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Book Covers of Note September 2018

Lots of type-only covers, some YA, a couple of university presses, and a little bit of everything else in this month’s round-up.


2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke; design by La Boca (Sphere / August 2018)

It’s interesting to compare/contrast this with the Rodrigo Corral cover design for Space Odyssey by Michael Benson also published last month. 


Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber; design by Laywan Kwan (Galley / March 2018)


Back to Black by Kehinde Andrews; design by David Gee (ZED Books / September 2018)

This reminds me of another type-only gem from David:


Codex 1962 by Sjón; design by Rodrigo Corral (MCD / September 2018)

The cover of the UK edition of Codex 1962 published earlier this year by Sceptre takes a very different direction with stunning art by Owen Gent:


Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram; design by Samira Iravani; art by Adams Carvalho (Dial Books / September 2018)


The Doctor Stories by William Carlos Williams; design by Joan Wong (New Directions / September 2018)


The Fed and Lehman Brothers by Laurence M. Ball; design by Catherine Casalino (University of Cambridge Press / June 2018)


Fear by Bob Woodward; design by David Litman (Simon & Schuster / September 2018)

White text on a red background is not new, and I suspect it has never gone out of fashion for mass-market thrillers, but it’s interesting to see it reemerge as a “serious book” cover trend. The Real Lolita cover was designed by Sara Wood


From Cold War to Hot Peace by Michael McFaul; design by Richard Green (Allen Lane / May 2018)


Gone to Drift by Diana McCaulay; design by David Curtis; illustration by Dadu Shin (HarperCollins / April 2018)


Heartbreaker by Claudia Dey; design by Rachel Willey (Random House / August 2018)

Apparently we can’t get enough of the 1980s. This is essentially ‘The Night Begins to Shine’ rendered into a book cover (and if you don’t get that reference, I’m guessing you don’t have kids. And yes, I’m going to make you Google it)

Rachel also designed the retro cover for The Comedown by Rebekah Frumkin for Henry Holt earlier this year:

 


Liveblog by Megan Boyle; design by Nicole Caputo (Tyrant Books / September 2018)


Night Moves by Jessica Hopper; design by Amanda Weiss (University of Texas Press / September 2018)

This reminds me of Kyle G. Hunter’s cover for A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley which I featured earlier this year. Apparently I like blurry urban nightscapes!


Not Quite Not White by Sharmila Sen; design by Oliver Munday (Penguin / August 2018)


On the Other Side of Freedom by Deray McKesson; design by Matt Dorfman (Viking / September 2018)


Other People’s Love Affairs by D. Wystan Owen; design by David High / HighDzn (Algonguin / August 2018)


Ponti by Sharlene Teo; design by Tyler Comrie (Simon & Schuster / September 2018)


Pride by Ibi Zoboi; design Jenna Stempel-Lobell (Balzer & Bray / September 2018)


Sadie by Courtney Summers; design by Kerri Resnick; art by Agata Wierzbicka (St. Martin’s Press / September 2018)


Shutters by Ahmed Bouanani; design Oliver Munday (New Directions / July 2018)


Staying Power by Peter Fryer; design by David Pearson; illustration by Adam Busby (Pluto Press / September 2018)


Vox by Christina Dalcher; design by HQ Art Department Kate Oakley (HarperCollins / August 2018)

6 Comments

  1. Heart-Breaker is my favorite in the list.

  2. Thanks for the mention!! Could you add Dadu Shin to the Gone to Drift cover credit? He was the illustrator :). – DC

    • Dan

      Done! Thanks David. :-)

  3. Nebs

    VOX cover was designed by Kate Oakley – you can see more of her work on her instagram @kimonokate

    • Dan

      Thank you! I’ve updated the post! I much prefer to credit the individual designer when there is one. :-)

  4. The favorite in my list is heart-breaker.

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