Fiction Book Covers

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The Mother, the Daughter, and the Ghost - book cover, designed by Raúl L.

Designer: Raúl L.

The Mother, the Daughter, and the Ghost

Patrick Trumpy

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"This cover uses a mixed-media collage style to capture the novel’s themes of fragmented memory, identity, and unseen presence. A headless figure reaching across torn paper evokes the haunting absence of the “ghost” and the broken links between mother and daughter. Grounded details—a vintage bicycle and perched songbird—contrast with the surreal composition, anchoring this poignant story of grief and connection in a tactile, memory-like world."

The Habits of Squirrels - book cover, designed by Caitlin B. A.

Designer: Caitlin B. A.

The Habits of Squirrels

Brian Livingston

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"The author was pretty open to ideas for the visual style of this book, just requiring that it include mountains and nature in some capacity. This created significant potential for creative exploration and we landed on a concept referencing the original Tolkien The Hobbit design, evoking a sense of epic adventure that aligns with the plot of his book. The colors are bold, flat and opaque, paired with a dynamic composition that draws readers in and makes them want to know more."

Sunken - book cover, designed by Clint English

Designer: Clint English

Sunken

S. J. Bultman

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The Strifebound: Evensong - book cover, designed by Adam F.

Designer: Adam F.

The Strifebound: Evensong

Louis Burnell

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The Young Lords - book cover, designed by Alexander N.

Designer: Alexander N.

The Young Lords

Franco Flores

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Folkston - book cover, designed by Caitlin B. A.

Designer: Caitlin B. A.

Folkston

Brian Livingston

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"This book is the author's second, and we aimed to maintain a kinship between the two covers without suggesting a series. The flat opaque color references vintage book covers, particularly inspired by the original Tolkien The Hobbit design. There is a compositional emphasis on the town, which is a key focal point of the book. The author also wanted a nighttime color scheme to mirror the book's darker narrative."

Crimson Copper Bluebird - book cover, designed by Rachel K.

Designer: Rachel K.

Crimson Copper Bluebird

J. P. Tynan

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Freddie and Iris - book cover, designed by Zuchal R.

Designer: Zuchal R.

Freddie and Iris

Gemma Stringer

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"Gemma wanted readers to feel the countryside before opening the book. The aerial perspective grounds the story in its countryside setting, while the vibrant palette reflects its spirit. The front-to-back cover—characters apart, then together—was the detail that brought it all."

The Violet Crow - book cover, designed by Svitlana S.

Designer: Svitlana S.

The Violet Crow

Michael Sheldon

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“The cover grew directly from the story. The client’s photo of two crows gave us the starting point, while the Quaker meeting house became the heart of the mystery inside the crow. I kept the rough illustrated style to preserve the book’s wit and character. I love projects like this, where every visual choice has a reason and the final cover feels truly specific to the book.”

Pink Elephants - book cover, designed by Alexander N.

Designer: Alexander N.

Pink Elephants

Meghan Bellamy

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The Pattern Shop - book cover, designed by Peter S.

Designer: Peter S.

The Pattern Shop

Mariah Friend

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“While the novel’s title refers to the factory where the protagonist’s grandfather makes industrial molds, the “pattern” also refers to a molded butterfly he makes for her, which she carries through life. More broadly, it evokes the patterns our lives create and from which we must sometimes break free. Given this theme, I enlarged a butterfly by French painter and entomologist Adolphe Philippe Millot until it approaches abstraction, filling the cover while leaving room for the title.”

Crocodile Island - book cover, designed by Nyco R.

Designer: Nyco R.

Crocodile Island

Nyco Rudolph

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"The goal with my cover design for Crocodile Island was to try to match the author’s audacious and bombastic manuscript. The illustration itself, featuring a crocodile/bat/goat monster, as well as thr striking colour palette, and font choice, are meant to convey to the reader at first glance that they’re in for a wild ride when they pick up this book."

Ascent of the Ironborn - book cover, designed by My Lan K.

Designer: My Lan K.

Ascent of the Ironborn

Sara Lubratt

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A Patriarchy of Pricks - book cover, designed by Barış Ş.

Designer: Barış Ş.

A Patriarchy of Pricks

Rubik Roy

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Jaded by Folly - book cover, designed by Alexander N.

Designer: Alexander N.

Jaded by Folly

Daniel Tiernan

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"This is a collection of short stories and vignettes about work, religion and life. The main illustration captures a story about an employee who, on quitting their job, steals a bottle of whiskey from their employer's office. It felt like an obvious choice to use the whiskey label as the title font. We chose a blue theme because the previous two books we worked on together were red, then yellow. Perhaps the next one will be green."

Operation: Odyssey - book cover, designed by JOSE F.

Designer: JOSE F.

Operation: Odyssey

Sean Corbin

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"The cover seeks to evoke a tone of adventure and action, drawing references from Ancient Greek Art and mixing them with elements of modern science fiction. In this way, the illustration together with the typography enhances this blend of such different worlds and eras that coexist in a marvelous story."

Summer of Spam - book cover, designed by Barış Ş.

Designer: Barış Ş.

Summer of Spam

Jon Hart

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Dr. Paging Solomon - book cover, designed by Colleen C.

Designer: Colleen C.

Dr. Paging Solomon

Lauria D. Kerr

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“The world of Dr. Solomon, is much like our own—except Lauria has given our canine friends a voice, and the world is made richer for it. A source of levity and comfort in Lauria’s own life in her long years of dealing with a chronic illness, Solomon anchors the pale, washed out clinical background of the hospital with his warm, deep earthy tones.”

Farewell, New York book cover design by Nvard Y. featuring a stylized illustration of a young woman with a tote bag stepping toward a giant open book that frames a dusk Manhattan skyline.

Designer: Nvard Y.

Farewell, New York

Tianshi Suo

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"For Tianshi Suo’s debut novel, the cover is built around the one object Vicky carries with her to New York: her late father’s ocean-blue notebook of unpublished poetry. By opening the notebook into the city skyline, the design connects his private creative world with a city shaped by ambition, possibility, and moral danger. The small figure and restrained composition add a sense of vulnerability and unease as she tries to protect both his legacy and her own identity."

Dojo Ryan book cover design by Alexander N. featuring an expressive painterly illustration of embracing figures in teal, ochre and orange, framed by a hand-drawn border on a cream ground.

Designer: Alexander N.

Dojo Ryan

Matthew Dillon

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"Although this novel is about wrestling, we wanted to avoid any obvious aesthetic references to wrestling and instead opted for an abstract expressionist illustration. The illustration needed to capture movement and thoughtfulness."

Death in the Time of Suburbia book cover design by Alexander N. featuring a classical marble bust whose cracked-open head spills out an illustrated hillside of pastel suburban houses and palm trees, with a small car flying from the temple.

Designer: Alexander N.

Death in the Time of Suburbia

Alessandra Jacobs

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"This cover illustrates the psychological space occupied by the main protagonist who longs to escape what she feels is the prison of suburbia. The story deals with social disharmony and the dissolution of national identity revolving around an car accident set to the backdrop of mundane suburban life. The bust used for the illustration is from a sculpture called 'America' made in 1854 by Hiram Powers."

No Safe Harbor - book cover, designed by Danna Mathias S.

Designer: Danna Mathias S.

No Safe Harbor

J. Dale Dillard

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"The cover reflects the novel's desert/borderland setting through a winding highway illuminated by brake lights - aiming to suggest urgency, pursuit, the need to keep moving. We kept the title bold and clean for high legibility at thumbnail size. The realism of the night landscape supports the story's cinematic atmosphere and exploration of crime and failed systems."

Tiny Home Terror book cover design by Logan M. featuring a lone snow-covered cabin at the edge of a dark pine forest under a green and rose twilight sky, with the title in acid-green sans-serif.

Designer: Logan M.

Tiny Home Terror

Kathleen Lynn

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Goblins: The Sword and the Serpent fantasy book cover design by Marta D. featuring gold line art of a coiling horned serpent facing an armoured rider on a griffin above a smoking volcano, framed by an ornate filigree border on deep red.

Designer: Marta D.

Goblins: The Sword and the Serpent

Abbey Hunt

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"The goal of this cover design was to bring to mind old, medieval chronicles - since one of the main characters is a chronicler. This effect was achieved by using a leather-like background texture, a richly decorated border, and a warm, gold illustration showcasing the heroic deeds of the goblins. Each detail used on the cover is reflected in the actual story - from the goblin knight's armour, to the spikes on the serpent's head."

Marked by Time - book cover, designed by Tim B.

Designer: Tim B.

Marked by Time

Philip Robertson

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Neither Fear Ye Their Fear - book cover, designed by Rannia M.

Designer: Rannia M.

Neither Fear Ye Their Fear

Stephen Dethloff

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"The cover captures a dark, ominous atmosphere through a stylized silhouette of the Assyrian Lamassu, framed in a geometric composition. By layering raw, high-contrast block-print typography over a textured red motif, the design creates an urgent, expressive aesthetic that communicates tension while remaining striking at any scale."

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Nicole Palermo

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Little Bird - book cover, designed by Pascale H.

Designer: Pascale H.

Little Bird

Claire Buttrum

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"Claire’s novel is incredibly evocative of ordinary family life. Each character is portrayed with love and affection and it was this intimacy that I tried to evoke with the cover. Crackers and water are integral to the story and they seemed to also represent the time when a family comes together, around the kitchen table. The hand drawn type helps to make the illustration look friendly and approachable."

Reputation - book cover, designed by Alexander N.

Designer: Alexander N.

Reputation

Amanda Coreishy

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"The illustration for this cover hints at key points in the novel. We wanted to capture the colour and vibrancy of Trinidad and Tobago with the mango trees while also illustrating the main plot point of the story - that of an intimate photograph used as collateral to trap the main character. "

Jumping on the Drips - book cover, designed by Euan M.

Designer: Euan M.

Jumping on the Drips

Eda Kara

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Angels and Beasts - book cover, designed by Karolina K.

Designer: Karolina K.

Angels and Beasts

J. Bradford Hipps

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"Rather than revealing the story directly, the cover focuses on mood and symbolism. The antler becomes a visual metaphor for transformation, while the galaxy texture suggests something ancient, mysterious, and beyond human understanding. The clean typography reinforces the book's literary tone."

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.”

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Fiction Book Covers

The Mother, the Daughter, and the Ghost

The Habits of Squirrels

Sunken

The Strifebound: Evensong

The Young Lords

Folkston

Crimson Copper Bluebird

Freddie and Iris

The Violet Crow

Pink Elephants

The Pattern Shop

Crocodile Island

Ascent of the Ironborn

A Patriarchy of Pricks

Jaded by Folly

Operation: Odyssey

Summer of Spam

Dr. Paging Solomon

Farewell, New York

Dojo Ryan

Death in the Time of Suburbia

No Safe Harbor

Tiny Home Terror

Goblins: The Sword and the Serpent

Marked by Time

Neither Fear Ye Their Fear

Dark Fragments

Little Bird

Reputation

Jumping on the Drips

Angels and Beasts

Followives

Queentide

Chasing Shadows in Borrowed Light

The Year of Chaos

Marlow

Cold Record

Jasmine

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