30 Covers, 30 Days 2011: Day 14

Happy Monday! I hope you had incredibly productive weekends--Paige, our intern of the highest caliber, had an 11K day! Today's cover, set to inspire and amaze, comes from Jesse Marinoff Reyes:



Society: Female by Megatron14

After the third world war (also known as WWW, the Women's World War), society is run by females. All surviving men are imprisoned in different facilities, or work as slaves in factories. The most troublesome men are sent to a place called The Institute, where unspeakable things are done to them, after which the men are never seen again.

But Cassandra Grayson has secretly been in contact with her father for years, and she's not happy with the ways things seem for him. When all messages from her father cease suddenly and she comes across a boy who proposes an interesting proposition, Cassandra must make a hard choice; perhaps one that could mean life or death for many people, including herself. Can she overcome a world where the best and worst sides of women, the sweet and the ruthless reign, or will she settle into complacency?


Jesse Marinoff Reyes is a freelance designer. The former art director of The Rocket (Seattle), Guitar World magazine and The Village Voice, he was an associate art director in the Penguin Books adult trade division for 12 years. He is the author of Next: The New Generation in Graphic Design (North Light, 2000). He lives in the hamlet of Maplewood, NJ, with his wife Amy and little daughter, Melina.

Mondays are now 30C30D's Young Writers Program days! Megan is our very first Young Writer, and has set a word count goal of 30,000.

This cover is my absolute favorite. So cool! And the synopsis is incredible - lots of possibilities for greatness there.

Very intriguing.

Nice Cover! I enjoy the retro feel. And the synopsis is awesome. I would definitively read this book.

Hmm...I'm not sure the cover particularly draws me in, but maybe it does. It certainly goes well with the synopsis. I'd definitely read it though. It's an interesting concept.

I really like the cover and the synopsis; I just wish the font was a bit easier to read.

The cover's alright, though I don't like the font.
The synopsis sounds pretty cool, though!

Why can't we access this author's profile?

I don't particularly like the expression on the woman's face, other than that its great ^_^

I'd love to read this!

I don't know if I'm totally sold on comic-book style for something that seems to be so dark in tone. Then again, I don't know if I totally buy the premise of the book, either. It seems a little too ... didactic.

I like the synopsis and would definitely pick this book up! My only reserve on the cover is the font of the title. Otherwise it's quite cool!

I so want to read this! First 30/30 synopsis that has me going "Ooooooohh!"

Outstanding cover! Excellent synopsis! Is $14 enough to cover my copy?

Very pulpy, I like it.

Cover doesn't grab me, but the synopsis does!!!! If the world my book exists in went horribly wrong, it would be this world.

I believe that the cover really emphasizes the synopsis. It was intriguing.

Love this cover! Love the synopsis. . . First cover in 15 days I DO like! Awesome blossom... and a young writer, too!!! Kudos.

Very edgy--fits the book perfectly.

Very interesting book cover, definitely got me wondering. Glad I decided to take further look, cuz this book sounds amazing! I'd give it a try. :)