Do you know who translated your favorite foreign-language novel? Whoever did wants you to know—as soon as you pick up the book, in fact. That’s why translators are demanding that book publishers credit them on the front covers of the books they translate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling authors including Bernardine Evaristo, Sebastian Faulks and Preti Taneja have called on writers to ask their publishers for translator names to appear on book covers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 06:26:35 UTC ]
Another month of books, another month of book covers. Disproving—somewhat—the theory that we can’t have nice things, this month of the ongoing apocalypse brought us quite a few very good book covers, from the frankly gorgeous to the inescapably charming. My favorites, which I will be using to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-10-29 08:49:55 UTC ]
This year has brought a lot of things, and most of them have been bad. One good thing, though, is there has been quite been a lot of innovative, beautiful, and fascinating book cover design, including, I’ve recently noticed, a book cover trend that I’d like to call “enormous pink lady faces.” In... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-10-01 15:33:42 UTC ]
Another month of books, another month of book covers. Another month of pandemic, another month of staying inside. Another month of anxiety, another month of taking delight where we can find it. And so, to that end, here are my favorite book covers from the past few weeks, which it seems we’re... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-30 08:49:50 UTC ]
Here are the 78 best book covers of the year, according to the best designers in the industry. | Lit Hub “Why would you have children in this uncertain world?” How two new books grapple with the ethics of parenthood. | Lit Hub Five great small press audiobooks to gift anyone on your list... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-25 11:30:31 UTC ]
This year, at Lit Hub, we spent a lot of time thinking about book cover design. Oliver Munday wrote about designing the cover for Fleur Jaeggy’s newly reissued masterpiece Sweet Days of Discipline; Tree Abraham wrote about designing the (very glittery) cover for T Kira Madden’s Long Live the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-25 09:49:03 UTC ]
Another month of books, another month of book covers. November is when publishing starts slowing down a bit for the holidays, but even that couldn’t keep the beautiful books—and weird books, and funny-as-hell books—down. Below are my ten favorite book covers from the month (some of them are even... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-22 09:48:02 UTC ]
We’re back with our rejected book cover series, where designers walk us through the process and show us the book covers that could have been. (For previous entries in this series, see here and here.) What kind of planning and thought goes into the cover design process, and what beautiful art... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-08-30 11:00:07 UTC ]
The tech-mogul-turned philanthropist has just published a review of a dense 2017 book on how “intangible assets”–things like software and data–are changing the economy. Mid-2018 might seem like a strange time for Bill Gates to review a largely academic book that came out in late 2017. But as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even when they’re central to the story, women over 40 are getting pushed to one side when it’s time to design the book jacketHere’s a challenge for you: find a book jacket that features an image of a woman over 40. My own hunt – as yet unsuccessful – was prompted by the actor and novelist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the Japan Times: The Kyoto DDD Gallery's exhibition of Kouga Hirano's work includes his book covers for Shobunsha, a 30-year body of designs. The post The Art of Books: An Exhibition of Shobunsha’s Star Cover Designer Kouga Hirano appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facing outrage over a book of parodies of classic children's book covers, Abrams has agreed to a request from the author to stop publishing the title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bookseller will sell limited-edition, exclusive versions of graphic novels with variant covers at its stores around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
CompletelyNovel's 'Lord of the Book Covers' competition revealed many indie authors are using the same professional designers as traditional houses. The post Why Self-Published Book Covers Are Better Than You Think appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Picador designer Justine Anweiler wrote about how she went about creating the cover for the UK edition of Lucia Berlin's novel, A Manual for Cleaning Women. The post Lucia Berlin and a Tale of Two Book Covers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
You'll remember Sarah McIntyre's #PicturesMeanBusiness campaign to get illustrators the credit they deserve on book covers and in publishing's metadata labyrinth. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Bacon's name may be unfamiliar, but anyone who has browsed the bestseller racks over the last 60 years knows his work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Love Books! is an exhibit within the second edition of the inspiring Graphic Arts Festival taking place in Paris until March 4th. The post Paris Exhibit Praises the World of Book Covers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pointing to the need for pricing flexibility at a time when bookstores face a growing number of economic challenges, some booksellers question whether it’s time for publishers to stop printing suggested retail prices on book covers and dust jackets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]