Blue Books

Oof. Hello, January. This is all rather soon isn’t it? But here we are, a new month, and another selection of new book covers (with…Continue readingBook Covers of Note January 2016

Oof. Hello, January. This is all rather soon isn’t it? But here we are, a new month, and another selection of new book covers (with…Continue readingBook Covers of Note January 2016

Air's Appearance design by David Drummond

Wonder

Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World

This Close by Jessica Francis (Graywolf Press)

A little bit later than scheduled, here is my October selection of book covers. There are three from Verso, and two by James Paul Jones, but…Continue readingBook Covers of Note October 2015

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A little bit later than scheduled, here is my October selection of book covers. There are three from Verso, and two by James Paul Jones, but…Continue readingBook Covers of Note October 2015

This post was updated April 4, 2015 with additional illustrations and commentary. Earlier this week, the US and UK covers for the new Harper Lee novel,…Continue readingGo Set A Watchman

Book covers, design inspiration, comics, literature, publishing, and pop culture: The Casual Optimist is a blog by Dan Wagstaff.

This is the last of the monthly cover round-ups for 2014, and I have a lot to cram in before I start on my big…Continue readingBook Covers of Note November 2014

This is the last of the monthly cover round-ups for 2014, and I have a lot to cram in before I start on my big…Continue readingBook Covers of Note November 2014

An unused hand-drawn version of Biz Stone’s (Twitter Co-Founder) new book—before switching to a photograph and different style lettering.

design by Michel Vrana