tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post8430262606757970929..comments2024-03-27T18:53:47.254-04:00Comments on Staircase Wit: Five ThingsCLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-30582969220277275052019-11-23T10:13:00.742-05:002019-11-23T10:13:00.742-05:00I love the original cover of The Green Glass Sea. ...I love the original cover of The Green Glass Sea. The Greek letters (and, I think, mathematical notations there too?) are glossy on the dust jacket. I do think, though, that it looks more like an adult novel, so I can see why they changed it.The first paperback edition had an all black cover with a keyhole that showed the hardcover image underneath. It's very striking, but as a one-time bookstore employee,I know keyhole covers are very easily damaged.<br /><br />The Green Glass Sea new paperback was released at the same time as Klages's baseball novel, Out of Left Field, to match the cover of that book (which is the same in hardcover and paperback). White Sands, Red Menace has not been repackaged that I can see.<br /><br />I was surprised, looking at a popular retail site, to see these books listed as the series "Gordon Family Saga." "Saga" seems like absolutely the wrong word for these books, which are specifically written as small, intimate stories about people who are part of world events.<br /><br />LaurieA-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482323207701500679noreply@blogger.com