Thursday 10 May 2018

In praise of book covers



Don’t judge a book by its cover is a nonsensical statement, for a writer that is. ( And nonsense in other spheres too, if the evolutionary significance of 'gut reaction' has any validity.)  More books are sold on the basis of a good cover than any amount of blog tours or the incessant Facebook ads that readers scroll down without looking—unless the cover is utterly compelling. And now the sermon comes to an end, because I’m not just ‘selling’ my latest book ‘Anthony Trollope: Power, land and Society 1847 – 1980 but advertising one of the best cover designers in the business, Maria Zannini. I’ll let the covers speak for themselves, and please feel free to share – for her sake as much as mine.













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4 comments:

DRC said...

I really admire and love Maria. If I had the time, I'd teach myself how to do books covers to a professional standard as opposed to the bodge-it/that'll do covers that I produce. To write, design and do as Maria does would keep me a very happy person...

Maria Zannini said...

Mike, you and DRC made my day.

:)

Mike Keyton said...

Totally agree, DRC, And Maria, you deserve to have your day made. I only hope I haven't embarrassed you :)

Tiger Bites Art said...

Thanks for writiing this