What are some of your favorite covers that you have seen this year? Maybe these were reprints, redesigns, or alternate covers that came out this year, or maybe they are brand new books. Whatever they are, tell us all the pretties you have been coveting.
A good number of the covers that I’d put down as candidates ended up being from 2020 once I started putting this list together, which doesn’t say wonderful things about my memory. I really, really wish that there were listings available for the brains and hands behind these designs so I could credit them, because they really deserve a round of applause.
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 The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds There are any number of things I liked about this cover–it’s a little creepy, it’s screams goofy and playful, and it grabs your eye. It’s a perfect fit for the book. In case you’re curious about what I said about the book behind the cover, click here. |
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 Pug Actually by Matt Dunn I came close to doing an increasingly brand-specific Best Covers featuring Dogs of 2020, but I’d have had to cut some dog photos, and I’m not strong enough for that. So, we’ll just go with this attention-grabbing cover. In case you’re curious about what I said about the book behind the cover, click here. |
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 Holier Than Thou by Jackie Hill Perry I think I actually mentioned in my review-ish post about the book that I love this cover–it looks worn, beaten up, well-used and yet attractive. Which ties in to how Perry describes the believer’s holiness. Clever people involved in that. In case you’re curious about what I said about the book behind the cover, click here. |
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 The Case of the Missing Firefly by Chris McDonald I’ve done cover reveals for most of this series over the last year, and they’re all just great. I hemmed and hawed over which one to use, but I think the colors on this one put it over the top. Eye of the beholder and all that, but those colors just grab me. In case you’re curious about what I said about the book behind the cover, click here. |
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 Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events by Brent Spiner So you’ve got the Data thing, you’ve got a real “clipping words/images out of magazines” stalker-vibe, colors that pop, a slightly chaotic feel…it all works really well to communicate the feel of the book and draw you in. The worse “Brent Spiner” don’t hurt, either. In case you’re curious about what I said about the book behind the cover, click here. |
What were some of your favorites of 2021?
Meeghan
Oh, these are great!! I hadn’t seen some of them before!! Hope you had fun this week 💕
HCNewton
Thanks, Meeghan–that was a fun post.