Explicit novel Icebreaker is under fire for its ‘misleading’ cover. A book designer explains — and reveals how covers work There are lots of choices an illustrator makes in representing a ...

Finding the right cover and jacket design for a book can be one of the most exciting parts of the publishing process—and one of the most challenging. Indie authors will want to give some serious ...

Among the many challenges book cover designers face is trying to ... But lately, another cover design trend has been popping up on this summer’s crop of beach reads: the flat woman.

How do book covers communicate with an audience? How do designers and publishers make their decisions? And how can it go wrong like this? I’ve been a book designer since the 1990s, working with ...