People still do judge a book by its cover, so it better be good

People still do judge a book by its cover, so it better be good: There’s a new wave of public interest in book design, and about time, too. The people who put together the way a book looks and feels are like writers in some ways: intensely creative and intuitive, obsessed with their creation, very painstaking and fussy, probably their own fiercest critics. “It’s a passion,” educational book designer Olga Lavecchia told the festival session. “It’s difficult to show you, but it’s within us.”