Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Final cover for A Familiar Fate

Here's the final version (at least so far) of the cover for A Familiar Fate. I originally went with just the last name on the top, but it turns out the book can't be distributed unless the cover info exactly matches the inside information (author name, title, etc.).

See what you think ...

And here's the back cover:


Sunday, July 14, 2013

Rowling's stealth publishing

It can't have been easy to keep a secret, but Harry Potter (and Casual Vacancy) author JK Rowling managed to publish a new book without anyone finding out ... until now.

It turns out that The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith is actually from Ms. Rowling. She's not too happy with the pre-mature uncovering of her secret venture, but it's certainly not going to hurt sales of a book that has so far only sold hundreds of copies (despite great reviews).

Read more about the unveiling here.