Cover Reveal: A Song for A New Day by Sarah Pinsker
SO today's post is topical to say the least, but I'm excited to be sharing the cover for Sarah Pinsker's latest novel A Song for a New Day
'An
unnervingly prescient, Nebula-award-winning novel explores life in a world
permanently locked down in the aftermath of a pandemic'
BEFORE.Luce Cannon is on the road. Success is finally within her grasp: her songs are getting airtime; the venues she's playing are getting larger. But mass shootings, bombings and now a strange contagion are closing America down around her.
The gig Luce plays tonight will turn out to be the last-ever rock show as
the world's stadiums, arenas and concert halls go dark for good.
AFTER.
Rosemary is too young to remember the Before. She grew up, went to school and works in the virtual world of Hoodspace. Only a few weeks ago she was a customer service rep for Superwally, the corporate monolith of automated warehouses and drone deliveries that services almost every consumer need, but now she's about to do something she's never done before... she's going to take to the road, in the real world.
Rosemary is too young to remember the Before. She grew up, went to school and works in the virtual world of Hoodspace. Only a few weeks ago she was a customer service rep for Superwally, the corporate monolith of automated warehouses and drone deliveries that services almost every consumer need, but now she's about to do something she's never done before... she's going to take to the road, in the real world.
Working for StageHoloLive, which controls what is left of the music
industry, her job is to find new talent, search out the illegal backroom jams
and bring musicians into the Hoodspace hologaphic limelight they deserve. But when Rosemary sees how the world could actually be, that won't be
enough.
I love this cover, its evocative in its simplicity, and doesn't give too much away so when you go into that blurb the world suddenly builds around you. The styling of the vinyl disc is lovely and the way that lettering curves around the book speaks to me!! We've all read or been aware of this genre of dystopian fiction, but now that we're in a situation that doesn't seem that far away, I wonder what it'll be like to revisit the genre. Either way I'm excited to read it, and it's already getting some great reviews
'The combination of technothriller, rock-and-roll novel, and rebellion in a dystopian world make for a
riveting, sweet, funny, angry, gorgeous read'
- CORY DOCTOROW, AUTHOR OF WALKAWAY
Sarah Pinsker has written a wonderful epic about music, community, and rediscovering the things that
make us human'
- CHARLIE JANE ANDERS, AUTHOR OF ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY
Sarah Pinsker is a singer, songwriter and author. Her short stories have won the Nebula, Sturgeon and Philip K. Dick Awards. Currently finishing her second novel and fourth album, she lives with her wife in Baltimore, Maryland and can be found online at sarahpinsker.com and twitter.com/sarahpinsker.
Will you be reading? Let me know what you think!
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