Casing the Cover was born when two library rats started wondering just how misleading, misguided, and mystifying book covers could really be. Hosts Jenn and Mary adventure through weird cover art, absurd titles, and the downright confounding choices publishers make to sell books to try to determine what actually happens when you judge a book by it’s cover.
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Casing the Cover was born when two library rats started wondering just how misleading, misguided, and mystifying book covers could really be. Hosts Jenn and Mary adventure through weird cover art, absurd titles, and the downright confounding choices publishers make to sell books to try to determine what actually happens when you judge a book by it’s cover.
This week we review our first non-fiction book of the year, Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. This book gives us a lot to digest as we tackle the true story of a woman mistreated by science, and we wonder if the media, like the book and its accompanying HBO film, have done her any more justice.We also discuss the wide array of covers that have donned this book, and the ramifications of each new cover.
For more information about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks visit http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/.
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Casing the Cover
Casing the Cover was born when two library rats started wondering just how misleading, misguided, and mystifying book covers could really be. Hosts Jenn and Mary adventure through weird cover art, absurd titles, and the downright confounding choices publishers make to sell books to try to determine what actually happens when you judge a book by it’s cover.
