Covers That Didn’t Make The Cut

As a special treat for my launch day blog readers, I thought I’d post some truly entertaining content — the failed cover designs for “The Unlikely Disciple.”

Here’s the story behind these images: A year ago, when Grand Central (my publisher) was designing the book cover, they asked me to come down to New York City for a photo shoot in a SoHo studio.  The cover, they said, would have a classroom theme, and they’d be shooting me in a variety of settings designed to highlight the academic aspects o