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Cover Face-Off: DISSIDENT GARDENS by Jonathan Lethem

Rebecca Joines Schinsky

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Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky.

I have to confess I’ve never read Jonathan Lethem. The hardcover design for his latest novel Dissident Gardens looks more like what I would guess a Jonathan Lethem book would look like, but the paperback (coming June 3rd) has a snazzier design. What’s your take?

Hardcover:

dissident gardens hardcover

 

Paperback:

dissident gardens paperback

 

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