It has been almost two years since I last shared with you a few of my favourite book covers. Since then I added to my shelves various books that were not only worthy reads, but whose covers are also a feast for the eyes. All of them are paperback editions, which is unsurprising. I mostly only buy paperbacks, as they are cheaper, lighter, and I have a complicated relationship with dust jackets.
Let’s get a good look at my five new favourite covers!
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Cover design: Leanne Shapton
Publisher: Vintage
Collection: Vintage Classics Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Cover design: Coralie Bickford-Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Collection: Penguin English Library
The Confession by Jessie Burton
Cover design: Lucy Scholes, Picador Art Department
Publisher: Picador
Circe by Madeline Miller
Cover design: David Mann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Cover design: Sarah Young
Publisher: Penguin
I think this selection highlights the importance of a well-thought-out colour palette. Very nice. I also relate to your comment on dust jackets – confusing things that seem to acquire scruffiness, in my view!
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I agree with you!
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