As a book cover designer working with a variety of publishers, from independents to large trade houses, I’m acutely aware of the importance a cover has on a book’s success. In today’s ...

If most book covers get five-second glances, spend 15 with this one. After a time, you’ll notice little bouncing gestures with the type. Then you’ll notice the speck.

This “cheeky” (sorry!) cover did exactly what it was meant to do — it made me buy the book. I love everything about this design; the style of the illustration, the colors and the simplicity ...

Indeed, many of the best book covers rival the best print ads when it comes to design ingenuity. We may only be one month into 2025, but we've already seen some stunning book covers.

She’d been tasked with designing the book covers for the English translations of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s six-part autobiographical novel, My Struggle—and she’d landed on a concept to tie the ...

As chosen by some of the best designers in publishing. “There were so many eye-catching covers this year, but the one that constantly stood out for me because of its stunning simplicity, beauty ...

Go ahead, judge that book by its cover. Book cover designers picked the best book covers of 2025 and told us what makes them so great. Skip to main content. A Trusted Friend in a Complicated World.

The Best Book Covers of 2022. In a year brimming with beautiful jacket art, these books stood out. ... marketing directors, sales teams — who sign off on a book’s cover.