Cyan Magenta Yellow Black

Stylish, smart, and big-hearted, Cyan Magenta Yellow Black lovingly summons the Minneapolis Saint Paul of December of 1993, just before the internet changed everything. It’s a place where friendships form in group therapy sessions and blossom in coffee shops-- and where a handful of people contemplate kerning, color palettes, and headlines with the passion of artisans.

In his early thirties, Duane Einwald already has his own ad agency. And he’ s about to be married to the woman he loves. But when his idealism sharpens into something far more toxic, his fiancé e breaks off their engagement and his partners force him out. While he’ s on the adult version of a time out, he meets two new friends--Emily and Porter--who are fleeing much deeper hurts. What unfolds is a testament to the power of friendship--and to the ways seemingly small acts of kindness and connection can transform us.

Kevin Fenton is the author of Merit Badges, which won the AWP Prize for the Novel, and Leaving Rollingstone, which Patricia Hampl called ＂ the most important memoir to come out of the Midwest (or anywhere) in years.＂ His essays on advertising design have appeared in É migrÉ and Eye (London), the anthology Looking Closer 2: Critical Writing On Graphic Design, and the UX design blog Boxes and Arrows. He holds degrees from Beloit College, the University of Minnesota Law School, and the University of Minnesota MFA program. He lives in St Paul with his wife Ellen and his greyhound Evie.