Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Love and coffee times 5... no, times 6!

With the exception of Cooking for Harry by Kay-Marie James and Dale Loves Sophie to Death by Robb Forman Dew, which have almost identical covers, these books don’t look that similar, but they all use the same concept on their covers: a coffee cup with a heart drawn in the foam. My favourite is Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe by Jennie Shortridge–I like the inclusion of the table and the blurry background beneath the title and author’s name. My least favourite is definitely The Essential Charlotte by Libby Schmais–the dotted heart looks fake and is not nearly as charming as the other creamy swirly hearts. However, Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman is clearly the winner as far as being the most obvious tie-in to the title. Has anyone else spotted similar covers?




Edited to add:
Thank you to Alea at Pop Culture Junkie for pointing out the similar cover to The Espressologist by Kristina Springer. Although there’s no heart in the cup, it’s there on the saucer! As Alea points out in her comment, this is not the final cover for this book (which will be published in September, according to Amazon).
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15 comments:

  1. Mary (Bookfan)April 22, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    I just picked up a copy of Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe at Borders last week. It was on the overstock table! I read her book Eating Heaven this week and LOVED IT!

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  2. ♔ jessica.marieApril 22, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    I would have to agree that the Love and Biology cover is the best.

    It's weird how so many covers with the same aspect can look so different.

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  3. UnknownApril 22, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    Good eye! I've seen a few of these, but not all of the ones that you've found.

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  4. bermudaonionApril 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    Wow, they are all similar. I agree with you that Love and Biology has the best cover.

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  5. AleaApril 22, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    There is no heart in this one but it goes well. Actually the cover has been changed, the final is now the one with the paper cup.

    http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=BRT&q=The%20Espressologist&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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  6. TaraApril 22, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    As usual, I'm impressed with your ability to find these matchy covers! That is too many heart-y cups of coffeee!

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  7. Ladytink_534April 23, 2009 at 2:17 AM

    These have me craving coffee now lol!

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  8. Dawn - She is Too Fond of BooksApril 23, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    And now I want to go out and get a yummy coffee!

    Do you think book covers have trends? That they go in cycles like fashion?

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  9. DarleneApril 23, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    These are so pretty. I love coffee so covers with coffee always attract me. I like Essential Charlotte.

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  10. MelissaApril 23, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    My favorite cover is for Dale Loves Sophie to Death, but I've always been partial to brown. It's such a rich color.

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  11. LuanneApril 23, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    Unbelievable!

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  12. AnonymousApril 23, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    i read love and biology...and was really drawn to the cover. now i have a bunch of other books with yummy-looking covers to consider. how on earth do you find these matchy-matchy covers?

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  13. JennersApril 24, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    I wonder if these artists think "I've come up with the most amazing unique cover idea EVER..." and then they read your blog.

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  14. LisaApril 25, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    I love these posts of yours. I think Triple Shot Betty is my favorite of those.

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  15. LiyanaJune 21, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    I love the covers! They make me want to get to Starbucks and order a Chocolate Javachip Venti. Mmmm.

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