Madigan Reads

Here's a trend I've noticed... covers with post-it notes on them. I could swear I remember more books with post-its on the cover tha...

Here's a trend I've noticed lately - maps on the cover. No Place to Fall - Jaye Robin Brown      Good girl Amber has to choose...

Here are some YA titles with eggs on the cover! Scrambled Eggs at Midnight - Brad Barkley      Two teens constantly on the move find r...

Just for fun, I thought I'd put together a Valentine's Day display in my library's teen area of books featuring hearts on the co...

This week's Top 10 Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish is Top 10 Favorite Covers of books you've read. Here are mine: ...

Author Maureen Johnson is calling for fans to re-imagine book covers, making "girly" books appeal to guys and books for guys look ...

I'm so excited to hear that Kazu Kibuishi has been selected to create all new covers for the 15th anniversary of Harry Potter . I lo...

Couldn't help but notice... a number of cover designs that employ an eye on the spine of the book, staring out at the reader. Her...

Ah! The cover for the sequel of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor has been revealed! I love it! Days of Blood and Starlight fits ...

Wow! I'll credit this brilliant idea for changing the way I think about book covers, forever. New cover that I don't like??? I'l...

The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman Razorbill September 2008 In a post-apocalyptic future, Honor thinks she's being sen...

I started putting together a Cover Trend post noting which covers feature pretty dresses. But these days, that is like... all of them. So, l...

Coffee cups! And some tea cups too. Not all of these stories are about coffee. The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson Flux Jan...

Here's something that I've noticed. Books that feature a main character curled up in a ball. Juliet Immortal  by Stacey Jay  Dela...

Here's something that I've noticed. New books that feature a dark smoky eye, or at least a lot of eyeliner. Teeth: Vampire Tales ...

It's common enough to find the same stock photo used twice, sometimes with a different treatment on two different covers. But here's...