Discover how Marvel and DC artist Ivan Shavrin brings the energy of his initial sketch to his final cover art.

Doubleday Books Art Director Emily Mahon has been designing book covers for 20 years. After studying graphic design at Penn State, and an internship at Harper’s Bazaar, she was ready to leave the ...

Cover to Cover, a new book from Penguin Classics, is the closest I can get to looking at pornography in the office. I’ve stared at it for hours, flipping back and forth between covers I’ve passed a ...

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It's no surprise that many readers consider a job in book publishing to be one of the most covetable careers. Within publishing, there are widely recognized positions — like that of a book editor or ...

While many romantasy covers are beautiful, they're also easy to replicate, leading to a complete over-saturation of the genre. Many romantasies have been criticised for being formulaic, and that ...

There's something magical about holding a physical book in your hands, feeling the texture of its cover, and wondering about the story hidden inside. Book covers are more than just protective shells - ...

In 2022, Elisha Zepeda had given up on becoming a designer and was working as a barista at an Oregon bookstore. Today, he’s a salaried book cover designer at Penguin Random House and an in-demand ...

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, and, finally, ...