Oof. Hello, January. This is all rather soon isn’t it? But here we are, a new month, and another selection of new book covers (with a few ‘old’ ones that I missed in the excitement at the end of 2015). Happy New Year…
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders; design by Will Staehle (Tor Books / January 2016)
Bird by Noy Holland; design by Kelly Winton (Counterpoint / November 2015)
The Blizzard by Vladimir Sorokin; design by Devin Washburn (FSG / January 2016)
The Children’s Home by Charles Lambert; design by Jaya Miceli (Scribner / January 2016)
Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine by Diane Williams; design by Dan McKinley (McSweeney’s / January 2016)
A note from the book on the cover art:
“The art on this book’s cover is unsigned and was created for a romance novella published in Mexico City in the 1960s that appeared in serial form. This piece was produced using collage and gouache overpainting on illustration board, and the back reads “El Angel No. 64.” The printer of these covers held on to the originals for decades, and the entire collection was recently purchased from his warehouse. Works are available from the Pardee Collection Gallery of Iowa City, and ‘El Angel’ is provided courtesy of Diane Williams and Wolfgang Neumann.”
Gamelife by Michael W. Clune; design by Alex Merto (FSG / September 2015)
Girl Through Glass by Sari Wilson; design Jaya Miceli (Harper / January 2016)
Good on Paper by Rachel Cantor; design by Adly Elewa (Melville House / January 2016)
The Ministry of Nostalgia by Owen Hatherley; design by Andy Pressman (Verso / January 2016)
1956: The World in Revolt by Simon Hall; design by Alex Kirby (Faber & Faber / Janaury 2016)
A nice US / UK compare and contrast for The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie:
Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie; design by Jo Walker (Fourth Estate / January 2016)
Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie; design by Oliver Munday (Penguin Press / January 2016)
The Prose Factory by D. J. Taylor; design by James Paul Jones (Chatto & Windus / January 2016)
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Sanna Annukka; cover art by Sanna Annukka (Hutchinson / October 2015)
This looks absolutely beautiful, but I’ve seen very little about it online, much less seen it in person. Apparently Sanna Annukka has also illustrated an edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Fir Tree. It looks wonderful too.
Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt; design by Nico Taylor (Corsair / January 2016)
The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown; design by Oliver Munday (Pantheon / January 2016)
The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral by Robert Westall; design by M.S. Corley (Valancourt Books / December 2015)
13.8 by John Gribbin; design by Shepherd Studio (Icon / October 2015)
This is the Ritual by Rob Doyle; design by Greg Heinimann (Bloomsbury / January 2016)
Always interesting to see the direction covers are going. I enjoy the patterns and creativity, but wonder at the draw to readers when the human face is one of the most compelling images. That said, my daughter often turns down books because she doesn’t like the person depicts.