Carry on rainbow rowell art
(“We” is my editor, Sara Goodman, and Olga Grlic, the designer who’s done most of my covers, and me.) We wanted the book to look more like a fantasy - because it is one! - and to really focus on Simon and Baz, the main characters. Different from the hardcover, different from my other books. We really wanted to do something different with the Carry On paperback. And his She-Hulk is my favorite She-Hulk. He did some breathtaking posters for my friend Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows series. I’d commissioned Kevin to do portraits of my characters a few years ago. You always feel like his portraits are looking right at you and either seducing you or challenging you to a duel - which is exactly the right tension for Simon and Baz.Īlso, his use of color. Like, it feels real and unreal at the same time. I’m such a fan of Kevin Wada’s work that it’s hard for me to even talk about it in a coherent way: It’s vivid and bright and breathing. On Tuesday, December 14, Rowell gave an exclusive interview with BuzzFeed expressing the creative direction and inspiration behind the book’s new kaleidoscopic cover, and why she decided to put the art in Wada’s hands: Look at how beautiful this new paperback is?! ZOMG, it’s so pretty!!!įor the latest edition of her book, Rowell tapped first-time book cover artist and comic book illustrator, Kevin Wada, the man behind the magnificent artwork you see above. Martin’s Press, we have another reason to rejoice in reading this book: Carry On is slated for paperback next year! If you haven’t heard already, the paperback edition is pretty effing gorgeous but I’m just going to stop going on about it and show you what you’ve been waiting for.
(Is that right?) Of course, I know that isn’t all that this book is about but I’m just excited I finally have a reason to read young adult sci-fi (and sci-fi period)! I mean, honestly, this book sounds brilliant.īut wait a minute, you’re here to see the beautiful cover, right? Thanks to BuzzFeed and Rowell’s publisher, St. Okay, so I’ve never read a single book by Rowell - or anything science fiction related, to be frank - but I was wholly determined to read Carry On once I realized the premise of the book was something like Harry Potter, but with a gay love story involved. And, you guys, we haven’t seen a prettier cover. Nebraskan and YA hero Rainbow Rowell just gave her fans a special treat this year: an exclusive look at the new paperback edition of her highly acclaimed young adult novel Carry On.