in case you were wondering....

[ellenkushner]

We asked the publisher (chief cook & bottle washer) about the font he used for The Man with the Knives.  Answer:

Type is Centaur MT, with title page & cover set in Caslon Antique

By the way, copies  are still available.  He's bringing some to sell at Readercon (July 8-11) - I won't be there (so sad!  I hate to miss a Readercon! but I must go to Finland that week for Finncon!), but I'm signing all of them (just my name) in advance, and Gavin Grant of Small Beer Press has very kindly offered to host them at his table in the Dealers' Room there.   My thanks to everyone who's ordered a book - Mr. HW continues impressed with the courtesy of my readers.  Classy people, you!

ETA:  You can see what the type looks like on the first page here.

Comments

[coffeeem.livejournal.com]

Centaur is probably my all-time favorite font. Good choice!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (And yet, I remain wistful about the type Henry used for Don Webb's book WHEN THEY CAME - you can see a bit of it on the back of the cover here:
http://cargocollective.com/temporaryculture#114940/When-They-Came
. . . and here's how to order it:
http://www.avramdavidson.org/whentheycame.html
)