Can a book cover tell a story? Can a book cover sell a book? Can a book cover make someone get their plastic out and WOW...buy the book. Er....yes! Check out Glimmer Train Press - those covers are absolute jewels.
There's a series of books about now - Fantasy/Horror me thinks.....these days I find it best to speed past interesting books in case my credit card jumps out and lands me in trouble. Very interesting covers - no apparent border/frame around the image and striking in appearance. That's not to say that borders are a bad thing ( or Borders....let's keep in their good books) - check out those on those glorious Glimmer Train Press books. Book covers are just so very important. They have to stand there on the shelves and do a lot of attracting! So if the cover makes someone stop and look and reach out and touch........! Move over chocolate!
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by G.W. Dahlquist

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