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Vote in the 2025 Battle of US vs. UK Book Covers!
Get in, we're judging books by their covers
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We’re all in the business of judging books by their covers. Admit it — when you’re in the throws of writing your novel (or short story collection, or poetry collection, or memoir, etc. etc.), you too spend your breaks daydreaming of a beautiful, captivating cover that will capture the essence of your book perfectly and also convince every single passerby in the bookstore to purchase their own copy. But had you ever thought to dream up two different versions of it?
Love it or hate it, the publishing world has decided that book cover styles should vastly differ, depending on what side of the Boston Tea Party you were on. Now is your chance to help us find out whose taste is better! We present to you: The 2025 Battle of US vs. UK Book Covers!
Voting starts NOW. Vote for your favorite covers before Wednesday, September 9 at 12pm Eastern to have your vote counted!
