Fiction Book Covers

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Followives book cover design by Carolina A. featuring a bold illustration of a woman with flowing red hair against a purple sky, framed by delicate line drawings of Milan's cathedral and a city bridge.

Designer: Carolina A.

Followives

Irene Perali

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"The cover evokes the duality between two worlds: Milan and Silicon Valley. Through its illustrated composition and thoughtful creative development, it conveys a sense of both displacement and belonging, reflecting the emotional essence of the story. The design is both striking and bold, while the color palette lends it a strong and distinctive visual identity. The result is a modern cover that captures the conceptual essence of the novel at first glance."

Queentide fiction book cover design by Milica S. featuring graphic wavy pink lines resembling hair and rising ocean waves under a bold pink crown.

Designer: Milica S.

Queentide

Donna Fisher

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"This design explores power and revolution in near-future Australia. The concept focuses on the 'tide' of political change, visually represented through the rhythmic lines of the protagonist's hair that double as rising waves. A striking pink crown serves as a bold, disruptive symbol of the movement’s ultimate goal: to seize authority and rewrite the rules of a failing system."

Chasing Shadows in Borrowed Light fiction book cover design by Rachel K. featuring four nested photographic frames in shifting colors, each holding a partially obscured woman's face.

Designer: Rachel K.

Chasing Shadows in Borrowed Light

Safinah Danish Elahi

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"The novel centers on the interwoven connection of four friends. A four-part color system gives each a distinct visual voice, while the framing reflects how their stories nest within one another. The specific order and color temperature (radiating from warm to cool) mirrors their varying degrees of intimacy, with Areen at the core. Each face is partially obscured, hinting at their shared secret. This subtlety suits the literary tone, while the photographic treatment appeals to adult readers."

The Year of Chaos fiction book cover design by Eva P. featuring a soft impressionistic painting of a wildflower meadow with handwritten yellow script title.

Designer: Eva P.

The Year of Chaos

Dolores Puterbaugh

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Marlow children's book cover design by Andy C. featuring a swashbuckling illustrated mouse in a red coat and pirate hat brandishing a sword between two sacks of gold coins.

Designer: Andy C.

Marlow

Ross Neild

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"Featuring a daring mouse hero at the heart of the action, the artwork captures the spirit of classic adventure tales while embracing the story's playful charm. The background features are kept minimal to offset the dynamic pose and so make the whole scene stand out visually but what details we do see hint at the adventure to come. The title font has classical roots but a playful character and completes the design, complementing the story's adventurous and humorous tone."

Cold Record fiction book cover design by Jerry T. featuring a moody photographic blend of a woman's downcast face above a house glowing at dusk.

Designer: Jerry T.

Cold Record

Eric Ferguson

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Jasmine fiction book cover design by Dali W. featuring a painted mountainscape at dusk with two figures sitting by a glowing campfire, the title letters scattered down the peaks.

Designer: Dali W.

Jasmine

Oliver Edlin

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“The cover grew from an original mixed-media mountainscape painting, expanded across the full wrap to mirror Johnny and Jasmine’s emotional terrain. The eye moves from the campfire and Johnny’s warm colour, toward Jasmine’s greyscale figure, then up through the diagonal title, mountain ridges, and opening sky. I wanted the design to feel like a visual journey through grief, liminality, and the fragile possibility of returning to life.”

All Is Well fiction book cover design by Peter S. featuring a vintage-toned photograph of red desert rock formations under a hazy sky, with the title's final letters tumbling over the edge.

Designer: Peter S.

All Is Well

Lisa Jensen

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"For Lisa Jenkin’s novel about a young woman on the run in southern Utah’s high desert, I let typography and setting do the work. I searched dozens of desert landscapes for the right image, then added effects to evoke memory and menace. The title, All is Well, is inevitably ironic, so its final two Ls stumble and fall like someone stepping over a cliff edge."

The Secret Diary of an Intimate Waxer memoir book cover design by Arjan V. featuring a cheeky minimalist illustration of a carrot on a navy panel set against a skin-toned backside shape.

Designer: Arjan V.

The Secret Diary of an Intimate Waxer

Mona Pearson

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"After reading Mona's delightfully bizarre book, I knew the cover needed to be as mischievous as the stories themselves. The carrot became a deadpan visual joke that hints at the book's weird sexual humour without ever explaining it. Combined with bold colours and playful typography, the design aims to make readers stop, smile, and wonder: what on earth happens to that carrot?"

Found fiction book cover design by Milica S. featuring a minimalist gold-speckled silhouette of a human head and shoulders dissolving into a black background.

Designer: Milica S.

Found

Aris Paran

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"For this deeply introspective literary novel on consciousness and human connection, the design leans into a dark, intimate aesthetic. The cover centers on a single evocative, sculptural element that mirrors the protagonist’s journey through mind and spirit. This minimalist, moody approach strips away the noise, focusing the reader entirely on the book's profound emotional core."

Looking At Luna romance book cover design by Rebecca B. featuring a pastel illustration of a couple embracing on a beach at sunset beneath a crescent moon and seaside town.

Designer: Rebecca B.

Looking At Luna

Elizabeth Reese

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Marin in the Moonlight romance book cover design by Marta B. featuring a night-time illustration of a couple on a bridge above a moonlit lake with magnolia blossoms and a wading crane.

Designer: Marta B.

Marin in the Moonlight

A.E. Merriweather

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"The cover sets a lyrical, atmospheric tone that balances romance and quiet longing - evoking the feeling of a summer night alive with possibility. The illustration draws from contemporary flat illustration, layering a starlit fairground, magnolia blossoms, and marsh wildlife into a single dreamlike scene. The typography pairs classical serif elegance with a hand-lettered warmth, grounding the nostalgic mood while ensuring the title reads with quiet drama at any size."

The Trinity Crown romantasy book cover design by Sofía S. featuring a painterly royal portrait of three dark-haired sisters in green gowns and jewels within an ornate gilded frame.

Designer: Sofía S.

The Trinity Crown

L. A. Thompson

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"This cover had to be elegant, beautiful, and have a painterly touch, like an old royal portrait. I carefully designed the outfits and jewelry of the three sisters and included the frame of the "painting" diegetically. I love painting female characters and giving them different features, makeup, and hairstyles, always striving to make them look gorgeous and realistic."

The Half of It fiction book cover design by Morgane F. featuring a sunny coastal illustration of two couples relaxing on clifftop grass overlooking a turquoise bay.

Designer: Morgane F.

The Half of It

Theresa Christine

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"For this small-town romance set in Ireland, I wanted to depict the couple during an intimate moment from the story. The illustration invites readers on a journey while highlighting the characters' emotional bond, through a romantic gesture set in a vibrant landscape. The rounded, high-contrast typography adds warmth and elegance, echoing the novel's heartfelt atmosphere."

Brock Smith and the Dagger of Souls fantasy book cover design by Charles U. featuring a soft-toned illustration of a hooded figure reaching skyward beside a fox, framed in ornate gold.

Designer: Charles U.

Brock Smith and the Dagger of Souls

Jeremy Deshazer, Jackson Deshazer

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"This project was a collaboration through and through. This cover needed something striking and iconic that also showed its unique elements. We went with a figure reaching up against the pull of dark tendrils to encapsulate the story’s larger themes, while the dragon and fox tease us with what is distinct in this story. The dagger, armor, and knife on the chest are all specific characters details that sent it home and grounded the cover in this particular story."

EL PRECIO DEL DINERO fiction book cover design by Sofía S. featuring a painterly portrait of two young men against teal stage lights, one brooding in black, the other smiling softly.

Designer: Sofía S.

EL PRECIO DEL DINERO

ESPERANZA ESCALDADA

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That Ancient Serpent horror book cover design by Adam F. featuring a shadowy dragon-headed serpent of black ink coiling across a cream and gold background.

Designer: Adam F.

That Ancient Serpent

J.P. Girard

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Summer In Hazel Bay romance book cover design by Rebecca B. featuring a bright illustration of a couple holding hands on a sandy path toward a red-striped lighthouse, framed by blue hydrangeas.

Designer: Rebecca B.

Summer In Hazel Bay

Scarlett Rose

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$The Shattered Moon fantasy book cover design by Charles U. featuring a warrior in white robes wielding a curved sword under a fractured moon, with red script slashed across the lower half.$

Designer: Charles U.

The Shattered Moon

K.M. Samuels

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"Here we have “character with a sword looking cool,” but done in a way that prioritizes story. He walks away from us, his face illuminated by the glow from his hand, suggesting that he is lost in power and unwilling to face his challenges head on. The book’s worlds were vast and exiting which gave me a chance to play with cool rocks and color palettes. Finally, the graphic red weapons in the foreground suggests an awareness of the genre, that some tropes might be both present and subverted."

What Remains of Her thriller book cover design by Clint E. featuring torn and taped black-and-white photo fragments of two women's faces under stark red typography.

Designer: Clint E.

What Remains of Her

Nicole Palermo

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"This cover was designed to feel fragmented, uneasy, and emotionally unresolved, mirroring the novel’s themes of buried trauma and fractured identity. The torn photographic composition creates a sense of memory pieced back together, while the stark red typography adds urgency and tension. The minimalist palette keeps the focus on emotion, allowing the imagery to feel unsettling."

On the Run fiction book cover design by Peter S. featuring a pixelated black-and-white runner cropped across vertical green, white, and orange stripes of the Irish flag.

Designer: Peter S.

On the Run

William Shaw

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"The novel follows a young Irishman sent to the States to escape the Troubles, where he becomes a successful track runner — only for the Troubles to keep dogging him. The design uses the Irish flag’s orange and green, overlaid with a pixelated black-and-white runner cropped at head and feet. That harsh contrast and truncated figure suggest that, however fast he runs, he can’t outrun Ireland or his past."

Zodak: The Last Shielder fantasy book cover design by Jeff B. featuring a lone warrior with a staff gazing at a gleaming white castle city beneath a giant golden moon.

Designer: Jeff B.

Zodak: The Last Shielder

Max Moyer

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Lonely Space science fiction book cover design by Caitlin B. A. featuring an illustrated young woman in an orange beanie with a watchful raven on her shoulder against a starry night sky.

Designer: Caitlin B. A.

Lonely Space

Tristan Wolsleger

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"Given the focus on this book's main character's inner life and struggles, the cover centers the subtle emotion on Beatrice's face, surrounded by a dark and ominous color palette. The typography references current sci-fi genre trends, complemented by the background space gradient texture, to indicate a feeling of isolation and mystery."

The Dazzling Magic of a Petit Four fiction book cover design by Roberta Z. featuring an Art Deco tarot-card-style illustration of a 1920s woman seated in a green café with a black cat.

Designer: Roberta Z.

The Dazzling Magic of a Petit Four

Kathryn Rose

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"The cover is shaped like a 1920s tarot card, with a nod to Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby to signal the Twenties: a world of sublime elegance and magic spells. I immersed myself in Art Deco interiors, fashion, and typefaces, working closely with the author to hone every detail. The aim was atmosphere over summary, but readers will enjoy spotting the hidden hints — Paris, a pentagram, cake, a black cat — and feel they’re holding something precious."

The Death and Life of Amy Smith fiction book cover design by Victoria H. featuring a vibrant pop-art grid of London icons including a double-decker bus, Big Ben, cupcakes, and a pink pistol.

Designer: Victoria H.

The Death and Life of Amy Smith

Cam Lamblin

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"Cam’s story is full of life (despite being about death) and contains a wealth of vivid imagery – in fact, there was so much to choose from that I very quickly began playing with this grid format in my designs. It allowed me to solidly locate the book in London, while simultaneously picking out some of the eye-catching key elements from the story. The bold and vibrant use of colour then sets the tone for the book to potential readers, speaking directly to the contemporary fiction market."

I'll Watch From Up Here book cover design by Eva P. featuring a painterly illustration of a woman seated among purple clouds beside an orange sun, viewed from behind.

Designer: Eva P.

I'll Watch From Up Here

Deanna Parisi

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Farewell to Summer fiction book cover design by Alex F. featuring a hand-drawn beach scene with scattered clothes on the sand and a distant sailboat, in soft screen-print textures.

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Farewell to Summer

Wallace Greensage

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"This book features a narrative about naturalists, so we wanted to be a bit more subtle about the nudity, and describe a bit more of a scene through the illustration and storytelling rather than being too on the nose with it. All the typography is hand drawn, and the imagery was made by hand drawing elements and layering them, much like a screen print, in order to keep the original pencil textures."

The Book of Jacob science fiction book cover design by Jesus F. featuring two armed figures looking up at a colossal rusted robot under an orange sun on a bright blue sky.

Designer: Jesus F.

The Book of Jacob

J.L. Burnes

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"This cover was designed to capture the loneliness, scale, and fragile hope at the heart of the story. The endless desert and towering walker reflect a world worn down by survival, while Jacob and Tyler, seen from behind, suggest a quiet journey toward something distant and almost mythic. The warm colors evoke the dry, scorching atmosphere of the desert beneath an unforgiving sun, while the blue of the distant sea hints at freshness, longing, and hope."

After the Peter fiction book cover design by Daniel G. featuring a muted comic-style illustration of a scruffy wolfhound trotting past two men in mid-stride.

Designer: Daniel G.

After the Peter

Carsten Clovelly

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A Siren Song fantasy book cover design by Caitlin K. featuring a folk-art illustration in blues and reds of hands reaching toward a glowing pendulum amid swirling waves and roses.

Designer: Caitlin K.

A Siren Song

Aimee Chaves

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Entranced fiction book cover design by Daniel G. featuring a sepia graphic-novel-style scene of entranced people dancing atop a moving truck while one figure covers another's eyes.

Designer: Daniel G.

Entranced

Jayke Luland

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Pearl Bound fantasy book cover design by Clint E. featuring a dark vintage collage of a black crow, shadowy pilgrims in red hats, and bold distressed red lettering.

Designer: Clint E.

Pearl Bound

Natalie Bergman

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"This cover combines Victorian analog collage elements, textures, and symbolic imagery to create a dark, unsettling atmosphere that reflects the novel’s Gilded Age mystery and psychological depth. The raven and cracked pearl act as visual metaphors, while the bold typography gives the design a modern, striking presence legible at thumbnail sizes. The layered composition was crafted to feel DIY, vintage and authentic, yet still modern and timeless."

Designer: Milica S.

Mist

Dixa Ashariel Ramirez

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"The cover for Mist visually bridges the novel’s psychological tension and its underlying sci-fi elements. The glitchy, ethereal portrait embodies the title's 'mist' while hinting at the AI forces hidden within the narrative. I wanted to represent the generations of Black women at the story's core using digital textures that reflect the dual timelines and fractured realities. The modern, spacious typography adds an enigmatic touch to the thriller."

And Never Memory of You thriller book cover design by Mark M. featuring a photographic bedroom scene of a couple embracing on a top bunk, with pink letterboard-style title text below.

Designer: Mark M.

And Never Memory of You

Peter Coates

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Tom Ryan's Shoes book cover design by Owen G. featuring a clean cream design with classic serif type above a painted detail of walking legs and a small dog.

Designer: Owen G.

Tom Ryan's Shoes

T.A. Keenan

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What Keeps Us fiction book cover design by Peter S. featuring tropical green parakeets perched on large transparent letters over a photograph of a city brownstone.

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What Keeps Us

Jeanine Boulay

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"Since the main linking element in Jeanine Boulay’s novel-in-stories is its historic Brooklyn setting, I emphasized that in my design by way of an emblematic row of Brooklyn brownstones peeking out from behind the book’s title, which fills the design, such that the enormous “US” allays any doubt as to what country Brooklyn is in. Meanwhile another famous Brooklyn feature, it’s wild parrots (parakeets, actually), fly over the letters, casting ominous shadows on them."

Flight of the Hummingbird fantasy book cover design by Tim B. featuring a gold Aztec bird glyph and step pyramid framed by pink hibiscus flowers on deep teal.

Designer: Tim B.

Flight of the Hummingbird

Salomón Quintero

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The Wilusiad fantasy book cover design by Tim B. featuring a veiled woman holding a glowing orb staff above an ancient citadel gate where a lone figure stands.

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The Wilusiad

E.V. Wallace

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Fiction Book Covers

Followives

Queentide

Chasing Shadows in Borrowed Light

The Year of Chaos

Marlow

Cold Record

Jasmine

All Is Well

The Secret Diary of an Intimate Waxer

Found

Looking At Luna

Marin in the Moonlight

The Trinity Crown

The Half of It

Brock Smith and the Dagger of Souls

EL PRECIO DEL DINERO

That Ancient Serpent

Summer In Hazel Bay

The Shattered Moon

What Remains of Her

On the Run

Zodak: The Last Shielder

Lonely Space

The Dazzling Magic of a Petit Four

The Death and Life of Amy Smith

I'll Watch From Up Here

Farewell to Summer

The Book of Jacob

After the Peter

A Siren Song

Entranced

Pearl Bound

Mist

And Never Memory of You

Tom Ryan's Shoes

What Keeps Us

Flight of the Hummingbird

The Wilusiad

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