Paste gives a lot of love to authors, but we also enjoy celebrating the book cover designers and illustrators whose work jumps off the shelves. From Will Staehle’s intriguing take on The Infinite Future to Nina Cosford’s charming art for Meet Cute, the 10 cover designs in this gallery deliver stunning eye candy.
If you want to view even more gorgeous book covers, I recommend visiting both Spine Magazine’s and The Casual Optimist’s websites. They introduced me to most of my favorites this month, and you can get lost for hours viewing art at each site.
*Rather than rank the covers, I listed them in an aesthetically pleasing order.
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Ink by Alice Broadway
Cover design by Andrew Biscomb and Elizabeth B. Parisi; illustration by Jamie Gregory
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The Infinite Future by Tim Wirkus
Cover design by Will Staehle
(Staehle also designed two of Paste's favorite book covers of 2017.)
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The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Cover design and illustration by Sandra Chiu
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Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke
Cover design by Colin Mercer
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Neon in Daylight by Hermione Hoby
Cover design by Strick&Williams
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The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce
Cover design by Grace Han
(Han also did the lettering for one of Paste's favorite book covers of 2017.)
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Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Cover design by Janine Argo and illustration by Cannaday Chapman
(Pasterevealed the cover for this stunning book last summer.)
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The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Cover design by Jim Tierney
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Meet Cute
Cover design by Mallory Grigg and illustration by Nina Cosford
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The Job of the Wasp by Colin Winnette
Cover design by Michael Salu