Every bookshop shelf tells the same visual story now. Romance, fantasy, literary fiction: the covers blur into one another, shaped by algorithms, stock imagery, and the tyranny of the thumbnail.

Mark Sinclair picks his ten favourite book covers of the year, chosen for their “strong, characterful, challenging and exciting” design Has it ever been easier to design a book cover? As with most ...

If you’re a romance reader, or you’ve been in the vicinity of a bookstore anytime over the past couple of years, you’re probably familiar with this trend. Go to the display with the sign reading some ...