Here’s a photo-feature that I’ve been wanting to start for a while: a series featuring the subtle design quirks that I occasionally find under the dust jackets of hardcover books. First up on the plate is Kelly Link’s Pretty Monsters, whose full cover design you can see here. Will Staehle’s enigmatic, Victorian-funereal (with horned women) design easily ranks in my top, oh, twentyish? favorite book designs of all time. That thar is a very rough assessment, but hopefully my point is clear: there are a lot of book covers that I like, but I really, really, really like this one.
The little monster-mark underneath just seals the book’s place in my affections:
Rawr!
– E
Ooh, you’re right. I’d love to see a series on this sort of thing. And what a cool cover!
And what a cool cover!
It’s so wickedly fun.
If you ever have any nominations for book covers that you’d like documented, I’d love to hear them! *rubs hands together eagerly*