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The 10 Best Book Covers of August

The 10 Best Book Covers of August

A Slippery Month

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2024

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s <em> Vanity Fair Diaries. </em>

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair Diaries.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2024

J.D. Salinger designed his iconic rainbow corner cover himself.

J.D. Salinger designed his iconic rainbow corner cover himself.

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Feast your eyes on these beautiful bygone magazine covers.

Feast your eyes on these beautiful bygone magazine covers.

By Brittany Allen | August 21, 2024

True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

Natalia Olbinski on Creating the Cover for Ruby Todd’s “Bright Objects”

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The 17 Best Book Covers of July

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See the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel.

See the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel.

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