This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of author Peter Zheutlin and publisher Pegasus books. I received a complimentary copy for the purpose of review, through The Book Club Cookbook's Galley Match program, but all opinions are honest and they are my own. No additional compensation for this post was provided; this page may contain affiliate links. Late last year, I received an email from a contact in the book world, asking me to give an opinion on the cover art for her husband's upcoming historical fiction. There were two mock-ups and I only knew this about the book: "A reimagination of the author’s great grandaunt’s ‘round the world bicycle trip in 1894-5. She was a married Jewish mother of three small children who set out to settle a wager about whether a woman could accomplish such a feat, beginning penniless, and returning home having earned $5,000 en route." She asked, "Which cover would you choose and why?" I offered that I would chose ...