Book covers are usually designed to reflect what the book is all about — which isn't exactly in line with the famous saying about judging a book by its cover. Now, a pair of researchers from ...

To grab the readers’ attention, publishers are putting more effort than ever into cover design and creating distinctive looks, says Sarah Balmond Long gone are the days when books were displayed in ...

About a decade ago, when I was an editor at The New York Times Book Review, we left the name of the reviewer off a cover review. The book’s title and author’s name were there (“Bismarck ...