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Books don’t come any fresher than this
by Chelsea
May 05, 2011
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Don't be fooled: this is no boring pile of boxes. When I see these piled up in the Raincoast sample and materials room, my first thought is "Fun!"
What's inside? Brand-spanking new books. Specifically, pre-publication advance copies of upcoming titles that publishers send to our sales and publicity teams. As the one who receives and distributes these shipments, I often get the first look at new books and then spend some quality time with them. That spells F-U-N to a certified book-lover like myself. (Maybe I should get out more...)
So what's concealed within these deceivingly-monotonous boxes? A gorgeous assortment of brand-new journals, coming coming Fall 2011 from Chronicle Books!
Feast your eyes on some quality snaps (a.k.a cell-phone quality) of the Typewriter Eco-Journal, Butterfly Fields Eco-Journal, Starry Crown Eco-Journal, and Keys Journal, which feature eye-catching and whimsical designs from some of Chronicle's favourite artists and designers (Julia Rothman, Jill Bliss, Grady McFerrin, and enormouschampion respectively). I love the little touches, like the lightly embossed edges on the Keys journal, that can really only be enjoyed with the book in-hand.
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