Packages from the Postman

Ironrose said:
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The book on the right is Valerie and Other Stories by Colin Insole, a new edition from Occult Press, aka Snuggly Books. In leather! Good thing I have the budget Snuggly edition, because I'm afraid to touch this one...
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I missed the leather edition of Valerie unfortunately, but I'm very curious to see your overall impressions with the quality of the physical book, the paper, etc.
 
Specficjunkie said:
I missed the leather edition of Valerie unfortunately, but I'm very curious to see your overall impressions with the quality of the physical book, the paper, etc.
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The Insole feels good in the hand, and part of that is the leather binding with that pebbled finish. The book is also heavy, which shows it's on good paper, and has a smooth finish, though not slick. The type is fine, conservative, as fits the overall aesthetic. My only criticism is that the text block curves out on the fore edge, which is opposite what I'd expect, so it seems weird.

I went for it, and it was hard to justify. It was easy to miss, since it was limited to a mere 20 copies, something I do not condone. My more democratic nature wants things to not be so exclusive, but the collector in me fell for it anyway...
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It honestly looks wonderful, and I understand your dilemma completely. But if I were you, I wouldn't worry about splurging on a nice edition of any book by Colin Insole. His work deserves the absolute highest treatment possible!
 
I just read Nocebo a few weeks ago. All good stories in that one, of course, including Upmorchard, a solo copy of which I'll likely never get. I started a review, but couldn't really figure out what to say about it except that everyone should read this. All the stories are so different, but they are all obviously by the same writer. And the world of the text(s) is, as always, so weird yet so right.
 
Zaharoff said:
Is that art by Tom Canty?
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Good call. The small one on the left is by Tom Canty. The big one on the right is by one Lee Moyer.

I like both these covers. Kiernan has been poorly served by cover art, which in my opinion are not on the same level as the writing. Especially The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl, which are horrible. The books are good...
 


A t-shirt and a book. I am indebted to AI for both. The image is one of the early AI generated images by Midjourney created with the prompts Hellraiser and Hieronymus Bosch.
As for the book, ChatGPT helped me find the author and title when I prompted it with "Nazi interpretation of Nietzche". When I asked if it had been translated, it stated yes, and provided me with the link to Amazon.
 
Today I got Dave McKean's Prompt: Conversations with AI. It got here quickly even though it came all the way from England, and Mr. McKean included a couple of postcards featuring his art in the package. I think the uncanny look of early (meaning 2023) AI generated art fits well with the dreamlike quality of his own style.

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