Wordpress theme recommendations for the site of an older Author
 

What wordpress themes would you turn to for a client like this? Any examples?

http://themefuse.com/demo/wp/writer/...r_image=fabric

That one looks alright, something with a headshot photo I guess

custom probably

Ya I don't mind outsourcing a custom design, but would want to base it on an existing site so we have something to work from and compare against.

What's a decent custom design run, like $1-2k?