If most book cover designs are conceived as quick-to-metabolize marketing tools, a great one can make the reader do a double take in slow motion. A good first impression is, of course, the goal ...

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In the red-hot world of romance novels, the startup “romantic fiction company” is looking to stand out with its uniform, color-blocked, Easter egg–heavy cover design.