Little Brother Deluxe Edition by Voyager Books
by Pablo Defendini
I usually go on and on about ebooks, and I do most of my reading on my iPhone these days, but I also love me some finely-crafted codices.
I learned of this British deluxe edition of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother by accident, almost—Voyager Books advertises on Tor.com, and I was mangling some newsletter copy related to a giveaway they’re having, which happened to mention the publication of this edition. Anyway, long story short: it looks beautiful, with a simple and elegant slipcase—I love the ’security-cam-as-gun-to-the-head’ stamp—it features illustrations by Richard Wilkinson, and I want it very badly. Wilkinson’s modern linework combined with older-looking colours and textures echo the essence of the book: a modern take on Orwell.
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I managed to get Cory’s autograph for him a year ago in Milwaukee and “Little Brother” became my son’s gateway book to reading for pleasure. We drove down to Chicago to meet Cory and watch the play based on the novel and had a great time. However, once we got there, E. froze and didn’t know what to say. I snapped this pic of E. with his literary hero and the deer-in-the-headlights look is classic. Fortunately, Cory is, like, the nicest guy in the world and made E. feel at home.
E. has since read “Little Brother” six times and would love to get something like this for Christmas. Thanks for posting about it.
Johne Cook
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