Links: “The Art and Business of Book Covers”

Longreads: http://blog.longreads.com/

Today the Longreads Blog features seven articles about book covers.

Some of the pieces focus on design:

• “Judge This: The Power of First Impressions,” by Chip Kidd:
• “How to Judge the Cover of a Book,” by Kylie Boelte

Another looks at cover differences between books marketed to men and those aimed at women :

• “The Second Shelf: On the Rules of Literary Fiction for Men and Women,” by Meg Wolitzer

The others are more thinky pieces about design:

• “The Decline and Fall of the Book Cover,” by Tim Kreider
• “They Become What They Behold, or, How Pretty Should a Book Be?” by Emily Keeler
• “Judging Books By Their Covers,” by Mary Borkowski
• “Hack the Cover,” by Craig Mod