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The US book cover for The Genesis Quest

20/4/2020

Hot on heels of the UK cover for my book The Genesis Quest, here is the US cover.

This comes from the talented people at the University of Chicago Press, headed by my US editor Karen Darling.

Is it a cell? Is it the Earth? Or is it both at once, elegantly foreshadowing one of the book's central ideas?

One of the things I'm finding fascinating and eye-opening about this experience is the extent to which the best book covers are open to interpretation, even as they clearly signal the overall subject area.

The UK book cover for The Genesis Quest is here

18/4/2020

Look at it! It's the UK cover for my book The Genesis Quest, fresh from the Weidenfeld & Nicolson art department.

I love how beautifully simple it is, and how richly evocative. In the words of Maddy Price, my editor, it conveys "planet Earth, the Sun, the wonder of science, and the beginnings of new life all at once".

I can't wait for the book to be on shelves for you all to see. But in the meantime you can already pre-order it.

The US book cover for The Genesis Quest

The UK book cover for The Genesis Quest is here

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