Romance novels thrive on familiarity and the promise of a happily ever after (or a happy for now), and their covers likewise play to readers’ expectations. A mystical object surrounded by vining ...

Publishing leaders, art directors, and academics tell us how the visuals associated with romance novels have changed ...

The Pudding takes a look at 1,400 romance novels from 2011 to 2023 to see how things ... What’s behind the publishing industry’s shift from raunchy romance covers to illustrated ...

Monique Aimee, an illustrator who has worked on covers for Timothy Janovsky and Casey McQuiston, said the key to this pared-back style is communicating the novel’s sensibility — earnest but ...

Romance novels are getting a modern design twist with the rise of vector couple covers. ... Book covers are primarily a marketing tool as much as they’re an art — and they really are an art. ...

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.

Romance novels are delightful for many reasons, but as any true fan knows, the fun starts before you even open the book — with the cover. Cover styles vary from author to author, but no matter ...

Why do all romance books look the same right now? ... Cartoon covers and illustrated couples on romance novels is, like everything else, a trend. It will eventually make way for something new.

If this story were a romance novel, it would read something like this: The heroine — a feisty, brassy American woman, representing hundreds of thousands of female romance readers — is i… ...

The Steamy, Throbbing History of Romance Novel Covers ... “I looked at the photo and said this guy could really get the women started,” Duillo told Illustration magazine in a 2012 interview.