Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Johnny One-Eye


by Jerome Charyn

Art Director: Chin-Yee Lai // W. W. Norton & Co.

Brief Descriptions:
Double agent John Stocking is seventeen when the novel opens in 1775. The son of a legendary, pipe-smoking whorehouse madam (a real historical figure) whose "nuns" cater to both rebel American and British military men, Stocking is a scholarship student at King's College. Working as a scribe composing love letters for high-ranking soldier, he has been caught breaking into George Washington's camp, and is accused of poisoning Washington himself. Historical characters including Washington, Hamilton, both General Howes, and a parade harlot dart in and out of the story, which features the burning of Manhattan by the British.

Direction: Strong, bold, edgy, fun and sexy.

The publishing house thought this was a wonderful cover for the title but unfortunately it was killed by a major bookseller buyer. Oh well.


I based my silhouette on the portrait of George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, 1781, by Charles Willson Peale.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

The Beekeeper's Apprentice


by Laurie R. King // Picador

• The New York Book Show 2008 Award winner // Paperback Series

Cover illustration by Adam Auerbach.

A Monstrous Regiment of Women


by Laurie R. King // Picador

• The New York Book Show 2008 Award winner // Paperback Series

Cover illustration by Adam Auerbach.

A Letter of Mary


by Laurie R. King // Picador

• The New York Book Show 2008 Award winner // Paperback Series

Cover illustration by Adam Auerbach.

The Moor


by Laurie R. King // Picador

• The New York Book Show 2008 Award winner // Paperback Series

Cover illustration by Adam Auerbach.