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There's a lot of books that I've purchased simply because of the cover design. On the other hand, there's certain books that, even if I'm very curious about the content, I can't bring myself to buy if I really dislike the cover.

Alejandro Colucci has designed covers for my books that stand out, that catch the eye, and that make me, as a reader and consumer, want to know more about the books behind those covers.

The books I used to love as a kid, I used to read football books - and by that I mean soccer books - stories about boys in school who started to play football and then became the captain. I'd read them cover to cover. I just got lost in them.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

I try not to recommend too many books, frankly, because I think there's a certain synchronicity that happens when people discover books.

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.

Books are my weakness.

I think the response I get to one 'New Yorker' cover outweighs five books that I publish.

I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had the idea that I must give 100%, no matter who the author was.