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SPINE-ABCD Awards 2026! The 13th Annual Academy of British Cover Design awards took place last night (March 5th) at Gigi‘s in Hoxton and was attended by the best and brightest in the design community. Jamie Keenan was there ...

Vyki Hendy recaps last night's Academy of British Cover Design Awards

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Hey, congratulations!

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Book Covers of Note, February 2026 Hey. I hope you’re keeping safe and well, especially my friends and colleagues in snowy NYC. Thanks to everyone who helped with images and design credits this month — it’s been a …

Here's my book cover round-up for February!

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#books #design

Book Covers of Note, February 2026 Hey. I hope you’re keeping safe and well, especially my friends and colleagues in snowy NYC. Thanks to everyone who helped with images and design credits this month — it’s been a …

Here’s February’s book covers post!

www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2026/02...

Presenting the longlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.

Find out more about the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026

Well maybe this too...

I wrote about one part of my reaction to recent events: the importance and nuance of what it means to subscribe to something.

The only Brontë commentary I need

More snow in Toronto...

Tomorrow I'm in Charge! Check out Tomorrow I'm in Charge! - <p> <strong>When Weasel comes home, he can hardly believe his eyes: Bear and Badger are playing. But Badger is Weasel's friend! </strong> </p><p>Badger suggests the...

It was in the Alt text but just in case anyone is wondering, this is Weasel from a new picture book by illustrator by Jörg Mϋhle, Tomorrow I'm in Charge, from Gecko Press...

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This morning...

Thank you for writing this.

When a Book Cover Designer Writes a Book, Who Designs the Cover? As a book cover designer, I never imagined the tables being turned and finding myself in the position of an author awaiting cover designs. But after selling my first work of fiction, Head of Househ…

Designer-turned-author Oliver Munday and designer Chris Brand discuss the creative process behind the cover of Oliver's new novel Head of Household

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Thank you! :-)

Do you know who designed the covers, John? I saw them on the Vintage Design instagram yesterday, but they didn't say whose work it is.

My mind immediately goes to Mr. Toad

These are great!

I don't know how you square that what people click is not necessarily the same as what they value/want. But one is easy to measure and the other is not.

The Winnipeg Free Press in Canada. Although one might quibble over "widely read" I guess? The Globe and Mail went from a separate section to couple of pages in Arts section, which is still something. It's down to page or so in the Toronto Star.

Ducks is a full graphic novel/memoir but Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops are collections of her comic strips.

Kate Beaton.

The @fotmob.com commentator is losing the will to live

(Published 2020)

Weird coincidence, but Carl Anka was just talking about player haircuts on Monday's Talk of the Devils podcast for The Athletic. He wrote about Pogba's haircut back in 2020 apparently!

www.nytimes.com/athletic/1602244/2020/02/26/premier-league-barber-grooming-expression/

The 10 Best Book Covers of January Another month of books, another month of book covers. In January, it was all about the text treatments. And also, for some reason, teal. Here are my favorites from the start of the new year: I&#821…

Lit Hub's best book covers of January:

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And that is why we love it.

Incredible photo by Victor J. Blue

Little Ghosts Books Workshop Space Little Ghosts Books horror bookstore & community hub is looking to expand its space by renovating our back garage into a studio to host our workshops, book clubs, and author events.

Hey friends, can I ask you all to give our @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social Crowdfundr a look? Any amount helps us with our workspace renovation plans, if you're not able (which I understand!), if you could share the link that would be amazing. Love you all! 🤗🧡 👻📚
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Book Covers of Note, January 2026 Well, it’s been a month. I hope you’re all keeping safe and well, especially my friends and publishing colleagues in Minnesota. Stay Strong. The Aquatics by Osvalde Lewat, translated by…

My latest round-up of new and recent book covers is up on the blog:

www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2026/01...

The Best Book Covers of the Last Decade This year at Literary Hub, we published the tenth iteration of a fan favorite end of year list: the best book covers of the year, as chosen by some of our favorite book cover designers. This featur…

This is a really interesting selection. A lot of the covers you would expect, but still some surprises...

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