Nov 2, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads There are certain book covers that whisper their design crimes. Beneath the Brine opts for a full-blown foghorn blast. Let’s dive straight in — much like this shipwreck of a design. The swirling ocean motif wants to feel like a...
Oct 21, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Ah yes, nothing says “Off Beat Travels in South-East Asia” like a washed-out family vacation photo from your uncle’s Canon PowerShot circa 1999. This cover boldly goes where every travel guide should never go: straight into the...
Sep 26, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Every once in a while, a cover crosses our desk that makes us stop, squint, and ask: Is this the final version… or did someone accidentally upload the placeholder file? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Exiverance: Vine of Valeon, which...
Sep 25, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Ahoy, sailors of design disaster — today we’re cracking open a bottle of pure cover chaos: Rum 101 for Dummies Like Me. And trust me, this thing looks less like a book and more like a souvenir coaster you’d pick up in a Caribbean dive bar...
Aug 30, 2025 | Horrible Covers
There’s a special kind of schadenfreude in discovering that even publishers — yes, even the ones who proudly put “Publishing” in their name — can produce a cover so magnificently awkward it could double as a PSA against bad design choices. Behold Signed Sealed...
