Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover Issue 85: Contemporary (Part 17)

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.

Some of my favourite covers this week include My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma, From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon, The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo, A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena, Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks, Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner, Notes From My Captivity by Kathy Parks, Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry and Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon.

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 So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma
02. From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon

03. The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (Cover designed by Elizabeth Clark)
04. A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena (Cover designed by Elizabeth Clark)

05. A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison (Cover art by Libby VanderPloeg)
06. Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks (Cover art by Faith Erin Hicks)

07. We Regret To Inform You by A.E. Kaplan
08. Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer

09. Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner (Cover art by Kyle Hilton)
10. Notes From My Captivity by Kathy Parks (Cover designed by Heather Daugherty, Cover art by Helen Crawford-White)

11. Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry (Cover designed by David Curtis, Cover art by David Curtis)
12. Alternative Remedies For Loss by Joanna Cantor

13. Picture Us In The Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
14. Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (Cover designed by Alison Donalty, David Curtis, Molly Fehr, and Michelle Cunningham, Cover art by Chris Bilheimer)

15. I’m Not Missing by Carrie Fountain
16. Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon

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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Hi! I’m Jen! I’m a thirty-something introvert who loves nothing more than the cozy comfort of home and snuggling my two rescue cats, Pepper and Pancakes. I also enjoy running, jigsaw puzzles, baking and everything Disney. Few things bring me more joy than helping a reader find the right book for them!

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