I was surfin’ the web—after a nice evening of wine, cheese, apples, blueberries and bread on the front porch—when I came upon the cover pic of my newest chapbook up on Toadlily Press‘ website. The book, which combines four chapbook length collections by four different authors, will be available this fall, and I’m glad to say, it will look damn good in bookstores, on coffee tables, shelves, in bags, and especially good in your hands.

I understand the proverb, but I wholeheartedly disagree with that one should not judge a book by its cover. Book design is an art, one that should not be forgotten, especially in the representation of other art! It can be nerve wracking to hand over your precious work to let someone else decide how to present it. The results can be crushing.

But in this case, I am particularly pleased with the product.

My collection, The Smallest Working Pieces, is one part of the alchemy making up By Way Of, a rare type of book which I am proud to belong to. I hope you like the cover as much as I do. I promise, the writing follows suit.