Tag : Knopf

Book Designer Chip Kidd Discusses Designing Haruki Murakami’s Absolutely on Music

Chip Kidd recently did a quick interview with Susanna Baird for SPINE Magazine. You can tell she really had an interest in the subject because her questions were very insightful and thought provoking. The main focus was Haruki Murakami’s latest book titled, “Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa” (Knopf). The cover, and the book itself, were designed by Chip Kidd (cover shown up above). Then, they sort of delve into Chip’s career and new projects coming out soon like Gengoroh Tagame’s […]

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VIDEO – Day at Night: Alfred A Knopf, Book Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf discusses the publishing industry and his friendship with writer John Galsworthy. Topics included are the publisher-public relationship, the quality of books published to the public, and the history of publishing books.

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Katherine Dunn, Author of GEEK LOVE, Dies at 70

It’s with a heavy heart that we need to share the sad news about the passing of Katherine Dunn, a completely wonderful woman and exceptional author. Her connection to Chip Kidd is that he designed the book cover for her iconic novel, Geek Love (Random House, Vintage), and it went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. It even became a National Book Award Finalist in 1989. “Geek Love” was curiously original and imaginative, though some called it bizarre. It revolves around a […]

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J. D. McClatchy Reads From Plundered Hearts: New and Selected Poems (Knopf)

J.D. McClatchy is the author of eight collections of poetry including his latest book, Plundered Hearts: New and Selected Poems (Knopf, with a Book Jacket design by Chip Kidd). He has edited numerous other books, including The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and has written a number of opera libretti that have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera and elsewhere. McClatchy teaches at Yale University and is editor of the Yale Review. In this video we get a […]

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Boing Boing / WINK Book Review – Haruki Murakami’s “The Strange Library”

Here’s some book news we’re pretty excited about! Over at the WINK! Book Lover Blog, they do super-excellent book reviews, a new book designed by Chip Kidd was recently reviewed. We’re talking about Haruki Murakami’s latest book, The Strange Library (Knopf). Now, there are three really cool things about this review: 1. They talk about Haruki Murakami’s writing style and the complex story line. 2. They mention Chip Kidd as the Graphic Designer of the book, and… 3. The book review got syndicated on the […]

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NPR BOOKS: Interview with “The Secret History of Wonder Woman” Author, Jill Lepore

Are you a fan of comic book history? Well, if you are, then you need to check out the latest book written by Jill Lepore titled, “The Secret History of Wonder Woman” (Knopf, in stores now). It not only covers the story of this iconic American comic book character but it also chronicles the life of her creator, William Moulton Marston. This guy was pretty amazing. Besides creating this enduring female superhero he is also responsible for inventing the Lie Detector. Yes, the […]

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WASHINGTON POST BOOK REVIEW: The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami

Yes! We want to give a quick thank you, and shout-out, to Joseph Peschel over at the Washington Post Newspaper for writing a very thoughtful and well-researched book review for Haruki Murakami’s latest book titled, “The Strange Library”. It was published by Knopf and is in stores now. The book’s cover and inside content was designed by Chip Kidd and translated into English from the original Japanese by Ted Goossen. To read the full review just CLICK HERE!

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