Bloomsbury Publishing, Farrar, Straus & Giroux

The novels “Outlawed” by Anna North and “Mona” by Pola Oloixarac. These two books tied for first on Literary Hub’s 2021 list.

The old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” doesn't apply for 2021's trends in book cover design.

Literary Hub recently released their list of the “101 Best Book Covers of 2021.”

To learn about what's behind the trends, The Show spoke with Brad Jones, a graphic designer with Studio 5 Eleven in Scottsdale.

Jones designs book covers himself, so the conversation began with how he approaches the design of a book cover.

Alfred A. Knopf

The cover of “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner, one of the top 20 books on Literary Hub’s list.

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