What makes you pick up a book you’ve never heard of? Is it the title, the author’s name, or the promise of an intriguing story? More often than not, it’s the cover—a single image that has ...

Go ahead, judge a book by its cover. We asked book cover designers to pick the best book covers of 2025 and tell us what makes them so great. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature.

As a kid, Matt Stevens and his neighbor used to hunker down and get set up for a game of flick football. Stevens was always the Cowboys. His neighbor was always the Steelers. Only problem was ...

Let’s play a game. Imagine a book cover emblazoned with an illustrated figure, or two. Their faces are obscured, either by sunglasses or a brushstroke. Or maybe there’s nothing at all – a ...

Everyone who has seen the book cover of “Relentless” tells author Tracy A. Daigrepont that it looks amazing — just like a painting. And she tells them that it’s, “Because it is painted.” ...

If you’re an author wondering how to create the ideal book cover for your work, deciding between AI-generated designs and professional design services can feel challenging. The book cover is a ...

The new %27Harry Potter%27 covers will be on paperback editions in ... Harry Potter is getting a new look — or at least new book covers. On Wednesday, J.K. Rowling's American publisher ...

The Melania cover title - in capital letters in ... including one written by ex-adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. In her book Melania and Me, Wolkoff outlined her time working for, and her ...

With the rise of Instagram and BookTok, the importance of aesthetics in literature is on the rise, and book covers have become a bigger focus than ever. The phrase “never judge a book by its ...

Most videos on book cover designer Elisha Zepeda’s TikTok account have a similar format: he gets an assignment from a publisher, crafts several options, gets feedback, makes some tweaks ...

All of that to say: Swifties’ next obsession will likely lay in a brand-new Taylor Swift fan book dropping later this year, and Cosmopolitan has an exclusive first look at the gorgeous cover ...