Let’s Hear It for Summer!

To celebrate today’s favorable changing of the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, here’s artist-illustrator Ron Lesser’s cover for The Island Players, by Ilka Chase (Curtis, 1969).



According to Encyclopedia.com, this novel “mingles gossipy revelations about the private lives of often-married and divorced theater people and their defenses against aging with moments of brilliant slapstick comedy. As in all Chase’s novels, brittle sophistication and assumed cynicism do not preclude a happy ending; her heroines always end up with the man of their dreams.” And in case you’re wondering, the answer is no, Lesser’s front bears no resemblance to the original hardcover edition of Chase’s book, published by Doubleday & Company in 1956.

Killer Covers has showcased summer-related book fronts on several occasions in the past. To enjoy more, simply click here.