You can't judge a book by its cover, but Penguin believes you can judge a cover itself. The publisher has just announced the ...

Expert tips from a manga artist and typography expert, for stunning book covers of any genre.

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The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” sounds nice on paper, but if everyone actually followed it, publishers wouldn’t ...

Designing a great cover for a famous novel can be a daunting enough task, but Canadian illustrator Ray Fenwick had to literally do one better. As part of a series in which Houghton Mifflin republished ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Jul 19, 2019, 11:30am EDT Jul 19, 2019, 06:11pm EDT This ...

From fashion runways to the covers of books, a trendy "naive" aesthetic is ditching polished perfection for the deliberate ...

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 ...

You would be forgiven for not naturally associating the work of Virginia Woolf with the cult Finnish textile company Marimekko. Woolf, an author who muscled her way into an almost completely male ...

What makes you pick up a book you’ve never heard of? Is it the title, the author’s name, or the promise of an intriguing story? More often than not, it’s the cover—a single image that has the power to ...