The Orange Book Cover Trend (with pictures)
2022 is the year of the orange book
I recently wrote about the book cover trend of colorful blobs (“Return of the Blob”) and have been thinking about trends in book covers ever since.
If you’re interested in learning more about the book design process, check out “The Endless Life Cycle of Book Cover Trends” by Alana Pockros.
She writes, “At mainstream publishers, the cover design process usually starts with the designer, who reads a manuscript, then puts together a cover option, or several, to present to the book’s editor.”
Besides a rainbow of blobs, 2022 has also introduced a new wave of orange books.
When you’re faced with the examples below, you’ll agree that orange was a hot color in publishing in 2022 (and recent years).
Example 1: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
Bestseller, Oprah Book Club pick, Booker Prize nominee, Leila Mottley’s Nightcrawling is one of the big books of 2022.
Per the book’s description on Bookshop.org: “Rich with raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability…
