Cover Power
December 6, 2007
For the past two months, I’ve been shelving books in every section of the bookstore. (Yes, I do mean every section.) And I’ve learned something very interesting about myself — I’m a sucker for a good cover.
For example, look at this cover for one of Philippa Gregory’s books.
And this one.
I love the look of her books. They have that hazy, historically lavish look to them that makes British history sound captivating. Which is interesting since I took British history in college and found it boring. (Nothing like cramming a thousand years into three months.) Just shows you the power of a cover, doesn’t it?
I’ve always been an avid fiction reader, turning my nose up at the non-fiction shelves in the bookstores and libraries, but now I’ve got a list of books from the history section that I’m dying to read, books in the cooking section and biography section that I’m eager to get my hands on. And what’s done that? A great cover.
What about you? What book have you picked up because the cover intrigued you?
Comments
2 Responses to “Cover Power”
How big is your TBR pile now? I couldn’t work in a bookstore–I’d be spending my entire paycheck, and probably going into debt =)
Can’t think of the last book I picked up for the cover only, but I sure like the ones you picked!
Those covers are beautiful! I love the covers on Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series, and all of the Dick Francis books published by G.P. Putnam’s sons. I’m always interested to see how they are going to do the next one.