From Sarahmay Wilkinson’s minimalist take on Swift to Elliana Esquivel’s gorgeous illustration for The Meaning of Birds, the designs in this gallery deliver some of April’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 March 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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The Affairs of the Falcons by Melissa Rivero
Design by Allison Saltzman; lettering by Boyoun Kim
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The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown
Design by Jessie Gang; illustration by Elliana Esquivel
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I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
Design by Linda Huang
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Prince of Monkeys by Nnamdi Ehirim
Design by Linda Huang
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Swift by David Baker
Design by Sarahmay Wilkinson
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Feast Your Eyes by Myla Goldberg
Design by Lauren Peters-Collaer
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Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein
Design by Stephanie Ross; photography by Matt McClain