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The 30 Best Book Covers of 2014

By Liz Shinn, Alisan Lemay  |  December 3, 2014  |  3:30pm
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  • bestbookcovers tumblr-nbakp1tmgu1shkhw1o1-1280 The City Under The Skin by Geoff Nicholson | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers tumblr-mqr4icrgj21rxrxxxo1-500 Give Me Everything You Have On Being Stalked by Jason Lasdun | Julia Connolly
  • bestbookcovers tue-incaseofemergency In Case of Emergency by Courtney Moreno | Sunra Thompson
  • bestbookcovers the-martian The Martian by Andy Weir | Eric White
  • bestbookcovers the-bees The Bees by Laline Paull | Steve Attardo
  • bestbookcovers resurrection-682x1024 Resurrection by Wolf Haas | Christopher Brian King
  • bestbookcovers playforthecommandant Playing For The Commandmant by Suzy Zail | Matt Roeser
  • bestbookcovers no-country No Country by Kalyan Ray | Christopher Lin
  • bestbookcovers mistakes-i-made-at-work Mistakes I Made At Work Edited by Jessica Bacal | Jaya Miceli
  • bestbookcovers karate-chop Karate Chop by Dorthe Nors | Carol Hayes
  • bestbookcovers intervals-in-cinema The Intervals of Cinema by Jacques Ranciere | Jessica Svendsen
  • bestbookcovers horrorstor-final-300dpi Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix | Andie Reid
  • bestbookcovers hack-attack Hack Attack: The Inside Story of How the Truth Caught Up With Robert Murdoch by Nick Davies | David Drummond
  • bestbookcovers flings-oliver-munday Flings by Justin Taylor | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers empathy-exams-639x1024 The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison | Tom Darracott
  • bestbookcovers dept-of-speculation-gray-318 Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill | Gray318
  • bestbookcovers cartwheel Cartwheel by Jennifer Dubois | Eileen Carey
  • bestbookcovers assassination-of-margaret-thatcher-e1409684105836 The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel | Rodrigo Corral Design
  • bestbookcovers annotated-lovecraft-e1412179436117 The New Annotated H.P Lovecraft | Gray318
  • bestbookcovers anne-jordan-convulsing-bodies-1 Convulsing Bodies: Religion & Resistance in Foucault by Mark D. Jordan | Anne Jordan
  • bestbookcovers 9781782114062 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber | Yehrin Tong
  • bestbookcovers 9781447258896 The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin | Jo Thomson
  • bestbookcovers 9780374292089-e1408730253168 Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle | Timonthy Goodman
  • bestbookcovers 9780374248192 The Reef by Iian McCalman | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers 9780374175344 The Improbability Principle by David J. Hand | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers 9780226171715 The Hoarders by Scott Herring | David Drummond
  • bestbookcovers 1119 On Such a Full Sea by by Chang-Rae Lee | Helen Yentus
  • bestbookcovers 978-0-307-98476-01 My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead | Elena Giavaldi
  • bestbookcovers 424 All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu | Isabel Urbina
  • bestbookcovers 160 All The Birds Singing by Evie Wyld | Joan Wong
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The 30 Best Book Covers of 2014
  • bestbookcovers tumblr-nbakp1tmgu1shkhw1o1-1280 The City Under The Skin by Geoff Nicholson | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers tumblr-mqr4icrgj21rxrxxxo1-500 Give Me Everything You Have On Being Stalked by Jason Lasdun | Julia Connolly
  • bestbookcovers tue-incaseofemergency In Case of Emergency by Courtney Moreno | Sunra Thompson
  • bestbookcovers the-martian The Martian by Andy Weir | Eric White
  • bestbookcovers the-bees The Bees by Laline Paull | Steve Attardo
  • bestbookcovers resurrection-682x1024 Resurrection by Wolf Haas | Christopher Brian King
  • bestbookcovers playforthecommandant Playing For The Commandmant by Suzy Zail | Matt Roeser
  • bestbookcovers no-country No Country by Kalyan Ray | Christopher Lin
  • bestbookcovers mistakes-i-made-at-work Mistakes I Made At Work Edited by Jessica Bacal | Jaya Miceli
  • bestbookcovers karate-chop Karate Chop by Dorthe Nors | Carol Hayes
  • bestbookcovers intervals-in-cinema The Intervals of Cinema by Jacques Ranciere | Jessica Svendsen
  • bestbookcovers horrorstor-final-300dpi Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix | Andie Reid
  • bestbookcovers hack-attack Hack Attack: The Inside Story of How the Truth Caught Up With Robert Murdoch by Nick Davies | David Drummond
  • bestbookcovers flings-oliver-munday Flings by Justin Taylor | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers empathy-exams-639x1024 The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison | Tom Darracott
  • bestbookcovers dept-of-speculation-gray-318 Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill | Gray318
  • bestbookcovers cartwheel Cartwheel by Jennifer Dubois | Eileen Carey
  • bestbookcovers assassination-of-margaret-thatcher-e1409684105836 The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel | Rodrigo Corral Design
  • bestbookcovers annotated-lovecraft-e1412179436117 The New Annotated H.P Lovecraft | Gray318
  • bestbookcovers anne-jordan-convulsing-bodies-1 Convulsing Bodies: Religion & Resistance in Foucault by Mark D. Jordan | Anne Jordan
  • bestbookcovers 9781782114062 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber | Yehrin Tong
  • bestbookcovers 9781447258896 The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin | Jo Thomson
  • bestbookcovers 9780374292089-e1408730253168 Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle | Timonthy Goodman
  • bestbookcovers 9780374248192 The Reef by Iian McCalman | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers 9780374175344 The Improbability Principle by David J. Hand | Oliver Munday
  • bestbookcovers 9780226171715 The Hoarders by Scott Herring | David Drummond
  • bestbookcovers 1119 On Such a Full Sea by by Chang-Rae Lee | Helen Yentus
  • bestbookcovers 978-0-307-98476-01 My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead | Elena Giavaldi
  • bestbookcovers 424 All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu | Isabel Urbina
  • bestbookcovers 160 All The Birds Singing by Evie Wyld | Joan Wong

Great book cover designs are visual extensions of a book. Designers wield visual cues instead of words to call out to us as we peruse the library shelves or the aisles of a Barnes & Noble. The cover sparks your initial curiosity, and you stick around for the story.

Our favorite cover this year is Jessica Svendsen’s design for Jacques Rancière’s The Intervals of Cinema. Svendsen molds two images together with rectangular bars as visual intervals, and aligns the type in these breaks. The black contrasting with the flesh tones creates a cinematic tone. The images are strategically arranged to censor the eyes, and it’s like looking through the slats of blinds into another scene. Another compelling jacket design is for Mark D. Jordan’s Convulsing Bodies: Religion & Resistance in Foucault. Designer Anne Jordan overlays the book title on an image of intertwined fingers. The breaks of the type create a dynamic trip for the eye down the page.

Here’s our collection of the best book covers of 2014.

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