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 ...

You know the work. But you might not know who made it. From the 1950s to the 1990s, book designer Janet Halverson created covers for an array of authors and titles: Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the ...

There’s one big thing about Rodrigo Corral that does not initially make sense: The book cover maestro does not have a signature style. “A thing that we repeat often in the studio is, ‘Let’s be careful ...

For decades, Chip Kidd has revolutionized the book jacket—giving Jurassic Park its iconic T-Rex silhouette, The Secret History its Greek statue, and 1Q84 its ghostly, translucent type. Now, for the ...

The book features cover art by designer and illustrator is Holly Ovenden.

In a year brimming with beautiful jacket art, these books stood out. Credit... Supported by By Matt Dorfman Matt Dorfman is a designer, illustrator and the art director of the Book Review. If an ...

Photographer Amanda Rivas claims the cover art of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo plagiarized this self-portrait by her. The Epic Reads Twitter account responded within 12 hours, replying, “[W]e’re so ...

The online book-a-day challenge on social media invites users to share their favorite book jackets. The results can be delightful. By Guy Trebay Mindless and irresistible as chain letters or online ...

Menswear designer Jeffrey Banks' memoir is a love letter to his family and the fashion community. The book is a visual feast ...