For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I talk a lot about book covers. During the year or so that I've been blogging, I have:
- Ranted about the Bell Jar cover
- Ranted about book covers that try to piggy-back on the success of a certain teenage vampire romance series
- Talked about how, even though it might not be the best idea in real life, judging a book by it's cover can be a good idea
However, I have recently realized that my thoughts on the topic are scattered, and occasionally contradictory. This is partially due to the fact that my opinions about the topic have changed in the last year. I've also generally brought it up in relation to something else. So I've been largely skirting around it, and this probably makes things unclear.
So, I decided to write one post that would try and set down in clear terms what I think about this topic; a sort of Book Cover Manifesto.