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As much as LJ editors love to read, we also hold deep admiration for book and cover design. Each year we gather to debate how image, text, and color help create the mood of a book and invite readers into the story. These 10 choices represent the standout covers from our best books and highlight trends in jacket design, arresting imagery, and just how important the aesthetics of book art can be.
The Devil’s Charm
Autism: Your Questions Answered
Ginseng Roots: A Memoir
The Eyes Are the Best Part
Sacrificial Animals
A Dragon of Black Glass
The Killing Plains
Cat’s People
How To Sleep at Night
The Transit of Venus
Only and Forever
Blood Like Mine
So Thirsty
We Speak Through the Mountain
An Island of Suspects
You’re the Problem, It’s You
Upon a Starlit Tide
Gifted & Talented
Space Punch, Vol. 1
Kills Well with Others
Medusa of the Roses
Into the Woods
The Gatsby Gambit
A Map to Paradise
’Til Heist Do Us Part
Not Your Biggest Fan
Goyhood
The Bang-Bang Sisters
Love You a Latke
The Drowning House
Fagin the Thief
The Lion Women of Tehran
Mothers and Sons
Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream
The Favorites
People Will Talk
The Broposal
A Death in Cornwall
Blackheart Man
Our Dear Miss H. Is on the Case
The Way Up Is Death
Cold as Hell
The Life of Herod the Great
The Starlight Heir
Match Me If You Can
Murder at an English Séance
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