Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover is a regular feature on Pop! Goes The Reader in which I pay tribute to some of the best and brightest the publishing world has to offer in the way of book cover design. This feature is inspired by Katie’s feature Cover Love on her blog One Page At A Time. The idea is being used with her gracious permission.
Please Note: I’ve done my best to credit the designers and artists responsible for the beautiful covers below, but was unable to find this information for a number of those listed. If you know of an uncredited designer responsible for any of these book covers, please let me know and I would be happy to include proper attribution in this post. Their work is lovely and deserves to be credited.
01. My Life With The Walter Boys by Ali Novak
02. 9 Days and 9 Nights by Katie Cotugno
03. As Many Nows As I Can Get by Shana Youngdahl (Cover design by Maggie Edkins, Cover art by Mercedes DeBallard)
04. Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (Cover design by Kerri Resnick, Cover art by Kristen Solecki)
05. The Map From Here To There by Emery Lord (Cover art by Ali Mac)
06. Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales (Cover design by Kerri Resnick, Cover art by Jim Tierney)
07. When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk (Cover design by Angela Carlino, Cover art by Bex Glendining)
08. Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Cover design and cover art by Vikki Chu)
09. Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause (Cover design and cover art by Philip Pascuzzo)
10. Late To The Party by Kelly Quindlen (Cover design by Kerri Resnick)
11. All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (Cover design by Cassie Gonzales, Cover art by Carmi Grau)
12. What Kind of Girl by Alyssa B. Sheinmel (Cover design by Connie Gabbert, Cover art by Nicole Hower)
13. This Train Is Being Held by Ismée Amiel Williams
14. Six Goodbyes We Never Said by Candace Ganger (Cover design by Kerri Resnick, Cover art by Cannaday Chapman)
15. Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis
16. Suggested Reading by Dave Connis
17. Our Year In Love and Parties by Karen Hattrup (Cover design by Joel Tippie)
18. The Liars of Mariposa Island by Jennifer Mathieu
19. The Year After You by Nina de Pass
20. The Stars and The Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus (Cover design by Samira Iravani, Cover art by Charles Chaisson)
Now it’s your turn! What are some of your favourite Contemporary covers? Did I list one of your favourites here or is there one I forgot that just has to be included? Let me know in the comments!
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All of these are such cute covers! Thanks so much for sharing, Jen!
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Hi Jen! Thanks so much for featuring my cover in this list—your roundups are always so stunning and inspiring! Just wanted to feed you a missing credit that I can help confirm: #3 (As Many Nows As I Can Get) was designed by my colleague Maggie Edkins, and the amazing artist is Mercedes DeBallard. 🙂
Thank you so much for letting me know, Samira! I’ve included both their names in this post and added the credit you provided in the fantasy post as well, including your beautiful work on A River of Royal Blood!
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I love this post—these covers are amazing. And thanks so much for including mine! The cover for V&V was done by Philip Pascuzzo of Pepco Studio. 🙂
Have a good one, Jen!
These are all amazing covers! I love these roundups!
Hi Jen! These are so beautiful and thanks for including As Many Nows As I Can Get! Maggie did such excellent work and Mercedes brought Scarlett and David to life. I cried when I saw his nose!