back cover, and flaps. If done right, a smart design can have a big impact on book sales; almost nothing will turn off a reader more than a jacket that looks amateurish. Many authors may be ...

You could argue that the current renaissance in book design ... of Great Ideas – small paperback editions of classic, mostly philosophical texts. They had highly tactile covers and used bold ...

When talking about book cover design in the run-up to the Oxford Bookstore ... Over the years, she has learned how to blend her ideas seamlessly with the author and editor’s inputs, while ...

Doubleday Books Art Director ... cases I’m still finalizing a cover as it’s going to print. How much back and forth is there usually about the cover design? Do you interact with the author ...

the paperback design was tweaked “to speak to the widest possible audience,” says John Freeman, the book’s editor. Paperback The Vintage cover ditched the thin, hardcover scribble for a ...

Year-end lists have a way of distilling what’s most memorable about the books we’ve read; one of those elements can be a striking cover that ... spent a year going back and forth with Ursula ...

The designer obliged with what feels like a perverse joy. This book has two back covers and the spine is inside out. The design (used solely on the British edition) feels like a bold attempt ...

Penguin has unveiled 20 new titles, which will join its Great Ideas ... graffitied design and an intricate filigree-style design respectively. Some take a more abstract approach to the contents within ...

As a librarian, literacy ambassador, and social media sensation, Mychal Threets has built a very busy career out of spreading the word about the wonders that await visitors to the library; he’s now ...