18+ dance_along_the_edge, 6 months ago to scifi

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007). Cover Art for the 1959 Dell first paperback printing, and the frontispiece for the 1990 Masterpieces of Science Fiction series from The Easton Press by Richard M. Powers (1921-1996). Plus an amusing note from Vonnegut about Powers.

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Female face surrounded by luminous abstract shapes with ghostly figures emerging from above against a dark background.
Dec 9, 89 Dear Pamela Pia — The C print of the Sirens frontispiece is breathtaking. How could I disapprove it? Convey my thanks to Richard Powers. He may recall our meeting in a corridor at Dell on the occasion of his first Sirens cover. I congratulated him on that job, and he look(ed) at me as though I were bananas, seemed offended that I would think that he took doing covers for S-F paperbacks seriously. I have to say that this one is ten times as deep as the first one. Better feel him out before letting him know I’m pleased. Cheers, Kurt Vonnegut

likewise, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Magic Powers

I haven’t read all of these, but I am convinced he is probably a genius of some sort, as he seems to ooze great intelligence. He’s an author I’d like to hear speak & while I don’t get star struck, I might make him a batch of a peanut butter fudge—or wait, scratch that. That might be a little creepy (ie. Annie Wilkes from Misery) 😉

I’d listen & then quickly leave.

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