Hi. Hello. I hope you’re keeping safe and well. I’m getting this month’s post out at little earlier than usual (i.e. not the 11th hour), and on a Monday no less, because I’m going to be in NYC the rest of this week for work. Even though this is a little bit of a quick and dirty post, there are still lots of covers for you to peruse and admire. Apologies if I’ve missed anything obvious and/or spectacular. I will try to catch up next month.
American Fantasy by Emma Straub; lettering by Jessica Hische; art by Vi-An Nguyen (Riverhead / April 2026)
The Blood Year Daughter by G. G. Silverman; design by Luísa Dias (Creature Publishing / April 2026)
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke; design by Will Staehle (Harper / April 2026)
Book covers on book covers on book covers… (I posted a whole bunch of variations on this theme back in 2024. It’s probably due an update)
Gilgamesh translated by Simon Armitage; design by Jaya Miceli (Liveright / April 2026)
It’s interesting to compare this cover to the one for the Yale University press edition translated by Sophus Helle from a couple of years ago designed by Jenny Volvovski:
Go-Between Girl by Andrea Gunraj; design by Talia Abramson (McClelland & Stewart / April 2026)
Haven by Ani Katz; design by Elizabeth Yaffe (Penguin Books / March 2026)
Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila, translated by Scotia Gilroy; design by Linda Huang (Pantheon / April 2026)
Like This, But Funnier by Hallie Cantor; design and illustration by Rachel Willey (Simon & Schuster / April 2026)
Nice to see a new book cover from Rachel who is busy doing art directing things at the New York Times Magazine these days I believe!
My Lover, the Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum; design by Jack Smyth (Granta / March 2026)
If anyone at Granta reads the blog, I would love to chat to someone about getting the design credits for your covers on a regular basis.
And the (very different) cover of the US edition of My Lover, the Rabbi published by FSG Originals last month was designed by Evan Gaffney.
No Ghosts by Max Lury; design by Tom Etherington (Peninsula Press / April 2026)
No Way Home by T. C. Boyle; design by Emily Mahon (Liveright / April 2026)
The Oak and the Larch by Sophie Pinkham; design by Georgie Proctor; art by Masabikh Akhunov (William Collins / January 2026)
A bit late to this one, but the art (which I would guess is a linocut?) is really, really nice.
Odessa by Gabrielle Sher; cover art by Ben Turner (Little Brown and Company / April 2026)
On the Calculation of Volume (Book IV) by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell; design by Matt Dorfman (New Directions / April 2026)
Here are the first four books side by side:
The Pain of Others by Miguel Ángel Hernández, translated by Adrian Nathan West; design by Jared Bartman (Other Press / April 2026)
Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh; design Dan Jackson; art by Jess Allen (Hamish Hamilton / April 2026)
The cover of the US edition of Permanence, published by Avid Reader Press this month was designed by Grace Han.
Ruins, Child by Giada Scodellaro; design by John Gall; art by Lorna Simpson (New Directions / April 2026)
Transcription by Ben Lerner; design by Violet Dine, Rodrigo Corral Studio (Farrar, Straus & Giroux / April 2026)
The cover of the UK edition of Transcription, published by Granta this month, was designed by Gray318.
Verb Your Enthusiasm by Sarah L. Kaufman; design by Daniele Roa (Particular Books / April 2026)
Visitations by Julia Alvarez; design by Janet Hansen (Knopf / April 2026)
Wifehouse by Sonya Walger; design by Patrick Sullivan; art by John Worthington (Union Square & Co / April 2026)
I guess legs on covers are a thing this month?
