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 ...

For Reed, Second Hand isn’t simply a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The unearthing of analog book covers offers an opportunity to give lesser known, but brilliantly executed, designs their due. He ...

“This cover feels simultaneously classic and entirely new. It’s slightly reminiscent of 1970s science fiction covers (albeit much more restrained), and yet I’ve never seen anything quite like it. That ...

The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” sounds nice on paper, but if everyone actually followed it, publishers wouldn’t spend so much time and money creating them. And that’s not something we, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Cover design personalization may be the next frontier as books evolve across digital, print and audio. If you want to write a book, you ...

The Book Review’s art director on the edgiest, catchiest, most creative book jackets of the year. Credit... Supported by By Matt Dorfman Recently, a friend who works outside of publishing described ...

And yes, in modern parlance, it’s more about not judging people. Looks can be deceiving and all that jazz. But many a well-meaning librarian or bookseller has encouraged readers not to judge literal ...

New AI tools like Nano Banana Pro are enabling authors and publishers to create book covers with rich textures, precise composition, and professional print quality, rivaling traditionally commissioned ...

In a year brimming with beautiful jacket art, these books stood out. Credit... Supported by By Matt Dorfman Matt Dorfman is a designer, illustrator and the art director of the Book Review. If an ...