Jun 3 2011
On Tuesday (I think it was Tuesday), I downloaded the teaser chapters of Connie Brockway’s Amazon Montlake book. Amazon Montlake, you’ll recall, is Amazon’s romance imprint. The teaser chapters are designed to promote Brockway’s book and encourage you to buy the title when it is released in November. I am excited about Brockway’s releases. I’ve(…)
Oct 21 2010
I thought the title of this book perfectly matched the cover but probably not for the reasons that the publisher intended. Does this not look like the Regency version of a man in a car asking a little girl if she wants a piece of candy? In working on the new releases catalog, I found(…)
May 27 2009
Harlequin is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and are exhibiting THE HEART OF A WOMAN: HARLEQUIN COVER ART 1949 – 2009. Per the press release. “These pieces offer a unique insight into the profound political and societal changes that have occurred in women’s lives over the past six decades and will give you a(…)
May 19 2009
The 2009 Cover Contest is fast approaching. Voting begins May 28, 2009. While you are waiting to vote, you can nominate a cover in 2009 for next year’s contents. Details are here. Send to Kindle
Apr 30 2008
The Cover Cafe 2007 contest is open for voting. There are seven categories and ten finalists per category. Go on over and vote for the best covers in 2007. Send to Kindle
Jul 2 2007
If you have seen a beautiful cover on a romance book, it may very well be by Franco Accornero. For cover artists, he’s as well known amongst romance authors as Fabio and as varied of an artist as Nora Roberts. He’s the master of the stepback, whether it be beautiful ladies or eerie settings. In(…)
Jun 25 2007
Paul Ellis: Book Cover Artist An Interview by Erin Aislinn Jane’s Note: I am not one to reinvent the wheel and when Erin Aislinn graciously offered this interview with Paul Ellis, a cover artist, I thought I would be foolish not to share it. It has come to Dear Author’s attention that the cover art(…)
Jun 18 2007
Covers are one of the most important sales tools a book has. Whole websites are devoted to them. More than one professional has acknowledged that covers can make or break an author. I bought Lila Dubois, Forbidden, in part because of the phenomenal cover. April Martinez is a graphic designer who specializes in cover art(…)
May 8 2007
"A book’s cover is absolutely the single most important thing about the physical object that is a book.” – Betsy Groban, Little, Brown and Company, Inc. (login required). The cover of your book is the single most important promotional element. – Dick Claassen, Editor Awe-struck books. I bought Dark Lover because of the cover, the(…)
Apr 20 2007
The Annual Cover Contest is now open for voting. Voting closes on May 11, 2007, so it will behoove those interested to go over and vote now. Send to Kindle
Jan 8 2007
Do you enjoy the cover contest run by readers at The Cover Cafe? Now is the time to nominate the best and the worst of 2006. Link here. Send to Kindle
Sep 21 2006
I noticed on Sybil’s blog today a cover for an Avon Red book which looked strikingly similar to the cover for Sunny Chen’s Mona Lisa Awakening. Are these too similar? They are for my tastes. It’s a great cover, but I’ll always like the first one better. Is it that there are just so many(…)
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