Comments on: Cover Love…

By: Arianna

Arianna — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:44 +0000

The model on the cover of “What I Saw and How I Lied” by Judy Blundell went to my high school.

By: Debra Schubert

Debra Schubert — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:38:03 +0000

I have a marketing background, so I’m almost as excited to see my cover as I am to find the perfect agent and get my book sold! You are so lucky to have this wonderful experience to look forward to in the near future. I can’t wait to see what your cover looks like!!!!

I like so many book covers, so I’ll just pick one: I like Chelsea Handler’s “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea.” Of course, Chelsea could have a plain brown wrapper around her books and I’d buy them.

By: Steph Su

Steph Su — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:19:38 +0000

Oooh, you make me want to come up with my own “favorite covers” post! Out of those that you picked, I like Dani Noir’s cover the best, although have you seen the cover for the next book in Alyson Noel’s series? Totally hot! I’m not sure if I can put a name to the overarching theme of your favorite covers, but it was definitely interesting to learn! Perhaps I will do one of these posts in the future…

By: courtney

courtney — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:03:40 +0000

Fantastic choices! Dani Noir is definitely one of my all time favourite covers. Have you seen Danette Haworth’s Summer of Moonlight Secrets? It’s right at the top for me as well. It’s GORGEOUS! And eee, Daisy I cannot WAIT to see the face of The Mockingbirds when that happens–I just know it is going to be fantastic.

By: shabbygeek

shabbygeek — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:29:56 +0000

I agree with Suzanne — I love the Hush ,Hush cover. But I like the obscure. I also like simple, one-color covers with simple, straightforward text. It almost makes me want to pick up the book and read it just to figure out what the novel is about. I also looove texture on covers, especially the shiny kind. =)

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:07:26 +0000

Do we judge a book by its cover? that’s like asking if we judge a guy by the car he drives. So my faves in YA are Wake, Gone and Fade by Lisa McMann. Very stylish, very memorable, make you stop in your tracks and that my friend is good marketing!
http://www.amazon.com/Gone-Lisa-McMann/dp/1416979182/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255712809&sr=8-8

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:09:29 +0000

Sorry for double comment. I must however comment on a terrible cover. http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/192680.Flowers_in_the_Attic

This one. Now, when I read Flowers in the Attic against my mother’s wishes in 6th grade (stealing my grandmother’s copy!), it had the traditional black cover.

Now this one sits in the teen section and it smacks of
“Crazy love-filled summer at my grandmother’s house!” not “Held in a dingy active with my brother.”

By: Daisy Whitney

Daisy Whitney — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:00:41 +0000

I have so many good covers to look up now!

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:54:42 +0000

Great post. I do judge a book by its cover, not going to lie. And it’s not in a bad way but rather in a “do you catch my eye way?” Walking down the aisles of the bookstore, you’re hit with so many titles.

Dani Noir is one of my favorites. I really love the hardback cover for The Disreputable History with its insignia and wax seal. Ash, definitely. The Shifter (Healing Wars Book 1) has an amazing cover. Ice’s cover is so beautiful. I loved the hardback of Living Dead Girl but the paperback version is meh. Eyes Like Stars is gorgeous.. I could go on. Anything where it’s just a guy standing around, I pass on.

By: LoyalV

LoyalV — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:43:18 +0000

It’s likely not the style you’re going for, but I really like the old Ian Flemming James Bond pulp covers. Also, the current edition Sarah Vowell covers (I can’t remember the artist) are some of my favorites.

I think that you can judge a book by it’s cover as far as genre goes. YA lit like your forthcoming work usually has images that appeal to the YA audience like the ones above. Tween girls glowering about something or other or looking ethereally preoccupied. Depends on the tone of the story, I suppose.