Oddbean new post about login | logout #WritersCoffeeClub 3: Should a writer have a face shot on their book cover or within their book? I like seeing an author photo in the About the Author section, and putting mine there too. It makes the author page feel more personable and feels most relevant on that page. (I mostly read and write SFF).
@ce78dee8 I agree, but we seem to be in the minority here. Yet, 9 out of 10 books I read have a picture. When it's absent, I wonder why they don't want to be associated with their work. Even painters do self-portraits. It was how I was mentored, to be approachable, to welcome the reader in, offer a cup of tea beside the fire, and tell them a tale. That's what I'll continue to do. Others can do as they please. 😃