Book Covers of Note, August 2026

Hey. Here are this month’s book covers of note… Blue Giant by Jordan Prosser; design by Design by Committee (UQP / August 2026) Fried egg covers are a thing apparently? The cover of Gunk by Saba Sams published by Bloomsbury in May, which also features a fried egg, was designed by Greg Heinimann. (There was also Sinem Erkas‘s cover for One Sun Only by Camille Bordas published by Serpent’s Tail in January) Boy A by Jonathan Trigell; design by Sinem Erkas (Serpent’s Tail / August 2026) Nothing Can Save Us by Irvine Welsh; design by Matt Broughton (Jonathan Cape / August 2026) Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay; design by Brian Moore (William Morrow / June 2026) The fun 80s sci-fi airbrush vibe of this cover reminded me of Tyler Comrie‘s cover for Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien from last year. (And if anyone can think of another cover with a rabbit in a eye design let me know. I’m sure there is one) Depopulation by Marina Closs, translated by Thomas Bunstead;…