Chosen by the Cover

Maybe one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but that doesn't mean one can't choose to read a book purely beacuse it has an appealing cover. Here are some covers we found to be eye catching.

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Updated May 16, 2026
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Borison, B. K.
Paper Book
'A new Borison book feels like coming home in the best way.' - HANNAH GRACE'Borison's words are a special kind of magic' - ELENA ARMAS'There is simply no romance like a B. K. Borison romance.' - ELLEN O'CLOVERWeather boy meets weather girl. One big...
The bodyguard affair
Lea, Amy
Paper Book
Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she's the no-nonsense personal assistant to the Prime Minister of Canada's wife. By night, she slips out of her heels and writes romance novels under a top-secret pen name. But when her steamiest book, The Prime Minister & Me becomes a bestseller, rumours...
A deadly episode
Horowitz, Anthony
Paper Book
The unputdownable new murder mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series, from the award-winning author of Magpie Murders and Close to Death. 'Easily the greatest of our crime writers' Sunday Times 'Nobody does...
Drome
Lonergan, Jesse
Paper Book
A 3x Eisner Award Nominee! "Drome is a miracle of a book." -The Washington Post "One of the best books of the year." --Booklist, starred review"Jesse Lonergan's Drome is the front-runner for 2025 book of the year....
A far-flung life
Stedman, M. L.
Paper Book
THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER By the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans The 'Australian Gone with the Wind' - a breathtaking epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia - about resilience, family...
The gales of November : the untold story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Bacon, John U.
Paper Book
For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley does today. And no ship represented the apex of the American Century...
Happy ending
Liese, Chloe
Paper Book
Two best friends. One unexpected summer. A plot twist they didn't see coming. . . Bookseller Thea never thought she'd meet her best friend through her ex-husband. But that's exactly how she ended up with Alex - a world renown chef and single dad who charms everyone he meets. They...
The Hitch: ; Roxane Gay Book Club Pick
Levine, Sara.
Paper Book
A riotously sharp novel about self-righteousness, control, and the unexpected afterlife of a dog
Hole in the sky : a novel
Wilson, Daniel H.
Paper Book
A Native American first contact story and gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse "Thrilling and personal... an important addition to the landscape of science fiction."--Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...
How to Get Away with Murder
Philipson, Rebecca.
Paper Book
If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn the page and we'll get started... 'Rebecca Philipson has turned the serial killer novel on it's head. Clever and all too credible' Val McDermid, No.1...
It's not her
Kubica, Mary
Paper Book
'Cancel your plans, you won't be able to put this one down' - CHRIS WHITAKER 'Tantalizing, terrifying and all too real' - SHARI LAPENA 'A gripping thrill ride' - JENEVA ROSE THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Two families at a secluded lake...
The joy of snacking : a graphic memoir about food, love & family
Campbell, Hilary Fitzgerald
Paper Book
New Yorker cartoonist and author of Murder Book Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell returns with a riotous and radically candid comic memoir about snacks, connection, and developing a taste for freedom. From standup comedian, New Yorker cartoonist, and...
Katabasis : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION-- only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges, case effects, and illustrated endpapers. Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all...
Let me in your window : horror stories
Ellis, Adam
Paper Book
This sequel to Adam Ellis's New York Times bestselling Bad Dreams in the Night is packed with terrifying twists, haunted houses, urban legends, and delightfully horrifying stories--like your own personal campfire ghost stories packed...
Now I Surrender
Enrigue, Alvaro.
Paper Book
In the contested borderlands between Mexico and the United States, a Mexican woman flees into the desert after a devastating raid on her dead husband's ranch. Meanwhile, a lieutenant colonel of the fledgling Republic, sent in pursuit of cattle rustlers, will soon discover he's on the trail of a...
Operation Bounce House
Dinniman, Matt
Paper Book
From the author of the sensational global bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series comes a brand new epic standalone . . . All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep his family's aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking. But when his planet's...
Overdue
Perkins, Stephanie
Paper Book
The perfect, small town, slow burn romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss.
Play nice
Harrison, Rachel
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty. Clio Louise Barnes...
This book made me think of you
Page, Libby
Paper Book
When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there's a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn't come as more of a shock. Partly, because she can't remember the last time she read a book for pleasure. Mainly, because Joe died five months ago... ...

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