A Nova Scotian favourite, Lesley Crewe
, is set to release her fifth novel with Nimbus Publishing this fall.
The struggle to capture the essence of a novel and be visually appealing to a reader can be a tough challenge that a good publisher takes seriously.
For Crewe’s Her Mother’s Daughter, they’ve gone through 5 covers, all nice in their own way, having found this book cover a particular challenge.
Click here to hop on over to their great blog and read all about the evolution of this cover, the rationale behind desgining and then ditching each cover, and the reason why number 5 was the lucky number … and all you have to do to win a FREE ADVANCE COPY is join Crewe’s Facebook fanpage leave a comment on which cover you like the most!
AND/OR! Respond on Nimbus’s blog by July 22nd to win a copy of one of Lesley’s other books! You get to choose between, Relative Happiness, Shoot Me, Ava Comes Home or Hit & Mrs. (Speaking of book covers, Hit & Mrs. was shortlisted for Salty Ink’s Judge a Book by Its Cover contest last year, based on public voting!)
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Cover number 5 is the one that appeals to me the most. Two words come to mind : light and airy. It has a fresh, crisp look – mother and baby having fun on the beach on a beautiful summer day. I also love how the shadows provide the darker background for the title… well done!