Martina
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Oof, this question gave me flashbacks 
I spent TWO WEEKS paralyzed by this exact decision before my first release. TWO. WEEKS. That's 14 days of staring at the same paragraph in different fonts like a crazy person.
Short answer: Both are excellent choices! You literally can't go wrong with either.
Longer, more annoying answer: It depends on your genre and vibes.
Garamond feels more traditional and literary to me. It's like the font equivalent of a tweed jacket with elbow patches
Very "I write serious literature and smoke a pipe" energy. Slightly smaller appearance too, so your page count shrinks (cheaper printing!).
Baskerville has higher contrast between thick and thin strokes. It feels a bit more formal, almost fancy? Like the font dressed up for dinner
Great for historical fiction or anything "elegant."
My actual advice though: Go to a bookstore. Pick up 20 novels in your genre. See what THEY used.
For me? I chose Garamond for my literary novel and then panicked and asked five friends to compare samples. They couldn't tell the difference. We suffer so much for NOTHING
What genre are we talking? Help us help you!
I spent TWO WEEKS paralyzed by this exact decision before my first release. TWO. WEEKS. That's 14 days of staring at the same paragraph in different fonts like a crazy person.Short answer: Both are excellent choices! You literally can't go wrong with either.
Longer, more annoying answer: It depends on your genre and vibes.
Garamond feels more traditional and literary to me. It's like the font equivalent of a tweed jacket with elbow patches
Very "I write serious literature and smoke a pipe" energy. Slightly smaller appearance too, so your page count shrinks (cheaper printing!).Baskerville has higher contrast between thick and thin strokes. It feels a bit more formal, almost fancy? Like the font dressed up for dinner
Great for historical fiction or anything "elegant."My actual advice though: Go to a bookstore. Pick up 20 novels in your genre. See what THEY used.
For me? I chose Garamond for my literary novel and then panicked and asked five friends to compare samples. They couldn't tell the difference. We suffer so much for NOTHING
What genre are we talking? Help us help you!
