Two Basford titles topped the category bestseller list and a third was in ninth place and altogether than sold approximately 5, copies. The Millions. To read the full story, subscribe or log in.
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New to PW? To set up immediate access, click here. I am, of course, describing a book cover—or rather, the book cover, that of the current literary zeitgeist, whose abstract splotches are a ubiquitous presence in the new releases display at your local bookstore.
The highly cyclical nature of book design is, of course, far from breaking news. Like most other areas of design, publishing jumps from trend to trend, the aesthetic cycle of breakthrough to omnipresence to total exhaustion as tried and true as it is in any other industry. That is especially true of genre fiction categories like romance, horror, mystery, and young adult—may we never forget the legion of Twilight look-alikes that came out in the early s, or the year or two that flat illustration ruled the world of beach reads.
Among books bestowed with The Book Cover, too, some common factors jump out. They are usually fiction and nearly always written by women, often women of color.
They also tend to come from the Big Five publishing houses, whose considerable budgets leave few expenses spared for design and marketing.
So what does this trend represent, beyond, well, a trend?
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