hurricane: Reading through #coverflip, I’m wondering how many of these people...

snowyclouds:

Reading through #coverflip, I’m wondering how many of these people realize that if J0hn Gr33n would have been a woman, he wouldn’t have been blown up into a ridiculously overhyped stereotypical Male Author like he has been? And that’s worth more conversation than book covers, isn’t it?

I think…

But see, I think that’s the point. The assumed readership is often for females since a female writer wrote the book. I liked what maureen johnson said on her blog about how boys often don’t read “girl” books because the covers may be too “girly.” I think that’s why the coverflip is a cool idea, not necessarily because the gender is flipped, but because the marketing/cover is flipped to the opposite/neutral gender.

here’s my submission for maureen johnson’s coverflip challenge! it’s for Code Name Verity, which is by Elizabeth Wein. Click here to see the original cover. i know this may not be the most “well-known” book around town, but IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING. anyway, if you haven’t read it, check it out! (P.S. The pic is not mine and is from google!)
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here’s my submission for maureen johnson’s coverflip challenge! it’s for Code Name Verity, which is by Elizabeth Wein. Click here to see the original cover. i know this may not be the most “well-known” book around town, but IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING. anyway, if you haven’t read it, check it out!

(P.S. The pic is not mine and is from google!)