Stranger to the Moon by Evelio Rosero design by Janet Hansen (New Directions / September 2021)įor some reason, I was reminded of this saucy Jacob Covey cover, which I thought was killed in favour of something more (ahem) traditional, but it still exists on Amazon, so who knows? (Jacob probably knows I do not).The writer Evelio Rosero has never been one to shy away from the darker aspects of Colombia's history and society. Songs for the Flames by Juan Gabriel Vásquez design by Alex Merto (Riverhead / August 2021) The cover of the US edition was designed by Donna Cheng. Something Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman design by Emma Pidsley (Fourth Estate / August 2021) The Shimmering State by Meredith Westgate design Chelsea McGuckin (Atria / August 2021) The UK cover of CoDex 1962 by Sjón also features artwork by Owen Gent. Red Milk by Sjón design by Natalie Chen illustration by Owen Gent (Sceptre / May 2021) The sweeps of paint brought to mind the snake on Anna Morrison‘s cover for the Pushkin Press edition of My Cat Yugoslavia from a couple of year’s ago… Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson design Jennifer Griffiths (Doubleday Canada / August 2021)
Once More With Feeling by Sophie McCreesh design by Jennifer Griffiths (Anchor Canada / August 2021) The cover of the UK edition was designed by Henry Petrides. Matrix by Lauren Groff design by Grace Han (Riverhead / September 2021) Last Words on Earth by Javier Serena design by Jack Smyth (Open Letter / September 2021) I like how the covers look related without looking the same. Tyler Comrie also designed the cover of The Unwanted by Michael Dobbs. King Richard by Michael Dobbs design by Tyler Comrie (Knopf / May 2021)
The Hunter and the Old Woman by Pamela Korgemagi design by Alysia Shewchuk (House of Anansi / August 2021) The China Room by Sunjeev Sahota design by Tyler Comrie (Viking / July 2021)ĭisorientation by Ian Williams design by Lisa Jager (Random House Canada / September 2021) The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki design by Gill Heeley (Canongate Books / September 2021)Ī Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris design by Gregg Kulick (Little Brown and Company / September 2021) The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock design by David Litman (Simon & Schuster / August 2021) I expect the next couple of month’s might be a bit like this as I work towards my round-up of the year, so feel free to let me know about stuff that you think I’ve overlooked in 2021.
A big, messy post this month as I catch up on the new releases and some of the covers I missed over the summer.
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