From Nicole Caputo’s eye-catching interpretation of Liveblog to David Gee’ minimalist take on Back to Black, the 10 book covers below deliver some of September’s best designs. Browse our top picks, and celebrate the designers and illustrators we love.
If you want to view even more stunning book covers, you can check out our gallery of the best covers of 2018 (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 this month.
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Liveblog by Megan Boyle
Designed by Nicole Caputo
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Rabbit & Robot by Andrew Smith
Designed by Lucy Ruth Cummins; art by Mike Perry
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Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Designed and lettered by Jenna Stempel-Lobell; art by Billelis and T.S. Abe
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Codex 1962 by Sjón
Designed by Rodrigo Corral
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Smoke and Mirrors by K.D. Halbrook
Designed by Karl James Mountford and Chloé Foglia
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Back to Black by Kehinde Andrews
Designed by David Gee
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The Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran
Designed by Alex Merto
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On the Other Side of Freedom by Deray McKesson
Designed by Matt Dorfman
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Ordinary People by Diana Evans
Designed by Na Kim; art direction by Steve Attardo; art by Salmon Kushroo
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Something Great and Beautiful by Enrico Pellegrini
Designed by Gray318