Genesis of a cover

We thought we'd share some insight today on the genesis of a cover here at Five Rivers; that is, the process through which we take a design idea. In this instance the subject is Simon Rose's upcoming YA novel, The Insistence of Memory.



The story is targeted for the 14 to 16 age group, an action-packed speculative fiction starting in present day Canada and ending up in the dark machinations of the Cold War Era between the US and Soviety Union.



Lots of kids have an imaginary friend. Max, ou...