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Pop quiz! Who loves books? (YOU, right? Okay, and me, too. I’ll admit it.) Who loves pretty pictures? (I do! I do!) This week we’ve got both. The only thing that could make this combo better is some chocolate. I have some, but you’ll have to bring your own. Sorry. I’ve tried, but licking the screen isn’t nearly as satisfactory as reality, and I’ve yet to see a working replicator. If you have, you’d better link me up…! On with the show, then! Once again, I can’t vouch for the contents of the books represented below. We’re only here for […]

I love great book covers. I have a digital collection that I go through every now and then, admiring and deciphering what it is about each that particularly intrigues or pleases me. Some days the walk through my virtual gallery is for the simple desire to appreciate the artwork. On other days (especially when I’m contemplating the creation of a cover) I look through the collection to inspire ideas. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Book covers have to do a lot of work! “Aspiring authors, get this through your head. Cover art serves one purpose, and […]

I’ve talked a little bit about book covers before, and how important they are as both a preview of the content and as a tool to catch the eye. A comment by a recent reviewer has me mulling over the old adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder—which makes the task of designing or choosing a book cover even more of a challenge. We’re all drawn to different colors, styles, and concepts, and we all draw our own assumptions from the things we see, whether right or wrong. What stands out to one person means little to […]

It’s time for another round of The Great Cover-Up! I was recently looking at a list of books displayed by cover. If I were going on the cover alone, I might have bought 10 out of the 50 that were listed. Clearly, books with attractive covers are going to garner more interest. “Aspiring authors, get this through your head. Cover art serves one purpose, and one purpose only, to get potential customers interested long enough to pick up the book to read the back cover blurb. In the internet age that means the thumbnail image needs to be interesting enough […]