog)
10/16/2005 @ 5:23 PM — I forgot to post this earlier, but the book is now very much available. You can buy it now at Lulu.com. There are still some problems with the Amazon listing for the book, but those should hopefully be fixed sometime this week.

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Looks great! I can’t wait until it comes out so I can buy copies! I’m such a Bill addict! ha ha.
Hope you are doing well in Arizona. Unfortunately, it looks like I’ll be arriving just days after you leave. I would have loved to get together! Take care, Adam!

Comment by Tava — August 18, 2005 @ 4:35 pm

Speaking of Amber, do you have any way to get in touch wth Amy? I was hoping to see her when I was home to Tribune a few weeks ago but she wasn’t around. I would love to get in touch with her again. If you could help, that would be great… I guess I could always call her parents, but I’m being lazy! ha ha.

Comment by Tava — August 18, 2005 @ 4:38 pm

Thanks for the compliments!

No clue how to get a hold of Amy, but I think Bill knows. Do you still have his e-mail address?

Comment by Adam Messinger — August 18, 2005 @ 5:22 pm

Of course I still have it. I am a few weeks behind on his annual birthday message that I always send. I hate time and how it gets away from me… I’ll be sure to ask him! Thanks!

Comment by Tava — August 18, 2005 @ 9:48 pm

Great work Adam!

Comment by Bibi — August 20, 2005 @ 1:15 am

Thanks, Bibi.

Comment by Adam Messinger — August 20, 2005 @ 2:39 pm

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