The Look of the Book

Praise

Praise for The Look of the Book:

“A book about books that deserves a spot in every bibliophile’s collection.”—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Cover:

“In the past decade, Mr. Mendelsund has designed about 600 book jackets, ranging from a sober, sophisticated cover for Tolstoy’s War and Peace to his whimsical Pop Art-like treatment of Kafka’s novella Metamorphosis, to the hypnotic fluorescent swirls on Stieg Larsson’s thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”—New York Times

“Cover is foremost a visually enticing tour of some of the most important books of recent times, made even more memorable by Mendelsund’s daring covers.”—Washington Post

Praise for What We See When We Read:

“A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images.”—Alexandra Alter, New York Times

“Mendelsund, throughout this thought-provoking book, helps the lay reader contemplate text in ways you hadn’t thought about previously.”—Los Angeles Times

“A welcome and fascinating new book.”—New York Review of Books