Entertainment Weekly recently compiled a list of the 25 most memorable book covers from the past 25 years. Their list is slightly skewed toward ubiquitous mega-designer Chip Kidd, who scores six entries. The lone Canadian reference is Fred Marcellino’s 1986 cover for Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
We thought we’d play along by starting a list of our own favourite CanLit covers.
Below, you’ll find five picks from the bookshelf of Q&Q art director Gary Campbell. These bold, daring, and memorable covers grabbed him straight away, regardless of the title or the author’s name.
The Bookseller Matt Cohen (Knopf Canada) Designed by Gordon Robertson, 1993 |
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Miss Wyoming Douglas Coupland (Random House Canada) Designed by John Gall, 1999 |
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This All Happened Michael Winter (House of Anansi Press) Designed by Bill Douglas, 2001 |
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Not Wanted On The Voyage Timothy Findley (Penguin Books Canada) Designed by Soapbox Design Communications, 2006 |
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The Boys In The Trees Mary Swan (Henry Holt) Designed by Lisa Fyfe, 2008 |