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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at

Book covers

The baby was kicking, so I woke up super early this morning and spent a random hour looking through book covers online. So many hilarious and clever designs out there!

P.S. More + amazing + covers.
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74 comments:

  1. I like the milk bottle cover, but I must say that Little Children is one of my favorite books!! I adore Tom Perrotta.

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  2. oooh i've never read it. now i really want to!!

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  3. Little Children is amazing, you have to read it Joanna!

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  4. I think you'd like it very much! "The Abstinence Teacher" was also quite good.

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  5. Meredith10:58 AM

    Love the Penguin Book cover! Sneaky.

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  6. ha, that was my favorite one, too, meredith :)

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  7. I'm going to agree on that one - Little Children is by far one of my favorite books.

    These book covers are lovely. I've always wanted to get poster size prints of my favorite novels...

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  8. Oh that milk cover is fabulous!
    Love the type.

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  9. I totally judge a book by its cover! These I'd totally read! hehe. Awww to your baby!

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  10. I really like how literal the covers are, in an metaphorical sort of way. The inappropriate cover cracked me up, and I love the font on the milk cover. Book cover art is what always sells me on a book. Sometimes I end up with some really bad ones just because I can't resist a pretty face!

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  11. maggie11:08 AM

    LOL to the inappropriate cover.

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  12. I second the Little Children as fave and great, (albeit demented and sad read).

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  13. Joanna, my boyfriend looked over my shoulder to see me swooning at the Penguin-Book postcard set you posted a couple of weeks ago, and he ordered it and surprised me with it yesterday! That just proves that he's the sweetest ever, and that we all have great taste! :)

    Love,
    Jane
    joiedejane.blogspot.com

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  14. yay, that's so cute, jane! :)

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  15. Love a beautiful book cover.

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  16. the milk cover is gorgeous!

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  17. huh? baby??? where the hell have i been?!


    congratulations, lovey!!

    don't show me books...now i have to run to the bookstore. :) hug the belly for me!

    love
    mg

    *whosthatgamine.blogspot.com*

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  18. Something hanging out of that man's pants next to that giant squash is just wrong. :) I'm so immature.

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  19. that milk one is my favorite! love the script!

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  21. Gorgeous! I confess, I'm an avid reader, but I DEFINITELY judge a book by it's cover! These are lovely!!

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  22. These make me want to consider a career in book cover design!

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  23. Oh I too love book covers! I kind of treat them like wine labels sometimes... if it looks cool or is a really smart design I'll buy it just cuz I like it! LOL

    xoxo

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  24. These make me so happy that I have my heart set on publishing when I grow up. Thank you so much.

    Deanna
    http://numinousblue.blogspot.com/

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  25. I love the shell one :) Who doesn't love sea shells?


    xoxo Laura

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  26. I'm a sucker for old leather-bound books. The covers aren't necessarily as interesting as the ones you posted, but they look so classy and elegant, and they always smell sooooo good. :-)

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  27. The inappropriate cover makes me giggle.

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  28. Now that I'm working at a book publisher, I am SURROUNDED by awesome book covers at all times. My favorite in the last day def was Lobel's Meat Bible which is absolutely for meat lovers only :)

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  29. haha omg that "how to be inappropriate" one is hysterical! I might have to read that...

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  30. haha omg that "how to be inappropriate" one is hysterical! I might have to read that...

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  31. Milk cover is lovely!

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  32. Hahaha...love the spooning squashes :)

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  33. Cool, my husband is a professor at the same University as Dan Nester.

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  34. I am reading "the gastronomy of marriage" it is the best book i have read in a LONG time! I really reaely want that book cover printed and framed in my apartment ...:)

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  35. Talk about "Smart Art"...

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  36. What a beautiful composition. Thanks for sharing.

    When I was awakened by my baby's kicking, I would go sit in a rocker and sing lullabies. Probably more for me than her.

    Peace, Amy

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  37. haha, that "how to be inappropriate" one made me lol :)

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  38. The Milk book cover is my favorite! So pretty. :]

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  39. what a great thing to look at in the wee hours of a morning ... makes me think that if (no, WHEN) I write my first novel that i'll have to make its cover look as clever and lovely as these ...

    thanks for my daily dose of inspiration, again!

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  40. I've been meaning to read Little Children for a while now. I really enjoyed the movie (though I tend to love anything with Ms. Winslet in it). I love these vibrant covers!

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  41. the cover for "how to be inappropriate" is hilarious! thanks for sharing.

    hope you are feeling okay :) i'm so excited for you with the baby on the way!

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  42. i love these. i do buy books on its cover from time to time. i'm always trying to come up w a good way to show them off.

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  43. I miss that feeling-baby kicking.
    Isn't it just the best?!
    Soo happy for you! :)

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  44. I LOVE Anthony Doerr! His book 'Five Seasons In Rome' is hilarious and beautiful! It's about him and his wife moving with two newborn twins! It would be extra funny for you to read! :)

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  45. I'm so happy for you & your baby kicking!

    Besides that, those book covers are so great!

    xoxo

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  46. i am totally picking up the gastronomy of marriage! if the cover is any indications of what's inside then i can't wait!

    p.s. my inner third grader thinks the how to be inappropriate cover is hilarious.

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  47. LOVE a good book cover. the milk, the goldfish, the squash...all brilliant!!

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  48. I've totally bought books because I loved the cover art. It usually turns out ok, I haven't regretted a purchase yet. So maybe you can judge a book by its cover?
    These are all really great!

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  49. When I was in college I co-owned a co-op textbook store. Someone tried to sell us back the book Milk (we weren't buying it back) and it ended up in the donation box. I totally snagged it due to the amazing cover. The book itself wasn't as interesting though!

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  50. That book cover on the bottom left, How To Be Inappropriate, reminds me of The Office episode 'Sexual Harassment'! Phyllis got flashed and Michael walked around the office with his finger out of his pants just like this cover haha!

    teatoastblog.blogspot.com

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  51. I could stare at book covers all day. It's true, I totally judge a book by its cover. I love closing a book, and turning it over to marvel at the beautiful cover. One of the reasons why I will never use a kindle!

    I splurged on those vintage Penguin postcards and they just arrived in the mail today. Yippeee! I think I'll frame a few and hang them up in my bedroom. I heart books!

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  52. Oh I love these covers! fun!

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  53. I think that is my boyfriend on the "how to be inappropriate" cover..

    www.coquettishfacade.blogspot.com

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  54. I'm not familiar with these books. thanks for sharing.


    Saludos,
    A Mexican chica living in Europe

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  55. i definitely think book covers have some of the most intiguing design features out there, thanks so much for sharing these! i think i like the bananas best...

    xo urban flea :)
    http://www.urbanfleadesign.net

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  56. i love going into bookshops just to look at covers! but it's especially good when you stumble across things online

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  57. my favorite covers are the shell collector and the gastronomy of marriage

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