https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/10/05/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-except-this-time/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 15:18:50 -0400<![CDATA[Authors are known to be a cantankerous lot who disapprove of just about everything their publishers are doing, including (frequently) the selection of the cover.  I am no different, disliking virtually all the covers of my books, except the original 1972 trade paperback of The Big Fix displayed in the right column (it won a design prize) and a few Dutch translations published in the seventies and eighties. [Didn&#8217;t you like the old Warners reprint of California Roll with the sushi gun?-ed.  Yes, that was pretty good.]]]>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:34:34 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/10/05/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-except-this-time-n216315