Celebrating Readomania’s Cover Legacy and an Oxford Bookstore Honour
At Readomania Publishing, a book has always been more than its words. While we are widely known for curating powerful, diverse voices and meaningful stories, there is another tradition we hold just as close to our heart—the art of the book cover.
From the very beginning, our covers have been conceived as extensions of the stories they hold. Elegant yet striking, thoughtful yet bold, each design is created to invite the reader in before a single page is turned. Over the years, this philosophy has become a signature. In bookstores and literary spaces alike, a Readomania cover is meant to stand out in a crowd—distinct, confident, and unmistakably our own.
Every cover is the result of deep conversations between the publisher, editor, designers, and authors. We look beyond trends, focusing instead on mood, theme, and emotional resonance. Whether minimalist or intricate, contemporary or rooted in tradition, our covers strive to honour the soul of the book while offering a visual experience that lingers.
It is therefore a moment of immense pride for us to share that the cover of Chetna Keer’s Geisha in the Gota Patti, designed by Rupak Neogy has been longlisted for the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize 2025. This recognition is not just a celebration of one cover, but an affirmation of the care, intention, and creative excellence that goes into every Readomania book.
A jubilant Chetna says: “Chuffed to see the cover of Geisha in the Gota Patti in such august company on the Oxford Long List. While curating the cover in my concept note, I had envisioned a design that could capture the multilayered narrative's pulse of 3 leitmotifs—its global Oriental face; its heartbeats of cross-continental cultural confluences, symbolised by the Gulmohar and Cherry Blossoms; and its soul steeped in Punjabiyat.
The Teapot is emblematic of the tale's conscience, since tea diplomacy and tea legends are the tapestry threading it together. I'd conceptualised the quaint Teapot, juxtaposed with the Geisha profile, as a toast to Tea the healer in these choppy timelines of world wars and border strifes.
We shaped these concepts over brainstorming sessions with the Editor and Designer, and Rupak has very aesthetically executed my concepts to convey the heart and soul of this Gulmohar saga of intrigue and international conspiracies.
Thank you, Dipankar, Indrani and Rupak.”
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Designer Rupak says: “I am extremely happy that everyone has liked this cover. I am truly thankful to Dipankar Sir, Indrani Madam and Chetna Madam for giving me the opportunity to work on this project. This book has a completely unique flavour, and the author described everything beautifully. I hope the book with its beautiful cover reaches out to readers across the globe.”
The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize is known for spotlighting design that elevates storytelling, and to see our work acknowledged on this platform is deeply gratifying. It reaffirms our belief that design matters—that a cover can be a bridge between a reader and a story, and sometimes, the beginning of a lifelong literary relationship.
As we celebrate this milestone, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our designers, authors, and creative collaborators who trust us with their visions and challenge us to keep raising the bar. This longlisting encourages us to continue crafting covers that do justice to the stories we publish—and that make us proud every time we see them on a shelf.
In the past, some of our other books have also made it to the Oxford book cover list.
A Paradox of Dreams by Harshali Singh was longlisted in 2023. 
Baanjh by Susmita Mukherjee was longlisted in 2022.
Here’s to stories that stay with you, and covers that make you pause, look twice, and fall in love before page one.
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