Sharon () is a prolific author of young adult fiction who shoots low-budget teen soaps based on her novels. The actors in those shows have appeared on the covers of her recent books, including the Sandglass series.
A new set of “teen angst” novels was just released this month by Northern Arts Publishing House. Here’s the cover of I Was Never Alone After All (原来我一直都不孤单):
It’s not just the cover design that recalls Sharon’s book: the cover blurb suggests that author Xia Yueran’s prose “blows away Sharon’s teen angst writing in Sandglass III; within the angst and loneliness, you will find sweetness and pleasure.”
Another book in the new series, Goodbye (再见不再见), has a similar cover:
For good measure, here are the covers of the second and third volumes in the Sandglass series:
- Cover images from 99Read: Sandglass I, II, III, I Was Never Alone After All, Goodbye
- Earlier on Danwei: YA magazines