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The Mule Tamer
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IR Staff •
May 01, 2012
My main character is a mule breeder in Arizona and one crucial part of the novel finds him traveling alone in the deserts of Arizona and Mexico. The cover conveys a certain tension, as the landscape is so vast and foreign and lonely. It evokes both a sense of danger and tranquility. Read On
Ebook Cover Design Award Winners
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IR Staff •
Apr 17, 2012
When Phoebe’s husband announces that he would like them to start a family she isn’t at all sure that she feels the same. This is a bitter sweet comedy drama of complex relationships, life-changing encounters and the realization that being a mother doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing to every woman. Read On
The Girl Who Came Home
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IR Staff •
Apr 10, 2012
In honor of the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, this week’s “Cover Me” selection was inspired by true events surrounding a group of Irish emigrants who sailed on the maiden voyage of the ship. The book can also be found on this week’s best seller list. Read On
Ebook Cover Design Award Winners
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IR Staff •
Mar 13, 2012
Kristian Truelsen submitted “30 Failures by Age 30″, designed by Katharine Miller. “In this image author Katharine Miller pays homage to the works of painter Art Frahm.” Read On
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind
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IR Staff •
Feb 28, 2012
The most important part for me was finding a cover that after looking at it for the first time would make the reader wonder what the hell was going on inside the book. I think I nailed it. Read On
Ebook Cover Design Award Winners
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IR Staff •
Feb 14, 2012
Starting this month, IR will co-post the two top winners of The Book Designer’s “Ebook Cover Design Award”. Read On
Dead is the New Black
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Jan 31, 2012
I wanted the cover to convey BIG. In other words, it’s cozy mystery, but the world in which it takes place contains the highest and the lowest. So a terrific bilboard that eats up the sky seemed appropriate. Read On
Turning Point
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IR Staff •
Jan 03, 2012
One of the criticisms often thrown at indie books is that they have lousy cover designs. We beg to differ, and to prove our point, we’ve launched a new feature to highlight some of the best. Read On
IndieJourney: Denny Fried
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IR Staff •
Dec 25, 2011
Don’t get too excited about what seems like a positive development, nor get too down about what seems like a disaster. In time, neither will be as momentous as it first seemed. Read On
Interview with Theresa Ragan
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Amy Edelman •
Oct 19, 2011
I started writing ABDUCTED out of frustration with not selling to New York. I decided to kill off a few characters and hopefully some frustrations at the same time. Read On
