Help Me Decide — #BookCover

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Speak Chuckaboo & Speak Flapper
Speak Chuckaboo & Speak Flapper

Alrightie. Welcome to Grumpyville… I just lost an entire post because my Internet blinked off.   And I was asking so nicely, for your help in choosing a book cover — and I so carefully described what the upcoming book is about.   However, now I’m doing the bare basics.   If you would please be so kind as to help me decide on the cover for my next nonfiction book?  Tell me the one you like best in a comment… A, B, C, or D.  If you could add “why” that would be great.

I’m showing you Speak Flapper above, for your reference, because this book is about the Roaring Twenties.   It’s filled with loads of the kinds of details that authors can use to make their 1920s characters come to vivid life.  Ready?

By the way — I wanted to keep it similar to Speak Flapper, but there were limits on that because of a few reasons… Maybe that isn’t all that important…

A

Black on gold, flapper and car

B

The least similar to the rest of my series, but maybe that’s okay…   

Photo with cut-outs

C

Cut-out flapper with typewriter and border

D

And lastly… Gold flapper dancing

 

Let me know which of these works best for you, keeping in mind the kind of book it is.  Wishing you a splendiferous rest of the week!  Hugs.

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Yes, here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion…

Speak Flapper, Slang of the 1920s by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

Speak Flapper: Slang of the 1920s

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Speak Flapper

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74 thoughts on “Help Me Decide — #BookCover”

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  6. I really am drawn to your C cover version. It ‘reads’ as thoughtful and colorful. And the typewriter here is very easily seen yet does not competer with your sophisticated 20’s flapper girl. Well done, Teagan!

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  7. They are all lovely but I like number 1 best. I like the black silhouettes on the gold background, I like the sophisticated and attractive woman, I like the pen, and I like the style of the car. It’s a great and eye catching design and will work as a thumbnail.

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  8. I like A. I think it reflects the era in a simple but eye catching way. Your eve immediately gets what is on the inside. I love the black on gold fading left to right. Just screams open me. The little heart under the pen is a promise that the reader will like the information inside.

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  9. Teagan I choose D, too! I can see why this cover is attracting so much support. What appeals to me most is the combination of the flapper and the typewriter. The typewriter immediately tells me this is about writing, and its vintage style places me firmly in the 1920s. The flapper herself appears full of movement and personality, which suggests the creative energy of the era. I also like the elegant black-and-gold design. It feels both period-appropriate and eye-catching. The cover seems to tell a story before I even read the subtitle. I immediately get the sense that this is about bringing a 1920s character to life through writing, which is exactly what the book promises. Sending hugs on speedy wings to you and the Scoobies!

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    1. Hi, Rebecca. Many thanks for your detailed response. Just as I was finishing searching images I ran across a man in the same gold style of that flapper. Since the book is NOT limited to female characters, if I can find it again I’m going to try another version of that cover with both figures. They’ll need to be smaller, as if in the background, so it won’t look crowded. Hugs winging back to you. 😽😸

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    1. Thanks for weighing in, Dan. Option C has steadily picked up steam throughout the. It didn’t do anything for me until I thought of adding the Art Deco wallpaper border. I had a time of it — finding one that came close to matching her dress. I hope you’ve had a good Thursday. Hugs.

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  20. I was having a really difficult time with this one until D crawled up my screen! That would definitely be my choice. I’m an absolute sucker for typewriters and the flapper made me hear “Charleston”. Good luck with this project!

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    1. Thanks, Jim. Your comment made me smile. I had particular reasons for each cover… But something was just… missing in what I *felt*. Just before I gave up, I finally found that gold silhouette.
      I love making my book covers, so that’s always the fun part. Hugs.

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  21. Hi, Teagan. How difficult! I love C because of the border and because I find the girl very cute (although perhaps not a standard flapper), and I like the colour of D and also the fact that she is very much like the flapper in Speak Flapper. I don’t know if it would work with a border, because I think that would make it more similar to the series… Oh, and I love typewriters, so that works for me in all of them. Best of luck and so sorry about your internet problems. (I’m keeping my fingers crossed here, because I don’t know when the refurbishment might have an impact on mine, but we shall see). Big hugs, great work with all the covers, and love to the Scoobies!

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    1. Huge thanks for this detailed feedback, Olga. Yes, that’s basically what I liked about C — not a “standard” flapper. There was so much more about flappers than the stereotypical fringe dresses.
      I thought about your Internet circumstances when mine went off. I hope all goes well. Big hugs back.

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    1. Thanks for that, Fraggle. It’s funny… I was glad when I finally found a flapper silhouette similar to the dictionary cover. It wasn’t until after I finished that I realized it’s the very same one — just gold instead of black! 🙀 😹 Big hugs.

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  26. The first and last one, A and D seem to be the most appealing to me, also in keeping with the style of Speak Flapper, which you demonstrated at the beginning, in its black on gold aesthetic. 🙂 On the other hand, I love them all, each with their own charm, cut-out art is so lovely! 😊

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  27. I like #4 best, but #1 and #3 are excellent as well. The only one I wasn’t as big a fan of was #2. I’m a big fan of contrasting light and dark colors, so that’s one of the reasons they appeal to me more.

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