Yet, designing a great book cover is no small feat. It’s a delicate balance ... With AI, even those without formal design training can create visually stunning covers that resonate with readers.

The conversations offer real insight. One of Leard’s guests, designer Mike Dempsey, is no stranger to book design nor to offering up an opinion on current and past covers (watch out, ...

These days, I design book covers for Giramondo Publishing. A cover designer’s role is to interpret a book visually, reflecting what the author and publisher have achieved in the text.

Romance novels thrive on familiarity and the promise of a happily ever after (or a happy for now), and their covers likewise play to readers’ expectations. A mystical object surrounded by vining ...

Maybe it should have been no surprise that so many ... 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 ...

“Book covers and design exist at a fascinating intersection ... growing as an advertising tool for publishers is that many no longer release different covers in different territories.

Go ahead, judge a book by its cover. We asked book cover designers to pick the best book covers of 2025 and tell us what makes them so great. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature.

This cover provides no clues to why this lamb is bleeding ... as likely be a player as a spectator, the design toys with the “ascension” in the book’s subtitle in more ways than one.

If you’re an author wondering how to create the ideal book cover for your work, deciding between AI-generated designs and professional design services can feel challenging. The book cover is a ...