There's a Lot of British Drama Happening Over 'Bonkbuster' Queen Jilly Cooper's Book Covers
LatestHaving not had the pleasure of reading one of Jilly Cooper’s famously sexy page-turners from the 1980s—the U.K.’s paperback equivalent of the TV show Dynasty—I cannot say for sure, but they can’t be any more entertaining that British media coverage of her book covers.
A little backstory: Cooper’s Riders and its sequels are bestselling “bonkbusters” (that’s what they always seem to be called) of the highest order, following a passel of raunchy, seemingly morally flexible horsey people. And last year brought a kerfuffle across the pond when Cooper’s UK publisher redid the covers of her beloved classics—and toned them down! For instance, compare and contrast the two covers for Riders. That’s the original on the left.