Here's the second of this year's Favorite Covers of 2009 posts, chosen by some of the staff members of RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH. Some contributors chose to let the covers speak for themselves, others provided some words about their choices.
The first post is here. And like last week, there's a poll.
RiverRun's favorites are:
Time, design by Henry Sene Yee:
Let the Great World Spin; design by Robbin Schiff & Anna Bauer, drawing by Matteo Pericoli (full wrap over here): "The delicately drawn city cuts a slice in the cover, much like the beautiful slivers of lives inside the book."
The Death of Bunny Munro, design by Charlotte Strick: "An evil bratty bunny! In no way does this indicate that it will garner a "Bad Sex in a Book" nomination."
Animals and Objects In and Out of Water, illustration by Jay Ryan: "Are they animals? Or are they stuffed animals come to life? Are they sweet, or evil, or both??"
Yummy, illustration by Lucy Cousins: "Incredibly kinetic, this cover let's you know it's not going to be fairy tale business as usual."
Pictorial Webster's, design by John Carrera:
The Great Perhaps, design by Jamie Keenan:
The Housekeeper and the Professor, design by Henry Sene Yee (full wrap here):
The Gone-Away Word, design by Evan Gaffney (full wrap here): "Equally as awesome as the fuzzy pink and green hardcover, this zooming orange design perfectly sums up the ride you're taken on."
Chronic City, design by Rodrigo Corral:
Beat the Reaper, design by Ploy Siripant:
The Bedside Book of Beasts, design by CS Richardson:
The Anthologist, design by Jason J. Heuer: "Simple, elegant, and the plum is actually referred to in the story."
Alphabeasties, design credit to come:
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