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Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power
by Anna Merlan
A TRANSFORMATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONSPIRA-SPHERE
I had the privilege of working with the journalist and author Anna Merlan on a dust jacket design for the first edition of Republic of Lies—American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power, published through Metropolitan Books (a division of Henry Holt). This nonfiction compendium is a riveting tour through the landscape and meaning of modern conspiracy theories, exploring the causes and tenacity of this American malady, from Birthers to Pizzagate and beyond.
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Book Cover Design
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6.25 x 9.5 inches
Hardcover First Edition
275 pages
Video still from Infowars with Alex JonesIn one of the more bizarre moments of my design career, the book cover artwork I created for Republic of Lies was featured on the extremist, far-right conspiracy theory show Infowars. The now disgraced host Alex Jones is mentioned several times throughout Merlan’s book—he responded by labeling Ms. Merlan "A murder of the truth. An assassin of reality. A killer of America.”
