Apr 23, 2025
Another absolute banger by Richard Powers, this time on Walter M. Miller Jr.'s novella collection Conditionally Human. Published by Ballantine in 1962, this would have been the followup to Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz.
The overall composition is a stunning use of the paperback scale (a little larger than 5x8, so slightly bigger than a postcard or a 90s Kodak photo print.) On a much larger cover, like a hardback book, it might look a little sparse, but on hardcover's smaller (and cheaper) sister, it is allowed to make a heck of a statement with its simplicity. As with many of the books in my collection, I am also drawn to the gorgeous orange and fuchsia color scheme.
