PREMIUM The cover of The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction. The Ahmedabad-based ... as well as tales of romance and fantasy, horror, the supernatural, crime and science-fiction.

But he hasn’t been traded in for a younger model; models generally have vanished from the romance ... success. Book covers are primarily a marketing tool as much as they’re an art – and ...

Romance novels thrive ... the look of the books is continually evolving. PW spoke with art and editorial pros about new trends on and under the covers. Alexandra Sunshine, senior editor at ...

McGinnis, well known and highly regarded for his illustrations on over 1400 paperback book covers, spanning detective novels, espionage, romance ... art by Robert McGinnis, (1970) “My illustration ...

By the late 1950s McGinnis had found his artistic niche, painting cover art for pulp fiction paperbacks for $200 a piece. These books “were intended to be read at home or on the train and then thrown ...

Modern adult romance ... Cover design creates a cohesive brand image for an author or genre. These hyper-colourful covers reflect the fun, escapist stories that these types of novels offer. Not all ...

Early roots in World War II-era novels The origins of the modern romance cover can be traced back to the World War II era, coinciding with the rise of mass-market pulp ... art for Painter’s books.) ...

At first controversial, ‘The Yellow Book’ method caught on, and by the early 20th century book cover design was an established art form ... every historical romance book aimed at female ...

New books this week cover problematic parents ... biographer on the Minnesota-raised writer’s ‘life and art’ WorldPride is in D.C. this year — which may be why attendance and sponsorship ...

The Art of Comic Book ... world of comic book cover design, from its origins to its evolution and enduring significance. The history of comic book cover design can be traced back to the early days of ...