Designed after a famous scene from the movie adaptation (I'm talking about & taking from movie adaptations an awful lot already with this blog, something I'll try to stop)

Yet honestly folks, it's what makes the world go 'round.  Even though I lifted my stage name for my group The Cryogenic Strawberries from this glaringly deviant fellow DeSade, I've never actually read this book or seen the movie adaptation.  *breaks down sobbing* I only read a 120 page biography!  I'm so ashamed!

Anyhow it's my new years resolution to finish it (half way through in only 8 months.)

Also... it's our first request!  
(Thanks Brian of Neon Lushell for the idea / request)

Today's book cover is for Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero a book that while it was huge when it came out has been largely overshadowed by his subsequent novels such as American Psycho & Rules of Attraction.  Out of the three it is also the one with the most unfortunate movie adaptation.  It's truly one of those books that seriously makes you want you want to become a writer.

My choice for my first design for this project is a new cover for William S. Burroughs' second novel (The) Naked Lunch.  There have been both a lot of great designs for this book throughout it's 60+ years of infamy, as well as some that I never particularly cared for. Including the widely read 90's Jazz influenced neon yellow typographic cover.   I decided to go with a stark and dirty cover inspired by the Mugwumps of David Cronenberg's loose film adaptation of the novel.