The Clothing of Books

<p><strong>A deeply personal reflection from the Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning author of <em>The Namesake</em> that explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer.<br /></strong><br />How do you clothe a book? Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, "the covers become a part of me."</p>