[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6931-EN":3},{"pk":4,"tags":5,"summary":6,"news_id":7,"permalink":8,"tile_alt":9,"ex_artist":10,"pinned":10,"ex_news":10,"images":11,"posted":17,"published":18,"title":19,"body":20,"tile_image":13},"news","#painterly#conceptual#books#realistic#publishing#symbolism#surreal#psychology#book cover#usa#diego abreu#","Jonathan Alpert's latest non-fiction title, published by HarperCollins is adorned with a surreal cover by \u003Ca href=\"\u002FDiegoAbreu\">Diego Abreu\u003C\u002Fa>.",6931,"\u002Fnews\u002F6931\u002Ftherapy_nation","\"Therapy Nation\" book cover design",false,[12,14],{"alt":9,"filename":13},"blog_6931_639125745525406343.jpg",{"alt":15,"filename":16},"Illustration by Diego Abreu featuring Statue of Liberty on therapist couch","blog_6931_639125745688359404.jpg","2026-04-23T20:00:00#6931","2026-04-23T20:00:00","Therapy Nation","\u003Cp>For 'Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It’s Left Us More Anxious and Divided', Diego's art reimagines the Statue of Liberty in a surprising way, lying on a therapist’s couch with her eyes closed, caught in a moment of quiet reflection. Stripped of her usual green and shown instead in soft grey-ivory tones, she feels familiar but slightly unmoored.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>There’s a dry humour in the concept, but it never tips away from the book’s more serious thread, echoing its questions around therapy culture, identity, and the collective state of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Released next month, you can pre-order the book \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fharpercollins.co.uk\u002Fproducts\u002Ftherapy-nation-how-america-got-hooked-on-therapy-and-why-its-left-us-more-anxious-and-divided-jonathan-alpert?variant=56088427397499\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>"]