The book cover for Idle Hands.
The background is a street-level photograph of Philadelphia City Hall and surrounding buildings. The building-top statue of William Penn is at the very top of the cover. The photograph is manipulated to have a deep cyan tint.
The title is rendered in an orange-red, shiny font at the top.
Orange flames rise from the bottom of the cover, turning to wisps of smoke at the top.
In the flame stands a slim, middle-aged Black woman with a medium-length afro hairstyle--presumably Jackson Grey.
Dr. Grey faces the viewer. She has a neutral expression on her face. She's wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans. She's holding a pistol fitted with a silencer in her right hand, her finger on the trigger; the weapon is pointed down and to the side. Her left hand is held in a fist at her side.
At the bottom, in a teal font that contrasts with the flame is the subtitle and author. The subtitle is "The Jackson Grey Situation #1". The author is Aubrey Jones.
Today I must join the chorus of broke-ass counterculture and queer creators having to market our work as open fascism closes its fist around us.
My book comes out on March 15th, and it's perfect #ResistanceReading. Please buy it.
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