103 covers, 62 designers, 54 imprints
December 19, 2022 12:05 PM Subscribe
This was very fun to scroll through!
Did I need more fodder to add to my “to read” list? No, but here we are.
posted by obfuscation at 2:32 PM on December 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
Did I need more fodder to add to my “to read” list? No, but here we are.
posted by obfuscation at 2:32 PM on December 19, 2022 [3 favorites]
I love this sort of article, wherein artists express admiration for one another's work. There's a great mix of more technical comments and just pure appreciation for one another.
posted by Pitachu at 3:28 PM on December 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Pitachu at 3:28 PM on December 19, 2022 [2 favorites]
I'm not familiar with the subject but the Elias Canetti reader is quite striking.
posted by fiercekitten at 4:53 PM on December 19, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by fiercekitten at 4:53 PM on December 19, 2022 [1 favorite]
I really didn't like many (or any) of the book covers at the top of the list, but I liked a lot of the ones down low.
Jem Calder's Reward System would be on my lists, as would Lisa Taddeo and Gabrielle Zevin. I really love the textual ones -- Rachel Aviv and Brad Zellar. T.C Boyle too. I choose a lot of new library books by cover, so I've read many of these down list.
Another fun text one to add (from 2022, I think) could be Jessie Singer's There Are No Accidents.
posted by mrgrimm at 6:04 PM on December 19, 2022 [1 favorite]
Jem Calder's Reward System would be on my lists, as would Lisa Taddeo and Gabrielle Zevin. I really love the textual ones -- Rachel Aviv and Brad Zellar. T.C Boyle too. I choose a lot of new library books by cover, so I've read many of these down list.
Another fun text one to add (from 2022, I think) could be Jessie Singer's There Are No Accidents.
posted by mrgrimm at 6:04 PM on December 19, 2022 [1 favorite]
Wow. The almost absolute rejection of laser-precise software-guided design. Isn't it amazing how contemporary artistic trends travel slowly around the opposite side of the style circle from contemporary commercial banality, on a path that takes several decades.
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:16 PM on December 19, 2022
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:16 PM on December 19, 2022
(I didn't read any of these books except for Lapvona, and it sucked. Hashtag DNF.)
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:17 PM on December 19, 2022
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:17 PM on December 19, 2022
I liked Lapvona -- it was "fine" and actually pretty enjoyable to read. It ends well. I don't think the cover is very good, though.
(I enjoyed Death In Her Hands (another great cover) much more, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation (another great cover!) even more.)
posted by mrgrimm at 8:09 PM on December 19, 2022
(I enjoyed Death In Her Hands (another great cover) much more, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation (another great cover!) even more.)
posted by mrgrimm at 8:09 PM on December 19, 2022
It's undeniable how ebooks have impacted the volume of books I consume, but I do miss all of the beautiful book covers. It's one thing that does not survive the transition well (at least on my crappy Kindle).
posted by slogger at 7:45 AM on December 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by slogger at 7:45 AM on December 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
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