We're an Open Book
I love epigraphs! You know, those little quotes, poems or phrases at the beginning of books? I bet you’ve flipped past them without a second look sometimes. Epigraphs are cool because they are like clues to what is about to happen in the book. Sometimes they tie the book to a greater piece of work or set up for some important themes in the novel.
Here is a list of my 5 favorite epigraphs, in no particular order. What are yours?
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Ah, film tie-ins. Those wonderful (read: sarcasm ) things movie companies come up with to make even more money than they already have. Film tie-ins often come in the form of video games and collectible toys, but now we are seeing more movie tie-in book covers. You bought Breaking Dawn two years ago , right ? Well, You don’t own the one with Rpatz face on it !That’ll be $10.
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with tie-in covers. Mostly though, I hate them. They don’t serve much of a purpose except to make you buy the book again. Let’s take a look at the good, bad and ugly of tie in covers.
Better than the original
I like this cover. In fact, when I bought the book, I chose it over the original. The design of the tie-in seems to have become somewhat of an icon for Lauren Weisberger. All of her book covers are now released with a similar heel design, she even uses the heel motif on her website.
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| Original American Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in Cover |
The Good
Some tie-ins know how to blend the best of both worlds. They will just take elements of the original and work it together with the film tie-in. Both of these tie-ins used similar coloring and positioning as the original.
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| Original Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in cover |
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| Original Cover |
Don’t Look Now
This may just be a coincidence,but I was in the bookstore and I noticed when it comes to romantic themed novel tie-ins,they pretty much follow the same position;look deep into each others eyes and don’t look into the 4th wall. Usually this is done when it is a ‘celebrity romance’ they are trying to push. I think the reason they use this position is to draw our attention to the couple but, it was funny to me all the tie-ins follow this. Also, notice none of the original covers even have faces on them.
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| Movie Tie-in Cover |
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| Original Cover |
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| Original Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in cover |
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| Original Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in Cover |
Look Who is in This Book . . . Not, Really.
Some tie-ins just shamelessly put the actor front and center. A little shelf candy for your home library. I don’t know what Charlie St. Cloud is about but, ooh Zefron !
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| Original Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in |
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| Movie Tie-in |
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| Original Cover |
This is not my childhood
I find it really bizarre when suddenly the books of your childhood get the film tie-in cover. The Narnia covers of my childhood were the 1994 HarperCollins by Leo and Diane Dillon. You know, the purple and white ones. I mean okay, I admit . . . I do own the Prince Caspian with Ben Barnes on the cover.
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| Original Book Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in |
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| 1994 HarperCollins Cover |
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| Movie Tie-in |
Harry Potter
And then there are series like Harry Potter and it’s film tie- in covers. Oh wait . . . Harry Potter don’t play that. There are no film tie-in covers for Harry Potter because they don’t need them. I mean, okay I will admit as far as merchandising tie-ins Harry Potter does seem have everything else. Still, I’d rather eat a bag of Beritie Botts Every Flavor Jellybean than buy a book I already have because Daniel Radcliffe is on the cover.
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Written By Kat
Wall Street Journal has created a list of 9 upcoming books that might be (but probably won’t be) the next Harry Potter. A few of these books look like they might have merit and may end up on my book list. Here are our thoughts
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