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A Brief History of Alfred A. Knopf's Playful Spine Logo
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13 Quotes About Book Covers
From 'The Look of the Book' by Peter Mendelsund and David J. Alworth
Jun 14
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Nathaniel Roy
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ABDN Book Diary 03: I Hired Another Designer to Do My Cover
This is a process diary for the creation of a book based on this newsletter, I Can Tell Your Book Was Self-Published. It is for my wonderful paid…
Jun 11
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Nathaniel Roy
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Swastikas on Book Covers
And the Limits of Cleverness in Design
Jun 7
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Nathaniel Roy
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May 2025
More Rejected Book Covers
Every book cover you have ever seen is a gladiator.
May 31
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Nathaniel Roy
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My First Book Design Wasn’t Very Good
We all start somewhere.
May 24
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Nathaniel Roy
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ABDN Book Diary 02
Margins and editing
May 18
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Nathaniel Roy
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What Does A Book Cover Cost?
Spoiler: I don't know.
May 17
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Nathaniel Roy
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How to Design A Book Cover: Rhetoric, Inc.
Sketches, Drafts, Revisions, and More
May 14
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How to Design A Book Cover: Rhetoric, Inc.
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ABDN Book Diary 01
Begin at something resembling the beginning
May 11
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Nathaniel Roy
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I Am Making a Book!
On the occasion of this newsletter’s first birthday
May 10
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Nathaniel Roy
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When Ugly is a Good Thing in Book Cover Design
Hair, Flesh, and "Bad" Typography
May 3
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Nathaniel Roy
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