TWISTED News!
There has long been, erm, ‘conversations’ about the original TWISTED cover. This is a book about a sweet, confused teenage boy whose father is an asshole and whose life is quickly going down the toilet. It’s a story about false accusations, lies, love and suicide.
Is that the spirit that this cover evokes?
No, I didn’t think so.
I never liked this cover. (Note: it doesn’t matter if an author likes a cover or not. Our job is to write a great book. End. Of. Story.)
But there is good news! Last year Penguin redesigned the covers of CATALYST and PROM. Now it’s TWISTED’s turn.
Drum roll, please…
The new cover should be available in stores in September.
What do you think?
PS – Are you following the discussions of gendered book covers started by Maureen Johnson? There are lots of great examples posted on Tumblr. I’d love to hear your thoughts on that, too.
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What an awesome cover!
GREAT cover! I'm sure it'll bring in new readers.
So much more appropriate for the story!!
Love the new cover! I also found the gendered book covers that you linked to quite interesting. As a high school librarian I used to tell the boys that I'd stick another cover on some books if they wanted me to because I knew they would like it but it looked too girly! Some of them would trust me, but they were the ones who usually didn't care what anyone else thought. Most assumed I was just pushing a "chick" book on them.
I love it. This book is one of my all-time favorites. It is so sharp and compelling. So thank you for writing it, Laurie Halse Anderson!The new cover is fantastic. It reminds me of a pivotal scene in the book.
Sometimes when I see book covers, I wonder if the artist read the book. The old cover kept reminding me of a lipstick.
The new one is a better fit. It's cool that Penguin is willing to revisit the covers. Thanks~~
I did like the old cover, but this new one is so much better!
