A general selection of covers for books published in June 2014. No sense yet as to whether any of these would be good enough to feature in any end of year ‘Best of…’ list.

The first one looks a dead cert for Alice though:

The Sick Rose or; Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration by Richard Barnett; design by Daniel Streat / Barnbrook Studios(Thames & Hudson June 2014).

Abroad by Katie Crouch; design by Rodrigo Corral (FSG June 2014).

Archetype by M. D. Waters; design by Jaya Miceli (Plume June 2014).

The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison; design by Tom Darracott(Granta June 2014).

Half Bad by Sally Green; design by Tim Green / Faceout Studio(Viking March 2014).

The Iceland by Sakutaro Hagiwara; design by Paul Sahre (New Directions June 2014).

The Lullaby of Polish Girls by Dagmara Dominczyk; design by Alex Merto, photograph Eleanor Hardwick (Spiegel & Grau February 2014).

Outlaws by Javier Cercas; design by David Mann (Bloomsbury June 2014)

The Vacationers by Emma Straub; design by Janet Hansen (Riverhead May 2014).

Via: The Casual Optimist