The recent shift toward figuration on book covers may reflect a broader desire for physical presence — proof of the artist’s ...

Creating a book cover can be an intimidating feat for authors. The importance of choosing something aesthetically pleasing enough to stand out on a shelf while maintaining readability is a ...

Take a genteel painting, maybe featuring a swooning woman. Add iridescent neon type for a shock to the system. And thank (or blame) Ottessa Moshfegh for getting there early. Clockwise from top left: ...

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 ...

Handmade leather journal cover for a LEUCHTTURM1917 hardcover bullet journal notebook. Crafted from 5-6 oz veg tan leather, ...

Most videos on book cover designer Elisha Zepeda’s TikTok account have a similar format: he gets an assignment from a publisher, crafts several options, gets feedback, makes some tweaks, and, finally, ...

Here’s a hot take. Publishing beautiful books has never mattered more than now. Gorgeous covers, gilded edges, swirly endpapers and sharp illustrations have long been ways to give the words inside ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...