Another rather rushed update this month I’m afraid, which is especially disappointing given how many new books there out at this time of year. I’m sure I’ve missed more than a few great covers here, but hopefully I will catch them before the end of the year…
Carry by Toni Jensen; design by Emily Mahon; illustration by Carmi Grau (Ballantine / September 2020)
The Clerk by Guillermo Saccomanno; design by Alban Fischer (Open Letter Books / September 2020)
The wobbly text here reminded me of Janet Hansen’s cover for Beyond the Sea by Paul Lynch from earlier this year.
Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; design by Mark Melnick (Theatre Communications Group / August 2020)
Howdunit edited by Martin Edwards; design by Steve Leard (HarperCollins / September 2020)
You can see the rubber stamp Steve used for this design on Instagram.
The Hype Machine by Sinan Aral; design by Steve Leard (HarperCollins / September 2020)
Lobizona by Romina Garber; design by Kerri Resnick; illustation by Daria Hlazatova (Wednesday Books / August 2020)
Ordinary Matter by Laura Elvery; design by Design by Committee (University of Queensland Press / September 2020)
The gradient and colour palette reminded me of the cover for Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson, designed by David Litman, featured in July.
Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley; design by David Fassett (IVP Academic / September 2020)
Red Pill by Hari Kunzru; design by John Gall (Knopf / September 2020)
This cover is bonkers. The cover of the UK edition of Red Pill published by Scribner (also bonkers but in a different, laser eyes, way), was designed by Craig Fraser.
Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; design by Owen Gent (Doubleday / August 2020)
This is very pretty. Obviously.
These Vengeful Hearts by Katherin Laurin; design Elita Sidiropoulou (Inkyard Press / September 2020)
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner; design by Gray318 (Granta / September 2020)
When My Body Was a Clinched Fist by Enzo Silon Surin; design Zoe Norvell; painting by Carlos Rancaño (Black Lawrence Press / July 2020)
always a delight