Category Archives: Book Cover Art

A Casual Vacancy of Interest

Posted on July 4, 2012 by L.B. Gale

Ick.  Have you ever seen a more Muggle-ish turn of events?  Here is the newly released cover for Rowling’s “adult” book, The Casual Vacancy. Look, there are authors I love, and there are filmmakers I adore, but I don’t go … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art, harry potter, News | 3 Comments

Book Cover Art of the Week: Baum and Babes

Posted on April 22, 2012 by L.B. Gale

Here is the winner and loser for this week’s new releases. Best Cover Art of the Week: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Penguin Threads Release) The Penguin Threads series is full of some beautiful work, but I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art | Tagged | 2 Comments

This Week’s Cover Art Winner and Loser

Posted on April 8, 2012 by L.B. Gale

This Week’s Winner: Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith, release date April 10, 2012.   Whoever designed this cover looks like they had fun. Technorati Tags: book cover art, Overlord, Unholy Night

Posted in Book Cover Art | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

New Release Cover Art: Game of Thrones Edition

Posted on April 1, 2012 by L.B. Gale

The George R. R. Martin Makeover As George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series has gotten more mainstream, the cover art for its new editions has gotten simpler and less dependent on character portraits.  This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art, game of thrones, Major Fantasy Series | Tagged , | 1 Comment

New Release Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cover Art: Title Edition

Posted on March 25, 2012 by L.B. Gale

For this week’s roundup of the best and worst covers of new science fiction and fantasy releases I’m including an analysis of the books’ titles as well.  Cover art might be the primary thing a casual shopper goes by to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art | 1 Comment

New Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Cover Art: Cover Girls

Posted on March 17, 2012 by L.B. Gale

Of all the covers representing single character portraits in this month’s roundup of new science fiction and fantasy books 60% feature women.  In a way, that’s kind of impressive.  The science fiction and fantasy genres sometimes seem labeled as masculine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Fantasy Cover Art of the Week

Posted on March 10, 2012 by L.B. Gale

This Week’s Worst Covers: 1) Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire, released March 6, 2012. I’ve been amazed at how bad this cover is since I started writing this series of posts, but I didn’t choose it for earlier posts because … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Fantasy Cover Art of the Week: Graphic Design vs. Graphic WTF

Posted on March 4, 2012 by L.B. Gale

In last week’s cover art post the successes and failures of the two best covers and two worst covers were each unique from each other.  This week I see the two winners and the two losers following a definite pattern. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

New Release Fantasy Book Cover Art: Two to Love and Two to Snub

Posted on February 25, 2012 by L.B. Gale

Appreciating book cover art is one of the most enjoyable parts of being a writer.  Teachers who say not to judge books by their covers can shove it; I love judging books by their cover art.  But with the possible … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Cover Art | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments