Covers are now more likely to highlight character traits that can’t be conveyed in a simple silhouette, Nguyen noted, like their profession, their racial or ethnic backgrounds, or their body size.

Romance novels thrive on familiarity and the promise of a happily ever after (or a happy for now), and their covers likewise play to readers’ expectations. A mystical object surrounded by vining ...

Popularized by the success of books by authors like Judith McNaught, who wrote historical romance titles like Something Wonderful (1988), step-back covers would typically feature a landscape on ...

You evaluated romance covers from 2011 to 2023 ... across a book with an Asian character on the cover and not purchase the book. ... from all backgrounds being represented in that and ...

Meet the Model Who's On 600+ Romance Book Covers — And Loves Reading Them, Too (Exclusive) Jason Baca got discovered on the set of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and spent decades flexing on ...

With their expressive type and bawdy illustrations, romance novels pioneered the art of the book cover as advertisement. Brands That Matter Final Deadline on Friday 5/30! LOGIN ...

There’s no reason a cartoon cover can’t depict the true variety of the romance genre, but as it currently stands, there’s a homogeny that feels unrepresentative of what they’re selling.

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