Cover of the Week: Go Away Death by John Creasy
Unfortunately, the specific graphic designer or illustrator for Arrow’s 1967 edition of Go Away Death is uncredited—a frustratingly common reality for British paperback publishing of that decade. During the mid-to-late 1960s, Arrow Books (much like Pan, Corgi, and Fontana) operated an in-house art department where staff designers, layout artists, and typographers churned out dozens of covers a month
A Brief History of City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers is more than just a place to buy books—it is a literary landmark, a symbol of free speech, and the historic epicenter of the Beat Generation. Founded in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, it transformed American literature by challenging censorship laws and championing countercultural voices. Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D.
