I was very lucky to have worked on this latest book cover design for Anne Dick. I was only vaguely aware of her late ex-husband, Philip, until she told me a few of the films that had been made from his books. Among them, Blade Runner, Screamers, Impostor, Total Recall, Minority Report and others. Then she pointed to her bookshelf which contained ALL of his novels in reprint by Vintage. Wow! Was this guy a prolific writer. Needless to say, I felt a little intimidated! But Anne put me at ease with her warmth and quick wit.Part of the pleasure of this project was the drive itself: Anne runs a B&B in Point Reyes Station, called Seven Grey Foxes.
Bucolic, quiet and within close proximity to Tomales Bay, it was a wonderful atmosphere to sit, have tea and talk about her vision of the book cover. We started with the old B&W photo of Anne and Philip and she suggested the "fireball" behind it. After reading some letters Philip had written and other quotes, I knew I had to include some of his words within the cover itself. It went through several permutations, but we finally got to right feeling and, hopefully, pizazz to attract the average reader's eye, not just the average fan.
As of this writing, the book is at the printers and should be out this summer. It will be available through Amazon.com and Anne's website among others. I'll keep you posted!
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