Is that your kid's drawing or the cover of the hottest new novel?

From fashion runways to the covers of books, a trendy "naive" aesthetic is ditching polished perfection for the deliberate ...
The Boston Globe

Somerville exhibition features iconic book covers from 20th century literary scene; new novel by Small Beer Press centers the joys and fears of trans selfhood; Boston Globe ...

Not much is known about Janet Halverson, who designed the book covers for titans of the 20th century literary scene: She was born in Maine in 1926; spent her youth in New Haven; worked in New York; ...
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The most beautiful book covers - and the stories they hide from vinyl to streaming - how the way we listen to music has transformed

There's something magical about holding a physical book in your hands, feeling the texture of its cover, and wondering about the story hidden inside. Book covers are more than just protective shells - ...
The New York Times

The Book Cover Trend You’re Seeing Everywhere

Take a genteel painting, maybe featuring a swooning woman. Add iridescent neon type for a shock to the system. And thank (or blame) Ottessa Moshfegh for getting there early. Clockwise from top left: ...
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Author speaks on why African literature books should be more creative with their covers

Popular author, writer and librarian Dumebi Ezar Ehigiator, in an interview with Pulse speaks on why book cover design should be taken more seriously. She said: "I think covers are extremely important ...
The Conversation

Explicit novel Icebreaker is under fire for its ‘misleading’ cover. A book designer explains – and reveals how covers work

Jenny Grigg works in a research partnership with Giramondo Publishing. Primary school students have been reading TikTok sensation Icebreaker, an enemies-to-lovers romance about a figure skater and an ...
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Those blurbs on book covers? Don’t believe what you read.

When book lovers grabbed William Kent Krueger’s early novels because of Lee Child’s praise on the cover — “Krueger hits the sweet spot every time” — there was just one issue: Child hadn’t read the ...