My Author Copies of "Jimmy" Arrived
The book goes on sale November 19.
It's finally here! After four years of research, writing, revising, and editing, this week I received two boxes of Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean from my publisher. The book looks beautiful, and I am excited for all of you to be able to buy copies on November 19!
The inspiration for the Jimmy dust jacket was an homage to, but not an exact copy of, William Bast's original 1956 James Dean biography. My first edition is a bit faded, but it was originally the same shade of red. Bast's cover showed Dean draped in shadow, mine bathed in light, symbolizing the difference between his biography, which hid the truth and mine, which exposes it.
looks great! i love the color scheme/photo/font, the whole package, and its great to know the behind the scenes take on cover as well. looking forward to reading it!
Finally! I must get one.