Last year, I acquired my first book with sprayed edges: A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang, a romantasy novel with a stunning gold-foiled cover and blue sprayed edges with stenciled artwork. I ...

Last year, I acquired my first book with sprayed edges: A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang, a romantasy novel with a stunning gold-foiled cover and blue sprayed edges with stenciled artwork.

Each book comes with a colorful stained edge with a pattern that corresponds with the book. The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone , is available to buy today, but the other six ...

Elaborately designed books with patterned edges and other effects started as a trend in romance and fantasy, and have now spread throughout the publishing industry. By Alexandra Alter Last year, a ...