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This week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic is our top five favorite title fonts on book covers. The design of a cover is extremely important because it is the first impression that a potential reader gets, and is what will inspire them to learn more about the actual novel itself. We may not entirely judge a book by its cover, but it definitely plays a significant role in the book selection process of all readers.
As both a reader and an artist, I have always enjoyed every aspect of a novel, from the cover to the layout to the actual text of the story. I will admit, covers are very important to me and I can get pretty picky when choosing what edition I want to buy. I also happen to be a huge typography nerd, so I love covers with unique and beautiful title fonts.
It was tough to chose, but here are a few of the books that I think have both distinctive and gorgeous title fonts!
- The Singular and Extraordinary Tale of Mirror and Goliath by Ishbelle Bee
- The Assassin’s Apprentice/Royal Assassin/Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
- Jackaby/Beastly Bones by William Ritter
What are your favorite book title fonts? Let me know in the comments!
-Ariana
The Quirky Book Nerd 
The cover of Mirror and Goliath looks really cool and kind of steampunky. I loved Cinder as well (need to read the rest though!) 😛
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It really does have a very steampunk feel to it; I absolutely love that! I haven’t had a chance to read the book yet, but I am hoping that it has some steampunk elements in it 🙂
Cinder is fantastic, isn’t it? I’m currently working my way through the series too! Can’t wait to see where it goes 🙂
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Yeah I’ve read Cinder and have Scarlett. That’s my next read! 😛
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Wow! Jackaby and Beastly Bone both have BEAUTIFUL fonts!
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They are two of my all-time favorite covers!
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Those Robin Hobb fonts look so amazing! Great list.
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Aren’t they fantastic? I love that medieval, hand-drawn style font!
Thank you! 🙂
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I really love your choices! I’ve got to admit I haven’t heart the books from 3-5 and their fonts are gorgeous! Jackaby though ❤ You have a lovely list!
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Thank you! 🙂
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They’re all so lovely! I particularly like Robin Hobb’s book cover fonts 🙂
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Great choices! 🙂 I’m pretty sure most of the reason I want to even read Jackaby is because of how beautiful the cover design is, surely something that lovely must contain an equally lovely story.
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Jackaby’s cover is fantastic, isn’t it? 🙂 I don’t usually do this, but it was the main reason why I picked it up in the first place! I read it earlier this year and, while it’s probably not everyone’s cup of tea, I absolutely loved it. It’s a very fun and quirky read; sort of Doctor Who meets Sherlock Holmes.
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It really is, kudos to the designer for sure. And it’s Doctor Who meets Sherlock Holmes you say? Well, I’m sold on it! 😛
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I really like the font on the Robin Hobbs books, they look like cool historical fiction. I will look into them :).
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