Beukes Art

Hello, it’s been ages! How have you been? Oh good/Oh dear [delete as applicable] I’m glad/sorry [ditto] to hear that.

Its’ a Lauren Beukes post today – first up, a review of Moxyland – posted at A Novel Year (200 books in 365 days):

What I loved the most was the subtle humour and satirical look at society. It really is a spectacular read and surprising in parts. Parts of the novel push at boundaries that really should be nudged more often… Love it. Love it. Love it. It deserves a reread!

Rating: 9/10

We love Lauren’s books (of course) and we love her covers. She’s currently the only author on our list with multiple covers, as Moxyland and her forthcoming Zoo City are published by a Jacana in her native South Africa, not Angry Robot. Jacana have taken very different approaches with their artwork, and it’s fascinating to see the different interpretations.

Here’s the original cover to Moxyland, with our version on the right.

We recently got to see the Jacana cover for Zoo City, too. It’s very, very different to our own, and very, very striking. Ours is the colour cover, Jacana’s is to the right.

Click on the images to see bigger versions. I love both Zoo City covers – they’re both completely representative of the content of the book, and both beautiful and unique.

Like Moxyland, Zoo City will also have an original soundtrack. Details here, soon.