Voyager Dvd Covers
About a week ago, The Millions posted a nice feature comparing the US and UK book covers of some of the top novels of the past year, showing how designers (or at least marketing executives) think different constituencies are going to be attracted by different designs.
And how sometimes how those designs have absolutely nothing to do with the book.
For instance, the US version of Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs doesn't hold a candle to its UK counterpart, especially when it comes to conveying what the book is about while the UK version of Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin is almost laughable compared to Matteo Pericoli's intricate, elegant drawing on the cover of the US version.
A Book I'll Never Read
Speaking of McCann, check out the cover of his next book, In the Country Below.
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