I was sure I was onto a book cover trend, but I could only find 2 examples!

~ Book Club Mom

I’ve read two books in the last month that have used the same technique on their front book covers. I don’t know what to call it so I’m naming it a split title.

What am I talking about? The titles of these two books split one of the words into two words on the cover, but on the spine and in all other references, it’s one word. I think the publishers want to have the font as big as possible on the cover, but adding a hyphen would look weird, so they just skip it. I was sure I was on to a trend, but I’ve two days looking for examples and can’t find even one more!

Here’s what I mean:

See how The Breakdown by B. A. Paris is split into BREAK and DOWN? But the actual title is The Breakdown. It’s the same with Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley, split into FIRE and KEEPER’S.

By the way, both books were very good so stay tuned for reviews!

Can you find any other examples? I’m going to keep looking and hope to add to my collection.

Thanks for visiting—come back soon!

21 thoughts on “I was sure I was onto a book cover trend, but I could only find 2 examples!”

    1. Not sure, but I think it was the publisher’s move – trying to make the font large but also keeping it simple by leaving out the hyphen. Thanks for stopping by!

    1. I’m going to look for more examples in our new books section at the library. I think it’s a new trend, but definitely hard to explain. Let me know if you find any!

    1. I probably didn’t explain it very well, but I think the publishers want to have the font as big as possible on the cover, but adding a hyphen would look weird, so they just skip it. Thanks for stopping by and reading. I’m heading to work this afternoon and plan to check the library shelves for other examples. I don’t even know what to call it! 🤔

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