Ottawa couple has self-help books covered

An Ottawa couple is selling book jackets bearing unusual self-help titles, challenging those who might judge a book by its cover.



How to Murder a Complete Stranger… And Get Away with It and The Nutritional Benefits of Nose-picking are a few of the 20 titles Michelle and Brian Watters have come up with since they started their book jacket business, FlapArt Inc.

The Watters hire a graphic artist to turn their titles into covers that fit over most hardcover books.

The jackets are sold at bookstores and boutiques in about a dozen countries around the world. In Ottawa, they sell for about $6.