Oprah has announced her new book club pick,
Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
(published by Little, Brown and Company/Hachette)

Cover design by Keith Hayes
Cover photography by David Sacks

redesignrelated:

The Sci Fi Channel becomes Syfy with their rebranding and redesign. TVWeek has a full write up on the (supposed) move away from geekdom here. As the science fiction genre continues to expand we have to wonder if the content supercedes the brand.

New York, NY - March 16, 2009 - By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider and more diverse range of imagination-based entertainment including fantasy, paranormal, reality, mystery, action and adventure, as well as science fiction … Imagine Greater will become the new brand message and tagline, inviting both consumers and advertisers into a new era of unlimited imagination, exceptional experiences and greater entertainment.

Read the full press release here

Update: (Ad Age) “Sci-Fi Channel to Rename Itself Syfy”

One of 10 Faber Firsts cover designs
(via Caustic Cover Critic and more info via the bdr)

Above cover design by Gray 318

Cover designs for Atlantic Books’ new Crime Classics series (via Caustic Cover Critic)

The series look is credited to Wallzo, but different illustrators were commisioned for the various titles.

Hollywood Kills Fabulous Books
(via Newser via Slate)
Penguins Classics cover design above by Jen Wang

“30 Novels Worth Buying For the Cover Alone”
as selected by AbeBooks

“Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami last night accepted Israel’s prestigious literary award, the Jerusalem prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society, despite opposition from pro-Palestinian groups…” (via guardian.co.uk)