A Novel Cover Up is a semi-regular feature that looks at how covers are made. Thanks to Candlewick Press, I have been fortunate enough to interview illustrator James Weinberg about how he designed the cover for The Infects by Sean Beaudoin, as part of The Infects Blog Tour. Other than the cover, all images in this post are copyrighted to James Weinberg and used with permission, and can be clicked to enlarge.
Can you tell us about the cover for The Infects? What do you hope it tells readers about the story?The cover is a graphic of a skull that is a Rorschach made up of chickens and reaching hands. The illustration of the chicken on top of the skull lets you know this is horror with some humor mixed in. We had some feedback that was along the lines of "What's up with the chickens?" to which my response is: exactly. I want to let the reader know that when they pick up Sean's book they are in for a nutty ride.
