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If most book cover designs are conceived as quick-to-metabolize marketing tools, a great one can make the reader do a double take in slow motion. A good first impression is, of course, the goal ...

The Best Gifts for Book Lovers These gift ideas will make your favorite bookworm very happy, from e-readers to cozy accessories. Photograph: Amazon; Getty Images ...

Mount curates her paintings thematically—think “Book Club Darlings” and “Formative Faves”—and each stack serves as a helpful and beautiful book-recommendation list.

All of the brands’ “Buzz Books” have a soft-cover and 40 pages which can be filled with different images. These are ideal for baby pictures, vacation photos, and even family portraits.

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Every book lover needs a good bookmark. This personalized, hand-embroidered option is beautiful and functional, too. You can pick from nine colors and five flower patterns, plus add the recipient ...

Here are some of the best book covers of 2023 that you did not see—with insight directly from the designers who created them. The version that ended up being scrapped is on left, the final ...