Another month of books, another month of book covers. This month was all about art choices – and some clever tricks, too. Below are my favorite book covers of June; As always, feel free to add to my list in the comments.
land
A tactile inversion of the topological map that draws you in.
crazy eden ; Cover design by Charlotte Grimm (MCD, June 2)
I love everything about this daring cover: the matte black space, the dragons, but especially the integrated-but-functional asterisk.
My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein
A cover that would be perfectly suited to lining the walls of any Paris salon, an absolutely quirky Carrington selection to boot.
rabbit, fox, tar
An effective and unusual relief print.
earth 7
I like the effect of the hand-painted text here: not too warm, not too cold.
Rasputin swims the Potomac
Silly in the best way.
pool house
Very beautiful composition and selection of art.
Garbage!: A Garbageman’s Story
Maybe it’s obvious, but the torn cardboard effect really does it for me.
emily’s
It sounds too gratifying for any other time. Was that the first time you noticed the girl?
close relationships with strangers
It has a perspective not often seen on book covers, and the perfect balance of image and text.
exciting stories of modern men
Fun vintage paperback vibes.
au pair
Another very impressive creation.
bone horn
I mean, come on.
