From Chelsea Cardinal’s clever interpretation of Fox 8 to Sue Gent’s beautiful illustrations for The Blue Salt Road, the book covers in this gallery deliver some of November’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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Fox 8 by George Saunders
Designed and illustrated by Chelsea Cardinal
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Insomnia by Marina Benjamin
Designed by Nicole Caputo
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The Blue Salt Road by Joanne M. Harris
Designed by Rahab Adams; illustrated by Sue Gent
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The Hole by José Revueltas
Designed by John Gall
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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
Designed by Soho Press
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Muck by Dror Burstein
Designed by Na Kim
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Evening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin
Designed by Na Kim
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The Son of Black Thursday by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Designed by Richard Ljoenes