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Zach Powers

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Zach Powers is the author of the forthcoming novel The Migraine Diaries (JackLeg 2026), the novel First Cosmic Velocity (Putnam 2019), and the story collection Gravity Changes (BOA Editions 2017). His writing has been featured by American Short Fiction, Lit Hub, and elsewhere. He serves as Artistic Director for The Writer’s Center and Poet Lore, America's oldest poetry magazine. Originally from Savannah, Georgia, he now lives in Arlington, Virginia. Get to know him at ZachPowers.com. ...more

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Zach Powers Hi Connie!

The cover design process can vary depending on the publisher. In some cases, an author has almost no say on the final design. Fortunately, w…more
Hi Connie!

The cover design process can vary depending on the publisher. In some cases, an author has almost no say on the final design. Fortunately, with BOA I was able to offer input, and I recommended the image, which is by one of my favorite artists, Matt Kish. Matt was already connected to the literary world, previously publishing Moby-Dick in Pictures and an illustrated version of Heart of Darkness. The cover image for my book came from a series of works he did inspired by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. Calvino is one of my biggest influences, and the title story of my book was directly inspired by one of his stories, so it made the image an even better fit.

For the design, BOA used their regular graphic designer, Sandy Knight, who came back with this cover, and I immediately gave it my blessing. It was better than anything I'd imagined myself.

Hope you enjoy reading!

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“One aspect of family was parting. Family is not necessarily where one is, but where one returns, given the chance.”
Zach Powers, First Cosmic Velocity
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