First, I just grooved to the cover design. Then I read this short synopsis and was intrigued:
"Light Boxes is about a mysterious town that endures a long, deadly winter. Told in short bursts, the story concerns the war the townspeople bring against February, an oddly real and powerful character."Magical. Maybe like a fairy tale. Then I read a whole bunch of online love for the book, and realized that the original printing of this book is out of print. Has gone from small publisher, Publishing Genius, to publishing behemoth, Penguin. New design out Spring 2010. The original cover looked like this:
Then there was this interesting interview with the author that talks about the change in publishers, the film rights being picked up by Spike Jonze, and the appearance of the ultimate indie book world insult - "sell-out." My curiosity is piqued. Anyone read this one? Tell me what you know, friends.
