From: Christina McTighe <christina.mctighe_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:12:15 -0500

Hi all,

I'm coming out of my dark little corner to ask a few questions. This is a fascinating topic and I'm interested to hear more. I've loved the perspectives on how a different cover on the same book can elicit such different reactions in people!

For those of you who work with kids and teens, what kind of feedback do you get on covers? Is there anything that they absolutely love and seem to gravitate towards? Is there anything they hate? I know the common thinking is that all, for instance, YA paranormal romance books look the same (no-head, black and blue, forests, swoopy gowns) because if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Teens like what they like and for those interested in a certain kind of book, they want to read that kind of book and little else-- at least without encouragement. Do you see this as being the case? It's a little startling, I admit, to go to B&N, or some other store where there is a large space of face-out titles and to see them all repeating the same themes over and over again.

Thoughts from the field?

Christina

Christina McTighe christina.mctighe_at_gmail.com 440-328-5194
Received on Thu 09 Feb 2012 03:12:15 PM CST