Judging the Book By Its Cover is a column where we, you guessed it, judge books by their covers. Or more accurately, we judge the covers of books, examining the different aesthetics they’ve had through the years (and in some cases titles) to determine which are the most and least effective. Even in crime lit, […]
Judging the Book By Its Cover: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Judging the Book By Its Cover is a column where we, you guessed it, judge books by their covers. Or more accurately, we judge the covers of books, examining the different aesthetics they’ve had through the years (and in some cases titles) to determine which are the most and least effective. As a teenager, I […]
Judging the Book by Its Cover: The Synthetic Man by Theodore Sturgeon
As much as I agree with the old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” as a life principle, I have to confess that I spend a lot of time picking up old books and records in bargain bins and thrift shops specifically because I judged them on their covers. I know I’m not […]