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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Dune (Deluxe Edition) by Frank Herbert
Design by Adam Auerbach and Matt Griffin; illustration by Matt Griffin
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All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg
Design by Catherine Casalino
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The World Doesn't Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott
Design by Laywan Kwan; art direction by Steve Attardo; art by Fehamu Pecou
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The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman
Design by Sarahmay Wilkinson
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Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Design by Olga Grlic; illustration by Kevin Wada
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Frankly in Love by David Yoon
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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Lithium by Walter A. Brown
Design by Keith Hayes
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One Day by Gene Weingarten
Design by David Litman
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The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Design by Tyler Comrie
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Gorgeous War by Tim Blackmore
Design by Michel Vrana