Another month of books, another month of book covers. Here are my favorites from the season so far:
Tennessee Williams, The Caterpillar Dogs and Other Early Stories
Pure joy. And a very good representation of "caterpillar dogs," to be fair. How can you not love it?
Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy
Bright, bold, and energetic, this cover makes the book look like a very yummy snack, and you know what, that's exactly what it is.
Fernanda Melchor, tr. Sophie Hughes, This is Not Miami
The perfect marriage of title, concept, and execution.
Alejandro Varela, The People Who Report More Stress: Stories
I love the way the image suggests a larger pattern while also giving us the active movement of the figure. Plus, the color! It's giving me life.
Ágota Kristóf, tr. Nina Bogin, The Illiterate
How can Oliver Munday do so much with two dots and a scribble?
Maria Hesselager, tr. Martin Aitken, First Comes Summer
A master class in overlapping—and in restraint (I love that the text and the moon are the same hue). Terrifically spooky.
Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
A great use of this hand-cut lettering effect.
Karl Geary, Juno Loves Legs
The combination of image selection and text treatment draws you in here.
Mike Jay, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind
A very groovy use of archival imagery.
Katy Simpson Smith, The Weeds
Gasp—is that SunPrint?? Oh, the nostalgia! (It's also pretty lovely even if you didn't spend your childhood summers leaving leaves out on paper.)
Jacqueline Crooks, Fire Rush
Honestly, you had me at the fire font.
Brian Dillon, Affinities: On Art and Fascination
This cabbage pleased me so much—and then I noticed the shadow.
Pirkko Saisio, tr. Mia Spangenberg, The Red Book of Farewells
It's weird and jarring and aggressive, and pretty unlike most other book covers I've seen lately. All good things in my book.
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