Best book covers of all time

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If you’re looking for escapism, 2023’s book cover design trends seem determined to banish the darkness. This year feels less about the words and more about the feeling: it seems like it’s time to forget guidelines around hierarchy and decorum and just let rip. Check out the 2023 book cover design trends.

I think the first book of Nabokov’s I ever read was Invitation to a Beheading which I have in an old Penguin edition somewhere, so it will displayed later. What I do have here and now are three of his masterworks, Lolita (Corgi 1969), Despair (Panther 1969) and Pale Fire (Corgi 1966) in old UK paperbacks. Dorothy Parker was a member of the Algonquin Round Table and was noted for her wit. The Portable Dorothy Parker (Viking 1975 edition) is a complete collection of her stories, poems, reviews…

Regardless of the edition, The Hobbit book cover has always had a magical allure, drawing readers into the world of Middle-earth even before they turn the first page. The first time I read The Hobbit was long before I became a Tolkien fan. I don't remember how young I was, but young enough to be so scared by his encounter with Gollum that I couldn't continue reading. For a children's book, it was quite scary.

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The year's best covers, as chosen by the art director of The New York Times Book Review.