Fiction

Cover Face-Off: THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON by Adam Johnson

Rebecca Joines Schinsky

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Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky.

This is a pretty good example of the “hardback covers are abstract; paperback covers are more narrative” phenomenon. Which cover for The Orphan Master’s Son do you prefer? Vote in the poll below and feel free to tell us why in the comments.

Here’s the hardcover design:

 

And here’s the paperback (coming August 7th):

 

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