{"id":258920,"date":"2023-12-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricliterature.com\/?p=258920"},"modified":"2023-12-18T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T22:19:12","slug":"the-best-book-covers-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricliterature.com\/the-best-book-covers-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Chose the Next Best Book Cover of the Year\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s the festive season, which means our fourth annual book cover tournament begins today! We had a tough job winnowing the hundreds of thousands of book covers published this year to the best 32 designs, so we need your help to crown a winner via an interactive poll on our Twitter<\/a> and Instagram stories<\/a> starting now. Get into the festive spirit by downloading the full bracket and fill out your predictions for the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bracket features 16 pairs for the first round. Vote for your favorites on our Twitter<\/a> and Instagram stories<\/a> throughout the week, with round two on Tuesday, quarterfinals Wednesday, semifinals Thursday, and the final face-off Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the best book covers of 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Left: Illustration by Angela Faustina, design by Natalia Olbinski Heringa
Right: Design by Oliver Munday<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Ripe<\/a><\/em> by Sarah Rose Etter vs. Rouge<\/a> <\/em>by Mona Awad<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Rachel Ake Keuch
Right: Art by Kudzanai-Violet Hwami<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Welcome Me to the Kingdom<\/a><\/em> by Mai Nardone vs. Innards<\/a><\/em> by Magogodi Oamphela Makhene<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Nicole Caputo
Right: Photograph by Oumayma B. Tanfous, design by Na Kim<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Brutes<\/a><\/em> by Dizz Tate vs. Close to Home<\/a><\/em> by Michael Magee<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Art by John Wilde
Right: Cover design by Michael Morris, illustration by Lauren Tamaki<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Dykette<\/a> <\/em>by Jenny Fran Davis vs. Dances<\/a> <\/em>by Nicole Cuffy<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Art by Nada Hayek
Right: Illustration and cover design by Olivia McGiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Speech Team<\/a><\/em> by Tim Murphy vs. Vintage Contemporaries<\/a><\/em> by Dan Kois<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Art by William Paul Thomas
Right: Illustration by G\u00e9rard DuBois, design by Frances DiGiovanni and Rodrigo Corral Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Trinity<\/a><\/em> by Zelda Lockhart vs. Fire in the Canyon<\/a><\/em> by Daniel Gumbiner<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Cover design by Christopher Sergio
Right: Illustration by Alan Berry Rhys, design by Frances DiGiovanni and Rodrigo Corral Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Live to See the Day<\/a><\/em> by Nikhil Goyal vs. Pedro and Marques Take Stock<\/a><\/em> by Jos\u00e9 Falero, translated by Julia Sanches<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Mark Abrams and Caitlin Landuyt
Right: Art by Katy Horan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Normal Women<\/a><\/em> by Ainslie Hogarth vs. Toska<\/a><\/em> by Alina Pleskova<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Oliver Munday
Right: Design by Linda Huang<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Bathhouse and Other Tanka<\/a><\/em> by Ishii Tatsuhiko, translated by Hiroaki Sato vs. The Nursery<\/a><\/em> by Szilvia Molnar<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Art by Jessica TranVo, design by Ashley Sheriff
Right: Art by Amber Cowan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A Plucked Zither<\/a><\/em> by Phuong Vuong vs Tarta Americana<\/a><\/em> by J. Michael Martinez<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Will Staehle, art direction by Evan Gaffney
Right: Design by Jamie Keenan, art direction by Erik Rieselbach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Scorched Grace<\/a><\/em> by Margot Douaihy vs. This Is Not Miami<\/a><\/em> by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Beth Steidle
Right: Design by Vivian Lopez Rowe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Glaciers<\/a><\/em> by Alexis M. Smith vs. Tomb Sweeping<\/a> <\/em>by Alexandra Chang<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Jeremy John Parker
Right: Design by Vivian Lopez Rowe <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Cravings<\/a><\/em> by Garnett Kilberg Cohen vs. Terrace Story<\/a><\/em> by Hilary Leichter<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Cover design by Kyle Hunter, art by Dorothea Tanning
Right: Art by Shannon Cartier Lucy, design by Joel Amat G\u00fcell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A Film in Which I Play Everyone<\/a><\/em> by Mary Jo Bang vs. Earth Angel<\/a><\/em> by Madeline Cash<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Sara Wood
Right: Design by Tristan Elwell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

How Not to Be a Politician<\/a><\/em> by Rory Stewart vs. Starter Villain<\/a><\/em> by John Scalzi<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Left: Design by Holly Ovenden, art direction by Tom Etherington
Right: Design by Sophy Hollington<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

You, Bleeding Childhood<\/a> <\/em>by Michele Mari, translated by Brian Robert Moore vs. Rotten Evidence<\/a><\/em> by Ahmed Naji, translated by Katharine Halls<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s the festive season, which means our fourth annual book cover tournament begins today! We had a tough job winnowing the hundreds of thousands of book covers published this year to the best 32 designs, so we need your help to crown a winner via an interactive poll on our Twitter and Instagram stories starting now. 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