Book Cover

Rejected Covers: See How 'They Eat Puppies, Don't They?' Might Have Looked

Posted 05.04.2012

Rejected Covers is part of an ongoing series on rejected book cover designs, in which we invite cover artists to reveal some of the rejected ideas and...

Rejected Covers: How 'The Wizard Of Oz' Might Have Looked

Posted 04.24.2012

This is part of an ongoing series on rejected book cover designs, in which we invite cover artists to reveal some of the rejected ideas and inspiratio...

WATCH: Chip Kidd Reveals The Secret Of Great Book Covers

Posted 04.05.2012

Chip Kidd is probably the world's most famous book designer. His work with Knopf Doubleday includes such classic covers as "Jurassic Park", "1Q84" and...

Rejected Covers: See How 'The Mirage' Might Have Looked

Posted 03.20.2012

This is part of a new series on rejected book cover designs, in which we invite cover artists to reveal some of the rejected ideas and inspirations be...

8 Cool New Book Covers

Posted 11.01.2011

We know, we know. We aren't supposed to judge books by their covers. But these current and upcoming book covers appeared so intriguing that we couldn'...

Judiging A Book By Its Cover: Do Covers And Blurbs Really Sell Books?

The Awl | Matthew Gallaway | | Posted 06.07.2011

Writers by definition spend a lot of time on the inside of books, which is why what happens on the outside—namely, cover art and blurbs—can feel p...

Book Cover Design: Where The Cover Of Your Favorite Novel Comes From

The Atlantic | CHARLOTTE STRICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Every three months or so, we gather together. In our hands, launch meeting packets still hot off the copy machine. Our editor-in-chief sits at the hea...

Jay-Z Book Cover Revealed

billboard.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Featuring an image of Andy Warhol's "Rorschach" on the cover, the fully-illustrated book decodes 36 songs from Jay-Z's extensive catalog, offering an ...

Exciting Book Cover Illustration: Best Of 2010

A Fuse #8 Production | Posted 05.25.2011

In an age when it feels like all the teen covers are dedicated to giving us variations on the same theme, it's refreshing to consider that some artist...

'Lolita' Cover Archive:

biblioklept.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Checkout this great cover gallery archiving over 150 covers of Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece "Lolita."...

What Motivates the Book Buyer?

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Arielle Ford

I recently asked my online friends how they choose their next book to read. Authors, take note of what drives readers to pick up your book. What can you learn from these responses?

11 Of The Coolest Cases For Your eReader (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

With the advent of the eReader--the Kindle, the iPad, the Nook--comes the inevitable paraphernalia, and finally they're starting to get creative out t...