Based on the striking illustration by Matt Griffin for Dune to Sarahmay Wilkinson’s haunting interpretation of Criminal, this gallery’s creations feature some of the best book covers of the season. Click on the images to browse our top picks for August, September, and October that celebrate the designers and illustrators we love.
If you’d like to see even more book covers, you can check out our gallery of the best book covers of 2019 (so far). We also recommend that you visit both Spine review‘s and The occasional optimist websites, because they introduced us to many of our favorite designs.
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Dune (Deluxe Edition) by Frank Herbert
Design by Adam Auerbach and Matt Griffin; matt griffin illustration
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It could all be yours by Jami Attenberg
Design by Catherine Casalino
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The world doesn’t need you by Rion Amilcar Scott
Design by Laywan Kwan; artistic direction by Steve Attardo; artwork by Fehamu Pecou
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The case against reality by Donald Hoffmann
Design by Sarahmay Wilkinson
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Capricious son by Rainbow Rowell
Design by Olga Grlic; kevin wada illustration
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Frankly in love by David Yoon
Design by Owen Gildersleeve
(We revealed the cover in February and learned that Gildersleeve had hand-cut the layers of the letters.)
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Lithium by Walter A. Brown
Design by Keith Hayes
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One day by Gene Weingarten
Design by David Litman
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The memory police by Yoko Ogawa
Design by Tyler Comrie
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magnificent war by Tim Blackmore
Design by Michel Vrana
