A Death in Belmont

That's the palm of a hand. What's it got to do with this book? Junger's parents hired Albert DeSalvo, the alleged Boston Strangler, as a builder when he was an infant.

What a great concept (this cover, of course; not strangling people).

Indecision

Last year's hardcover was one of my favorites. I'm pretty surprised that they went w/ something different for the paperback. (The new paperback is on top, the hardcover below it):

Samuel Beckett: Grove Centenary Editions, vols. 1-4

Design by Laura Lindgren. Lovely. When I first saw them I thought they were from McSweeney's. (And you hard-core Beckett will have to tell me what they mean.)

Never Drank the Kool-Aid

I have to see this at the bookstore; it looks gorgeous.

And you have to check out Toure's Web site. How long has it been since you've seen the Web site-as-city metaphor? Yeah, me too. 1998.

Girlbomb

Usually not a big fan of this kind of cover ("this kind" = picture of people from behind, or of their feet, etc), but I think I like this. The type isn't mind-blowing but I like the crop on the photo, especially how it just catches the word "CITY" in the Radio City Music Hall sign.

Challenger Park

This one really pops off the shelf in the store. Beautiful, deeply saturated colors.

Londonstani

Graffiti stencil, meet book cover. Book cover, graffiti stencil.
Surprised there's not more of this. Or maybe there is, and I haven't seen it.
Either way, love this.

The Cloudspotter's Guide

Ah, what a different type makes.

The U.S. version:



The U.K. version:

Overthrow

Might just be me, but the stars-and-stripes lettering is a bit much, no? Otherwise, really nice and rather unconventional for a politics title.

Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions

How cool is this?

Penguin Classics presents the Graphic Classics - timeless works of literature featuring amazing, one-of-a-kind cover illustrations from some today's best graphic artists. These Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions also feature French flaps, rough fronts and luxurious packaging. Look for more Deluxe Classics with illustrated covers in the months ahead!

Who did which one? Check out the credits here.