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Just when I thought the seasonal colours would change, three more recent and soon to be released books arrive in what else but...... Looks like I've got the colour of my blog right at least.

I'm particularly looking forward to Marina Lewycka's Two Caravans. If you've already read A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian, you obviously know why.

COLOURED BY COVERS

There was a time when every book I touched came with a blue cover. I remember that distinctly because every blue cover would fade into the blue virtual wall on the set.

I recall speaking to both Sadie Jane (of Pansing) and Zhi Wei (of Penguin) - both superb publicists in their own right - about the season of covers. Do all designers opt for blues or pinks or purples or browns in any given season? Is there a shared space when it comes to covers and their colours?



I'm not entirely sure about the designers but I can tell you that colours are definitely steering my reading of late. Everything I seem to be touching is off white, cream or beige. Thought that would change the minute I was done with Rageh Omaar's, Revolution Day but the addition of John Zubrzycki's The Last Nizam to our collection means beige is here to stay.