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The 12 Best Book Covers of May

The 12 Best Book Covers of May

The Sun is Shining

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2023

A Place of Both Solitude and Belonging: In Praise of the Park Bench

A Place of Both Solitude and Belonging: In Praise of the Park Bench

Edwin Heathcote Considers This “Most Archetypal” Piece of Furniture

By Edwin Heathcote | May 31, 2023

How a Fabulist Painting Showed Jenny Fran Davis the Cover of <em>Dykette</em>

How a Fabulist Painting Showed Jenny Fran Davis the Cover of Dykette

On the Magical-Realist Painter John Wilde, Butches and Femmes, and How the Author Saw Herself In An Artwork

By Jenny Fran Davis | May 24, 2023

See the cover for Alissa Hattman's <em>Sift</em>

See the cover for Alissa Hattman's Sift

By Literary Hub | May 22, 2023

See the cover for Kaveh Akbar's novel <em>Martyr!</em>

See the cover for Kaveh Akbar's novel Martyr!

By Literary Hub | May 11, 2023

The 13 Best Book Covers of April

The 13 Best Book Covers of April

A Bouquet of Bright Books for Spring

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2023

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Cover reveal: See the cover for Daniel Mason's North Woods.

By Literary Hub | April 11, 2023

See the cover for Jesmyn Ward's new novel, Let Us Descend.

By Literary Hub | April 7, 2023

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Cover of His New Memoir

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 4, 2023

Exclusive: See the cover for E. Lily Yu's collection <em>Jewel Box</em>.

Exclusive: See the cover for E. Lily Yu's collection Jewel Box.

By Literary Hub | March 31, 2023

The 11 Best Book Covers of March

The 11 Best Book Covers of March

Here Be Monsters

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2023

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

How Jason Booher’s Uses Color to Create Light

By Jason Booher | March 29, 2023

Exclusive: See the cover for Benjamín Labatut’s new novel, <em>The MANIAC</em>.

Exclusive: See the cover for Benjamín Labatut’s new novel, The MANIAC.

By Literary Hub | March 21, 2023

Exclusive: See the cover for Bryan Washington's new novel, <em>Family Meal.</em>

Exclusive: See the cover for Bryan Washington's new novel, Family Meal.

By Literary Hub | March 21, 2023

Reinier de Graaf on How Our Cities and Buildings Have Been Infected by Corporate “Wellness,” “Innovation,” and “Livability”

Reinier de Graaf on How Our Cities and Buildings Have Been Infected by Corporate “Wellness,” “Innovation,” and “Livability”

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 3, 2023

Yes, Sydney, Australia in the 1960s Was the Drag Capital of the World

Yes, Sydney, Australia in the 1960s Was the Drag Capital of the World

Amid Deep-Rooted Homophobia, Titillating and Fantastically Glamorous Shows Were Annual Events

By Craig Seligman | March 3, 2023

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