From Kelly Winton’s minimalist spin on A Clockwork Orange to Jason Ramirez’s clever take on The Rationing, the designs in this gallery deliver some of May’s best book covers. Click through the images to browse our top picks celebrating the designers and illustrators we love.
If you want to view even more book covers, you can check out our galleries of the best book covers of 2018 and the best book covers of April 2019. We also recommend visiting both Spine Magazine’s and The Casual Optimist’s websites, as they introduced us to many of our favorite designs this month.
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My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma
Design by Paul Coomey; illustration by hatecopy
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Strangers and Cousins by Leah Hagar Cohen
Design by Grace Han
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Plume by Will Wiles
Design by Luke Bird
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On a Scale of One to Ten by Ceylan Scott
Design by Baily Crawford
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The Rationing by Charles Wheelan
Design by Jason Ramirez; art by Sergei Korolko
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The Disappeared by Amy Lord
Design by MECOB
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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Design by Kelly Winton
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Riots I Have Known by Ryan Chapman
Design by Oliver Munday
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China Dream by Ma Jian
Design by Ai Weiwei