A Cover Up

I heard an extremely notable review on NPR last week.  Stewart O'nan described a book with these words:

I remember I didn't like the cover — it was a blah photo of two girls sitting under a cherry tree. And Elegies for the Brokenhearted? Wow, I thought, what a terrible title! My initial reaction, from painful and repeated experience, was sympathy for a fellow author.

He then goes on to describe his thoughts after reading it.  Elegies for the Brokenhearted by Christie Hodgen gets a positive nod.  It's been added to my Excel book list for a rainy day.  Incidentally, someone else must have had second thoughts on the cover as its Powell's edition is a little different (thought cannot say better).

Have a good week and happy reading.