Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme here at Books by Proxy. Join me every Friday as I pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe.
| The Friday Face-Off – A Weekly Meme |
The Friday Face-Off is back at Books by Proxy! Many thanks to the wonderful bloggers who continued with the meme in my prolonged absence! The following is a list of upcoming topics (compiled by said bloggers!). As always, check back for any updates!
| The List |
30th June 2017
It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself
A cover which features a hat
07th July 2017
All that is gold does not glitter
A cover which features gold
14th July 2017
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat…
A cover which features boats
21st July 2017
Any planet is ‘Earth’ to those who live on it
A cover which features a planet
28th July 2017
The kindest use a knife, because the dead so soon grow cold
A cover which features a knife
04th August 2017
From the ashes a fire shall be woken
A cover which features fire
11th August 2017
No soldier outlives a thousand chances
A cover which features a soldier
18th August 2017
The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork
A cover which features food
25th August 2017
If I be waspish, best beware my sting
A cover which features an insect
1st September 2017
Being born in a stable does not make one a horse
A cover which features a horse
8th September 2017
That great condenser of moral chaos, The City
A cover which features a city
For those of you who are interested but haven’t seen a Face-Off post before, here’s how it goes:
Each week I select a book and make a comparison between the UK and the US covers, displaying the artwork (in all its awesome glory) before selecting one of the two or more covers as the ultimate winner of my Face-Off.
Simple! The following is a rough guide to how this meme will work:
- Each week will follow a theme
- The Friday Face-Off feature page will be kept up to date for the theme of the week and those several weeks following it
- For the purposes of comparing a good variety of cover art only one of the two or more book covers chosen for comparison need relate to the theme (although if you can find two then great!)
- The books most certainly don’t have to be the UK or US editions – they’re just the covers I’m usually most familiar with and consequently post more often – so post whichever covers catch your eye!
- Still unsure? – Take a look at some past posts!
- To sign up just add your link to the bottom of that Friday’s post and link back!
As always, topic suggestions are welcome!
| Past Posts – Author A – Z |
Ben Aaronovitch | Rivers of London | Apr 15
Aliette de Bodard | The House of Shattered Wings | Dec 18
Peter V. Brett |The Daylight War | Dec 25
Becky Chambers | The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet | Jan 01
Agatha Christie | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Don’t Use The Phone
Susan Dennard | Truthwitch | May 13
Helen Lowe | The Heir of Night | Jan 15
Karen Maitland | The Falcon of Fire and Ice | May 06
Brian McClellan | The Powder Mage Trilogy | Apr 08
David Mitchell | The Bone Clocks | Mar 11
Naomi Novik | Temeraire | Mar 18
Nnedi Okorafor | Lagoon | Apr 01
Sarah Pinborough | Mayhem | May 20
Daniel Polansky | Shoot for the Moon. Even if You Miss it, You’ll Land Among the Stars
Terry Pratchett | It Shuffles Through The Dry, Dusty Darkness
Deanna Raybourn | A Curious Beginning | Apr 29
Patrick Rothfuss | The Name of the Wind | Feb 26
Jeff Salyards | Bloodsounder’s Arc | Apr 08
Brandon Sanderson | Elantris | Mar 25
V.E. Schwab | A Darker Shade of Magic | Jan 29
V.E. Schwab | Vicious | Feb 19
Brian Staveley | The Emperor’s Blades | Feb 05
Jonathan Stroud | The Whispering Skull | Dead Men Tell No Tales
Marc Turner | Dragon Hunters | Mar 04
Django Wexler | The Thousand Names | Feb 12
Chris Wooding | Retribution Falls | The Airplane Takes Off Against The Wind, Not With It…
