[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

https://boingboing.net/2023/07/31/au...his-youth.html

https://www.threads.net/@michael.cha...t/CvVrj-TLIK7/

I've said it before and I'll say it again: older book covers--especially Sci-Fi/Fantasy ones--are so much cooler to look at than modern covers.

It's the move away from illustrated covers. There's still a few, but they are few and far between.

The current book cover for The Entity would fit on an '80's horror shelf. I wish all publishers put that level of work in.

I'd love some way of programmatically constructing something similar from my Calibre library.

Couldn't you just turn on Cover Grid? Use the built-in wood background and sort by author and you're off to the races. I've attached a screenshot where I did that. You could also filter by publication date if you've kept your Calibre library meticulously updated with that.