Heh. Heh… Well. I guess we’re still not quite ready for The Reading Room’s Latest Additions to be shared… They’re working on how the book cover images are added and you know The Reading Room just wouldn’t be the same if you couldn’t judge a book by it’s cover… right? I know Janet talked about the lure of an good cover in her post Just One Look, That’s all it Took but prepare yourself for just a few more thoughts on the topic…
I’m a big fan of appealing cover art! A bunch of my favorite books for 2009 have fabulous covers like: The Girl Who Chased the Moon or Bellfield Hall or Silent on the Moor. Then there are the books that I haven’t read yet, but the cover is calling me like: The Unnamed or Inside of a Dog or Roses. I was happy to have been lured into reading Secrets of Happiness by the cover and that cute little dog still makes me smile! On the other hand, I read Where the Heart Is despite the cover… what an unfortunately bor-ring cover for such a sweet story. Yep. It can make a real difference in those first few seconds when you’re deciding between a cute dog rolling in green grass or a tan background to a tan home, but you might like both those books in the end… It’s something to think about. If you have any doubts about what’s inside while you’re judging covers in the future, you just come on over and ask one of us if we’ve read the book. We’d be more than happy to help you see beyond your first impression or we’ll tell you how right you were to love that sparkly moon hanging in the sky!
— Stacey
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