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Explicit novel Icebreaker is under fire for its ‘misleading’ cover. A book designer explains – and reveals how covers work. (theconversation.com)
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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Just slap one of those "parental advisory" or whatever labels like they did to music back in the 90's. It's to the point that it's pretty much ubiquitous for people to recognize. We make ratings obvious and upfront on covers for every other kind of media, why not books?