The Poet’s Toolbox: Four Book Cover Design Trends

Welcome back, poets! Today I thought I’d do something different and talk about one of my favorite things—book cover design!  If you’re planning on traditionally publishing a full-length poetry collection or chapbook, you will typically work with a designer and the publisher to come up with a book cover design you’re all happy with. While… Read more »

Book Cover Design and Blurb: Agony or Ecstasy?

Book Cover Design and Blurb: Agony or Ecstasy?

When I was a kid, after a weekly shopping trip to my hometown, the place our family arranged to meet before driving home was the bookstore. There we’d pick up the weekly magazines (Woman, Girl, Eagle… ) and browse books while waiting for stragglers to arrive. My parents — primary school teachers — would be… Read more »