The obvious extension of this is that authors should also write trashy novels since then they will have inherent broader appeal. Sure crap sells – it is a mantra Andrew Wheeler adopts whenever this topic comes up – but hopefully there is more to literature than this.

How about you – got a love/hate relationship with the jacket of a favourite book?

Tie-in covers with “now a major motion picture” emblazoned across a film still do my nut, particulalry when they replace a well-designed existing cover.