![]() ![]() I’m drawn to beautiful, poetic titles, both in their own right and because they inspire confidence in the author’s writing. ![]() I haven’t read all the books I mention here, but those I can recommend (not just for the title) are in bold. ![]() Of those I hadn’t already heard of, the title which appealed to me most was Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End (Leif Persson), of which more later. It’s an awful lot to ask of a few little words! A bland or misleading title spells disaster – it won’t get noticed or talked about it may put people off and if it sounds like something it isn’t, the book risks bypassing its target market altogether.Īs an experiment, I looked in the window of one of my favourite bookshops, Daunt Books in Marylebone High Street earlier this week (see photo). A great title is often all it takes to make us want to read a book. Since writing about the importance of titles in Being Selective – How do you choose which books to read? I’ve given this subject a lot more thought and I’m delighted that bestselling crime writer Sophie Hannah has shared her experience of creating great titles with me for this piece.Ī good title gives a flavour of the novel’s theme, tone and genre it sounds interesting, entertaining, possibly intriguing (the last being particularly popular in the UK) it is original, maybe clever and must be memorable. ![]()
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