Card 525. Modern Pagans.

Unlike most cards in the series, this one shows the cover of the book rather than the author or editor.

Card 573. William Gibson.

This one stands out because it features the author of "Neuromancer," which was among the first works of the cyberpunk movement. There are people who don't collect cards who would want this one. Within the Booksmith series, it stands out because it has a different logo.

Card 590. Wes Nisker. Close friends called him "Scoop."

Booksmith went back to the previous version of the logo.

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Card 619. Nick Sagan.

He's the son of scientist Carl Sagan and his second wife, artist Linda Salzman.

Card 626. Dick Boak.

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Card 678. Mary Roach.

The card right after 678, 679. Bruce Sterling. This is the third of three cards of his in the series.

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The card right after 678, 679.

This numbering system is typical of many nonsports card sets.

Yeah, imagine if more companies had decided skip-numbering or no-numbering would be the way to go.

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
The card right after 678, 679.

This numbering system is typical of many nonsports card sets.

Card 682. William Pryor.

Card 705. Art Spiegelman. It's the third of his three cards in the series.

Card 719. Anne Waldman.

Card 740. Tori Amos.

Unfortunately, the signing event was cancelled, but fortunately for collectors later, it was cancelled after the cards were printed. By this number, the cards were dated on the back.

Card 742. Rupert Holmes.

I remember when he debuted "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" on "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1979, or at least that was the first time I heard it. I didn't know he wrote award-winning plays and mystery novels after that. Talented dude.

Card 746. Nick Mason.

I hope that book answers the musical question, "Which one's Pink?"

Card 773. Emily the Strange.

This card is another one that shows the book cover rather than the author. It promotes the release of the 2005 graphic novella, "Emily's Good Nightmares" by Rob Reger.

Card 783. Tom Robbins.

If you research a number of the authors in the card series, you start finding connections among them. Some of them are friends; a few even married. At least one absolutely hated another. Robbins was friends with Terence McKenna (card #3) and Robert Altman (#954) and he did LSD with Timothy Leary (#67).

I enjoy your posts about these cards, Jess!

Thanks, Harris. Before this year, I had around 40 cards and then I found more this year and enough to put together a sampling across the series (somewhere over 100 different ones). I figured I should show what I have in case anyone else is even somewhat interested. Everybody like pictures.

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I enjoy your posts about these cards, Jess!

Card 811. George R. R. Martin.

This card promotes his "A Feast for Crows" from the "A Song of Fire and Ice" series at a time just a couple of years before he sold the TV rights to the series to HBO which adapted it into "Game of Thrones."