I'm admiring the covers of Penguin's new Legends from the Ancient North. They have been designed by Petra Börner who writes, "The challenge has been to capture a sense of the grandeur, ferocity and wildness of these five legendary tales, whilst retaining the truth of my artistic processes", and you can get a glimpse of that process here. Do also take a look at Petra's website, where in the archive (here and here) you'll find some familiar and beautiful book jackets.
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If you have time to spare, you may like to have a go at We Love This Book's Got It Covered competition, identifying 100 books from small cover details alone. I've managed 74 so far and hope a bit of brain-racking will yield a few more.
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Can you think of any books you've come across recently which have particularly apt or attractive covers? I'm soon to read one which is lovely, and I hope the design is indicative of the book's style (and content) for if so, I think it will be very 'me'.
Just gorgeous!thanks for posting all the links...
Posted by: Adele Geras | 18 December 2013 at 10:44 PM
I'm not sure about those covers, they don't say North to me at all. They make me think of tropical jungles.
I'm a sucker for Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Posted by: Sue | 19 December 2013 at 07:20 AM
Pleasure!
Posted by: Cornflower | 19 December 2013 at 10:14 AM
I like Coralie Bickford-Smith, too, but I can see an Yggdrasil element in the 'jungliness' of some of these covers!
Posted by: Cornflower | 19 December 2013 at 10:16 AM
Some of these covers, reimagined by Nicholas Beaujouan, are fantastic!
Posted by: Dark Puss | 19 December 2013 at 10:35 AM
What fabulous cover art from Petra Borner!
Posted by: [email protected] | 28 December 2013 at 09:05 PM
I have quite a few books with covers by PB, and they are all very fitting and very striking.
Posted by: Cornflower | 28 December 2013 at 09:21 PM