March always feels like a turning point, offering the first real hint of longer days and lighter moods. As we say goodbye to the month, here are four of our favourite book covers it brought us. Maybe it’s time to start that ‘books with beautiful covers’ book club with your friends?
Now I Surrender by Álvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer
Cover design by Lauren Peters-Collaer (Riverhead, 3 March)
There is so much charm to Peters-Collaer’s design: the newspaper-brown background, the whimsical handwritten subtitle font, the mesmerising central red cut out.
The Natural Way Of Things by Charlotte Wood
Cover design by Lauren Peters-Collaer (Riverhead, 10 March)
The elegant title laid out carefully on the grainy horse painting makes me want to find the blurb immediately. Delightful.
I Am Agatha by Nancy Foley
Cover design by Clay Smith (Avid Reader Press, 17 March)
An alluring sunset colour palette that practically radiates heat, paired with a paint-like texture that comes across gorgeously — altogether making for a proudly displayable cover.
Businessmen as Lovers by Rosemary Tonks
Cover design by Oliver Munday (New Directions, 24 March)
Snazzy socks, tailored trousers, shiny shoes… What more could a cover aficionado ask for? Oh, that’s right. A bright pink background.
