Douglas Coupland once descibed Can Lit as something that "is not a modern art form, nor does it want to be." Jury's still out on that one. Google his NYTimes blog entry on this subject.

Broken Pencil is a Canadian alternative culture magazine focussing on indie literature, zines, etc. One of these comps should make the final cut.



If you've ever stepped foot inside a Loblaw's or No-Frills grocery store, this cover might speak to you.



http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/?p=56

Back cover copy: "Gone to Hell is the true story of priests who abrogated their vows, violated their position of trust, and tossed their faith and religion aside – all for greed."



Backstory: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17120210/

A collection of true stories about how even geniuses can have bad days. We can only live in hope. With chapter headings like "Alexander Graham Bell’s Six-Nippled Sheep" and "Nikola Tesla’s Earthquake Machine" this book is chock-full of potential cover material and/or acid-rock album titles.



Update, 3rd of March: Here's the final, approved cover.