Working in book publishing and in open plan office, it is natural that at some point in the week (possibly day) we will talk about a cover to a book – one of ours or one from another publisher.  Exactly how we might end up talking about a particular cover may vary… It could be because we are discussing design and comparing various looks, praising a particular cover we’ve fallen in love with… or, like today, it could come up randomly in conversation.

Me (Chiara): Guess who I spotted on Platform 2 at the North Terminal at Gatwick on Sunday, on my way back home from Madrid?

Girls in unison: Who?

Me: Richard and Judy!

Susie: Great spot!

Me: Yes, Richard was looking quite dapper in a white blazer. If only I had my copy of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet with me,  I could have offered it to them as a wonderful holiday read… (I’m sure Richard and Judy have nightmares about being chased by publisists.)

Lesley: They are still doing their Book Club, right?

Susie: Yes, but it’s exclusive to WHSmith

Lara: I can’t quite think of the titles on the current list off the top of my head.

Me: No, but I can picture one of the covers – a close up of a woman – which I really like. (She makes me think of Kristin Scott-Thomas)

Susie: Ah, The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake – yes I like that cover too.  It’s a new cover, the older one was very different.

And that is how we came to talk about The Postmistress covers…

Chiara Priorelli, Publicity & Online Marketing Manager

Want to flag up a cover you love or hate for our Wednesday Cover Story? Write to chiara@allisonandbusby.com with your thoughts