If most book covers get five-second glances, spend 15 with this one. After a time, you’ll notice little bouncing gestures with the type. Then you’ll notice the speck.

“There were so many eye-catching covers this year, but the one that constantly stood out for me because of its stunning simplicity, beauty and mystery was designed by John Gall: No Land in Sight ...

Book cover designers picked the best book covers of 2025 and told us what makes them so great. Skip to main content. A Trusted Friend in a Complicated World. Search terms The Healthy.

Oftentimes, comic book covers depict a hero losing to whatever villain the issue features, but the hero doesn't actually lose in the issue. In this case, readers pick up the issue, ...

Harry Potter is getting a new look — or at least new book covers. On Wednesday, J.K. Rowling's American publisher, Scholastic, unveiled a new cover for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the ...

Book covers have always sold – or oversold – their contents. Like all art, book design is a sign of the times: of consumer whims and cultural advances.

This children's picture book highlights wordless acts of love NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with with Jocelyn Chung, who wrote a children's book called When Love Is More Than Words, ...

Book covers are usually designed to reflect what the book is all about — which isn't exactly in line with the famous saying about judging a book by its cover. Now, a pair of researchers from ...