publishers rarely see anything other than the cover, but books should be designed as a whole. A coherent concept – this is exactly what Hochuli wrote about and what is written (or at least should be ...

Endpapers — the sheets connecting a hardbound book’s cover to its first and final pages — have been a crucial element of ...

I do enjoy what I call ‘lost-in-your-twenties’ fiction, which usually uses a similar colourful cover-art style, with ...

While I'm typically not an advocate for judging a book by its cover, this stunning design for Haruki Murakami's 'The Wind-Up ...

During the eight months since the UK declared the first of its nationwide lockdowns, writers have still written, publishers have still published and book designers have continued to produce an ...

Gavin Wilson is the 2025 winner of a book cover art contest sponsored by Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center and ...

We're often advised not to judge a book by its cover. However, publishers put a lot of thought into creating book designs that make particular titles appeal to particular kinds of readers.