When Teri Brown saw the proposed cover of her first YA novel Read My Lips, she was unexpectedly delighted.
"I loved it, but I was really surprised they put the whole face. There's a cover trend of the heads being cut off in the picture..." (gossip girl anyone?)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw9cpKH6wbtjH-S_KmcYwL9K2XG-yvTMxMIF7XPYxelIOdOUv4f0F8MmGqXeYtyzOVcDaPArwniNvsEURIc-EF79kRRK_YxTXlhDa3UaYneZY0P8Wb0KpbIzTEMmzute2ly1ke-ElMH0/s200/GossipGirl.jpg)
And it seems Teri's regard for the book design grew stronger over time.
Hello - authors? - this is how you show commitment to cover typography.
Anything less than a tattoo* and we will be convinced that the pleasure you have expressed about your book cover design is not entirely genuine.**
And designers, clearly the challenge for you is to inspire our authors to get them to a body art emporium.
Let the inking begin!
* Ankle, lower back, shoulder, hip... we are not prescriptive about body part.
* Ankle, lower back, shoulder, hip... we are not prescriptive about body part.
** We will accept temporary tattoos, but we will need photographic evidence.
1 comment:
So this isn't an Onion book, is it? Looks interesting!
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