Aotearoa is experiencing somewhat of a publishing boom, and a big part of that is how well designed the book covers are. It turns out maybe you can judge a book by its cover. The Publisher's Association New Zealand Awards for 2021 are coming up on September the 23rd and there a bevy of beautiful books nominated on the shortlist. Te Kani Price is the in house designer at Huia Books and has been nominated for his work on two books nominated for best Education book and series. Gideon Keith is a designer for digital agency Seven and has been nominated for best cover for his work on the The New New Zealand: Facing demographic disruption by Paul Spoonley, published by Massey University Press And Time Denee is also up for the award for best cover with his work on Agency of Hope: The story of the Auckland City Mission 1920-2020 by Peter Lineham, also published by Massey University Press.