I hope you’re keeping safe and well. There’s quite a nice mix of covers this month (I think?). There’s some fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some paperbacks and some hardcovers. Inevitably there are books from the big folks in NYC, but there’s also some indie titles, and a couple of covers from the UK. There is even some Canadian content for those of you who care about that sort of thing.1
Bariloche by Andrés Neuman; design by Alban Fischer (Open Letter / March 2023)
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett; design by Stephanie Ross (Riverhead / February 2023)
Does this qualify for the ‘well-dressed and distressed’ trend? Or is this more like an ‘everyone is tired’ thing?
The cover of the hardback edition of Checkout 19 published last year was designed by Jaya Miceli with art by Kristine Moran.
Commitment by Mona Simpson; design by Kelly Blair; art by Lee Heinen (Knopf / March 2023)
Crying Wolf by Eden Boudreau; design by Michel Vrana (Book*hug Press / March 2023)
The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai; design by Rodrigo Corral (New Directions / March 2023)
This is the third Rodrigo Corral cover for New Direction’s editions of Dazai. I’m curious — can anyone can tell me the typeface? UPDATE: it’s not a typeface, it’s lettering! Thanks to Erik at New Directions for letting me know (and for sending the final cover)!
Oh and if you’re curious about the enduring popularity of Dazai (who died in 1948), Andrew Martin wrote a piece about it for the the New York Times.
Halal Sex by Sheima Benembarek; design by Jennifer Griffiths (Viking Canada / March 2023)
Hospital by Han Song; design by Will Staehle (Amazon Crossing / March 2023)
Island City by Laura Adamczyk; design by Jennifer Heuer (FSG Originals / March 2023)
The Natural Hustle by Eva H.D.; design by Talia Abramson (McClelland & Stewart / March 2023)
Now I Am Here by Childi Ebere; design by Lucy Scholes; illustration by Ben Wiseman; type by Matt Willey (Picador / March 2023)
Poverty by Matthew Desmond; design by Christopher Brand (Crown / March 2023)
Spilt Milk by Amy Beashel; design by Emma Rogers (HarperCollins / March 2023)
To Battersea Park by Philip Hensher; design by Jo Thomson (Fourth Estate / March 2023)
Can this start a dogs on book covers trend?
Trace Evidence by Charif Shanahan; design by Beth Steidle (Tin House / March 2023)
If one of the fine folks at Tin House would like to send me a higher quality image, I’ll be glad to add it in! Thanks to the fine folks at Tin House for sending over the cover!
Voyager by Nona Fernández; design by Kapo Ng (Graywolf Press / February 2023)
The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen; design by Vikki Chu (Berkley / February 2023)
Zig-Zag Boy by Tanya Frank; design by Emma Pidsley (William Collins / March 2023)
The cover of the US edition of Zig-Zag Boy, published by W. W. Norton this month, was designed by Alicia Tatone with art by Pedro Covo.
