From Matt Griffin’s striking illustration for Dune to Sarahmay Wilkinson’s haunting interpretation of Felon, the designs in this gallery deliver some of the season’s best book covers. Click through the images to browse our top picks from August, September and October that celebrate the designers and illustrators we love.
If you want to view even more book covers, you can check out our gallery of the best book covers of 2019 (so far). We also recommend visiting both Spine Magazine’s and The Casual Optimist’s websites, as they introduced us to many of our favorite designs.
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Design by Adam Auerbach and Matt Griffin; illustration by Matt Griffin
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Design by Catherine Casalino
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Design by Laywan Kwan; art direction by Steve Attardo; art by Fehamu Pecou
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Design by Sarahmay Wilkinson
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Design by Olga Grlic; illustration by Kevin Wada
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Design by Owen Gildersleeve
(We revealed the cover back in February and learned that Gildersleeve hand-cut the layers for the letters.)
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Design by Keith Hayes
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Design by David Litman
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Design by Tyler Comrie
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Design by Michel Vrana
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Design by Sarahmay Wilkinson; art by Titus Kaphar
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Design by Thomas Colligan
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Design by Erin Fitzsimmons and Catherine San Juan; illustration by Adams Carvalho
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Design by Matthew McNerney/Polemic Design
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Design by Gray318
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Design by Suzanne Dean and Noma Bar; art by Noma Bar
