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My contribution to the 2021 Rusty Quill Big Bang! Binding, graphic design, and layout by me. Linocut for the cover designed by Stan Stanley, carved and printed by me. Bound in custom silk dupioni and linen bookcloth, moiré endpapers, and hand-dyed linen thread using a blackstitch binding technique I developed for this project. 

Getting to work with these two unimaginably talented artists has been an absolute privilege. The Silver Gleam of Trees is an epic, utterly brilliant daemon AU that takes the RQG characters to places I could never even imagine. Beautifully written and wildly creative—it’s truly an extraordinary accomplishment, and I can’t recommend it enough! And Stan, I’m such a huge fan of yours, and getting to print your work in one of my bindings is a total dream come true. 

Thanks so much to @pilesofnonsense​ for all your work on this incredible event. It’s been a blast, and I couldn’t be prouder of what we created together. 

More pics below the cut!

Romantical cats, pedantical cats...

Reluctant Reader Wednesday: The Hazards of Love Book 1: Bright World by Stan Stanley

Amparo wanted to become a better person, and that’s how all of the trouble started.

Amparo was used to disappointing people, like their family and like Iolanthe, a shy girl with romantic potential. When a talking cat offered Amparo an exchange -- a drop of blood and Amparo’s name to become a better person -- Amparo thought they should take the offer. But what really happened was that the cat took over Amparo’s name and body, and became that better person. Meanwhile, Amparo’s spirit was trapped in an amazing, strange, and terrifying place called Bright World.

Full disclosure: this is one of the most unusual and memorable books I’ve read in a long time. The story took twists and turns that I never expected. And the book is also visually stunning, with lots of bright and colorful images on black pages.

Owned: Yes Page count: 276 My summary: Amparo didn’t have a lot to lose. A delinquent life, a rocky relationship with their mother and abuela - true, they had a thing going with straight-A student Iolanthe, but that’s about it. So when a talking cat came in the window and asked for a drop of blood, Amparo jumped at the chance to better themself. But the cat stole their name and left them to the tender mercies of the Bright World, where humans are currency and food. Can they escape without becoming a monster? My rating: 5/5 My commentary:  

And I’m back from a brief hiatus with the first books of the year! Did I say books? I meant webcomic - this is a collection of the first chapters of a webcomic called The Hazards of Love, which I recently binge-read online, loved, and wanted to get the print version of. It’s rapidly climbed the ranks to being one of my favourite webcomics, honestly. So what better time than now to talk about it here?

THE HAZARDS OF LOVE

VOL 1: BRIGHT WORLD

by Stan Stanley

(Oni Press, 3/30/21)

9781620108574

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