From Pablo Gerardo Camacho’s striking illustration for Black Leopard, Red Wolf to Emily Mahon’s clever interpretation of Never Enough, the designs in this gallery deliver some of February’s best book covers. Click through the gallery 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 January 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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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Designed by Helen Yentus and illustrated by Pablo Gerardo Camacho
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Never Enough by Judith Grisel
Designed by Emily Mahon
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The Current by Tim Johnston
Designed by Pete Garceau
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Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Designed by Samira Iravani and illustrated by Adams Carvalho
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Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Designed by Grace Han
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Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy
Designed by Liz Dresner and illustrated by Romy Blumel
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Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu
Designed by Aurora Parlagreco and illustrated by Jane Newland
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American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
Designed and illustrated by Caroline Teagle Johnson
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Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis
Designed by Strick & Williams