It’s the 12th of January in Japan … today is Haruki Murakami’s 64th birthday.
As you can see over here, the average age of Literature Nobel Prize winners is sixty-four … which means 2013 is officially Haruki Year!
Happy Birthday, Haruki!
“1Q84,” by Haruki Murakami
Additional props for carrying this book around. 1Q84 is not a light book.
Wallpaper version of Cory Schmitz’ alternate 1Q84 cover.
Enjoy this great piece of art in a high resolution on your desktop!
Desktop art!
Spring cleaning = discovering the extra signed Murakami you forgot you had = paying it forward
Very cool - Congrats to Erin Morgenstern and Doubleday!
Last Tuesday at The New York Book Show, Knopf, Doubleday, and Pantheon imprints won awards in various production and design categories.
For General Trade:
1st place Book in General Fiction: The Night Circus
Judges said: Gorgeous! Stunning! So beautiful! Thorough package and well thought out from the case to the ends to the overall design, both inside and out.
2nd place Book in General Fiction: 1Q84
Judges said: Design reflects content of book. See-through jacket and cover design are intriguing. Innovative, readable.
Merit Award Book in Poetry: The Hunger Moon
Judges said: Classic but still unique design. Beautiful composition.
I love it when our design and production departments get some recognition.
Aomame, 1Q84, Haruki Murakami
5’6…Not once ounce of excess fat…The left ear much bigger than the right, and malformed, but her hair always covers her ears…Lips formed a tight straight line…Small narrow nose, somewhat protruding cheekbones, broad forehead, and long, straight eyebrows…[Face is a] Pleasing oval shape…Extreme paucity of expression. (Suggested by goya-galileo-vangogh )
Green Apple Books in San Francisco celebrates the release of 1Q84 with tacos and Japanese beer! Nicely done, GAB!
Packed house for the 1Q84 Midnight Launch Party at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle.