where i’ve been the past…14 months.

It’s been an adventure, this past year, and for those of you who don’t know, this little lovey has graced my world since August 2013. I’ve thought about this little blog frequently in the past several weeks. I think about coming back full force because the past year has seen a LOT of amazing covers … Continue reading →

happy book birthday, eleanor & park!

Oh wow. It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I’m back, at least for this week, and I just wanted to spread some more Eleanor & Park love. As if I didn’t spread enough of it back in August of last year, right? If you’ve posted about E&P on Twitter and I haven’t gone all YAAAAY … Continue reading →

st. louis!

St. Louis is a beauty, no? I wasn’t quite sure where to put this post, to be honest. I normally talk cover art here at TCG, my Tumblr isn’t meant for holding more than 100 words, and I sure wasn’t going to start another new personal blog. So I decided to post here. Feel free … Continue reading →

how to make a YA cover baby (erm, teenager)

I love finding parents for YA cover babies. It’s like the fun version of genealogy, y’all! Except without trying to figure out which people were the crazy aunts and uncles. For example, if Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 & Carrie Harris’ Bad Taste in Boys had a cryonically frozen teenage daughter, she’d look just like this!

chad beckerman: cover evolution of me and earl and the dying girl

This post’s a short one but a good one, I promise. I’m trying my best not to use all capital letters in this post, so I’m going to go ahead and cut to the chase. The incredibly talented Chad Beckerman posted about the evolution of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’s cover. If you’ve fully … Continue reading →

books on the inside: the literary slap

Can I let you in on a little secret? Okay, it’s not really a secret, as I’ve mentioned it here before, but I have a bit of an obsession with the Literary Slap. And even though I love talking about the outsides of books, I thought I might be nice to insert a little bit … Continue reading →

you. yes. you.

Hi there! So, you may have noticed the redecorating around these here parts. Even more, I’ve been thinking a bit about how I write posts for this here little blog. In order to get to know my readership a little bit better, I’ve created the little poll below. If you’ve got .36 seconds to spare, … Continue reading →

it’s been a bit quiet here, no?

Hello there, fellow cover-lovin’ friends. It’s been a bit quiet here lately, and for various personal reasons, but I haven’t forgotten about you. And I certainly haven’t forgotten about this blog that I love so much. I actually have been writing, except it’s been elsewhere, actually. I’ve managed to trick convince two people that I actually … Continue reading →

a cover reveal for the friday society (on a tuesday)!

I haven’t done many cover reveals on the blog. To date, I’ve only done one, actually. So I was a little more than excited to do my second one! I know what you’re thinking. It’s another cover with not one, not two, but three faces. And faces on covers are certainly not my thing, right? … Continue reading →

designing book covers is SO EASY

I’ve got my big headings, loud colors and template already picked out for my cover! Now I just need to write a book, obviously.