Expert tips from a manga artist and typography expert, for stunning book covers of any genre.

Take a genteel painting, maybe featuring a swooning woman. Add iridescent neon type for a shock to the system. And thank (or blame) Ottessa Moshfegh for getting there early. Clockwise from top left: ...

Or make a book trailer — Spielberg-style — in praise of their literary lions? PAPER Cuts 2014, an Education Department competition open to all Victorian secondary-school-aged students, did just that.