This pop art collage style is definitely having a moment of popularity, and there’s no shortage of excellent designs to choose from. Third Place (tie 9 covers each): June, October The full list: Anna North, Outlawed cover design by Rachel Willey (Bloomsbury, January) Second Place (four-way tie 10 covers each): February, March, July, August Adam Morris, Mona cover design by Thomas Colligan (FSG, March) Either way, I think you’ll enjoy: The stats: The best of the best book covers:Īnna North, Outlawed cover design by Rachel Willey (Bloomsbury, January) Feel free to skip that part if you’d just like to look at some pretty book art. All of their picks, along with what they had to say about them, are below.īut as you may know if you’re a frequent Literary Hub reader, I also like stats, and therefore I have tallied the best of the best for you here. They came back with a grand total of 101 glorious covers, representing work by 67 different designers for 54 different imprints. For the sixth year in a row, I asked a few of my favorite professional book cover designers (34 of my favorites, in fact) to choose their favorite covers of the last twelve months. And yes, a beautifully designed book can be one of those pleasures-especially when we’re still spending more time at home than perhaps we would like. But as we wind down 2021, it is useful to remember the good parts, the pleasures small and large that got us through. Well, friends, it’s been another tough year.
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