The professionals weigh in: here are the best book covers of the year, according to book cover designers. | Lit Hub Design “The stone would outlast everyone, would transcend the memory of those who were there, and those who came after, and would see Topaz and its eventual ruin beyond the end.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-14 11:30:31 UTC ]
A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that made a compelling impression. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-12-13 10:02:08 UTC ]
As is now Literary Hub tradition, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year–as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 54 designers to share their favorite covers of the year, and they came back with a grand total of 167 covers (NB: for […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-10 09:59:32 UTC ]
The holidays just got a whole lot more exciting—our fifth annual Book Cover Tournament kicks off on Monday! For an entire year, we’ve judged thousands and thousands of book covers, and the 32 designs below represent the very best. But in the end, there can only be one winner. Now, it’s your turn... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-12-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
One of fantasy and sci-fi’s all-time greats has passed away. Artist Greg Hildebrandt, known for his iconic work on Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel and Magic: The Gathering, died on Thursday at 85. He and his twin brother Tim, who died in 2006, were a powerhouse duo — the Brothers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-11-01 19:30:27 UTC ]
A new book by designer Jesse Reed gives unsung book covers their due. In the age of fickle online trends, font horoscopes, and tiny mics, what room is there to engage with the humble mass-market paperback of yesteryear? A new book, Second Hand, dusts off should-be-classic book covers that have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-05-17 09:00:00 UTC ]
Another month of books, another month of book covers. It’s been gloomy in upstate New York, but according to a certain saying, all this endless rain will pay dividends one day soon. In the meantime, here are some nice things to look at: The audacity, indeed. I love a book cover that feels goofy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-30 08:55:24 UTC ]
“At a time when books are being banned in schools and public libraries in unprecedented numbers, it’s alarming how writers have been reproached simply for signing letters that call for peace.” Maris Kreizman on the Jewish Book Council’s new initiative. | Lit Hub Politics The best book covers in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-29 11:30:17 UTC ]
“Each of these portraits is, as advertised and expected, profoundly ‘humane.’” Gideon Lewis-Kraus recommends Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama. | Lit Hub Criticism The 138 best book covers of 2023, as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. | Lit Hub Design... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-12 11:30:34 UTC ]
For what is now the eighth time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 46 designers to share their favorite covers of the year, and they came back with a grand total of 138 covers […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-12 09:55:10 UTC ]
Unlike Kindles, Kobo e-readers don’t have generic screensavers appear on screen when in standby mode. Not by default. Even on more premium models like the Kobo Libra 2 and Kobo Sage, your only options are your current book’s cover or a blank screen that says “Sleeping.” Fortunately, if... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-01-27 17:00:00 UTC ]
Tis the season for some literary pageantry and Electric Literature is hosting our third annual “Best Book Cover of the Year” tournament. You, our beloved readers, will decide a winner amidst a sea of book covers that published in 2022 via an interactive poll on our Twitter and Instagram... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-12-20 12:00:35 UTC ]
Behold the 103 best book covers of the year, as picked by the experts. | Lit Hub How much pain should we tolerate for publicity? Or, when your book tour is interrupted by a near-death experience. | Lit Hub Memoir How Paul McCartney responded to the Beatles’ slow but inevitable disintegration.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-17 11:30:31 UTC ]
For what is now the seventh time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 31 designers to share their favorite covers of the year, and they came back with a grand total of […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-13 09:55:52 UTC ]
Another month of books, another month of book covers. The hazy rainbow trend is back for August, in among a series of bold and mysterious cover treatments. Featuring a whole lot of red and some I-wish-this-was-a-poster standouts. Here are my favorite book covers of the month—as always, feel free... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-31 12:51:26 UTC ]
Cheek and irreverence abound in my favorite book covers this month. I also noticed an unusual number of interesting textures at play, some excellent uses of text as image, and at least a few geometric echoes bouncing around in there. But as ever, though I love to try to draw connections here in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-03 08:51:46 UTC ]
Another month of books, another month of book covers. This February, while short on days, was long on eye-catching cover art—from the moody to the playfully nostalgic to the downright naughty. Below, my favorite book covers from February. Colorful blobs are a certified cover trend, but it’s the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-02-28 09:51:41 UTC ]
While 2022 may have started with a whimper when it comes to the things that really matter—voting rights, filibuster reform, vaccines for children under 5, a robust and timely government pandemic response—it also started with some pretty nice-looking books. This month, my favorite book covers are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 09:51:39 UTC ]
On January 14, 1963, poet Sylvia Plath published her first novel in England under the pseudonym “Victoria Lucas.” The book had a positive but relatively quiet reception; only a few weeks after its publication, on February 11, Plath would die by suicide. It wasn’t published in the US until 1971,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-14 09:50:32 UTC ]
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of heated discourse surrounding a trend in book covers in which many new releases opt for variations of the same colorful abstractions: The Blob. Somehow deemed appropriate for everything from dystopian debuts to literary fiction bestsellers, these... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-11-05 11:00:00 UTC ]