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‘Tis the season of the many wonderful “Best of” lists that recap the last 365 days of our art and media consumption. Two weeks ago, we released our lists of top poetry collections, short story collections, nonfiction books, and novels. And you probably just finished re-orienting how you think of all your friends, upon seeing Instagram story upon Instagram story of their Spotify Wrapped (or Apple Music Replay, if they swing that way). But have you ever wished you had more of a direct impact on which selections made it to that shiny number one spot on the list?
Well, now’s your chance! We present to you: the Best Book Covers of 2025! Below we’ve compiled a whopping 32 illustrious book covers. Character, color, personality, and vision are not just for what’s inside the book—they can be on the front of it, too! They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We say it’s actually in the eyes of the bookholder—and that means you! So please, put that tastemaker status to use and help us find out who will be the Best Book Cover of 2025.
Check our site and our Instagram stories every day this week to cast your votes for your favorite book covers. Will your top picks make it to the end? Not without your vote! Take a look at the bracket below to see the Round One match-ups, then cast your vote in the polls below.
Click to printable (and zoomable) PDF. Fill out your own bracket and see if your predictions were correct!Round One voting starts NOW. The polls will close at 10am Eastern tomorrow, December 9. Stop by again tomorrow to see who moved on and to cast your votes in Round Two!
Which book cover is your favorite?
Calls May Be Recorded28 
The Bombshell30 Which book cover is your favorite?
Moderation38 
Hellions39 Which book cover is your favorite?
God-Disease24 
Intemperance34 Which book cover is your favorite?
Stag Dance41 
Algarabía18 Which book cover is your favorite?
Palaver30 
Where Are You Really From26 Which book cover is your favorite?
Extinction Capital of the World29 
The Intentions of Thunder29 Which book cover is your favorite?
Lightbreakers40 
Guatemalan Rhapsody19 Which book cover is your favorite?
Television for Women39 
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us16 Which book cover is your favorite?
Stop Me If You've Heard This One26 
Terry Dactyl37 Which book cover is your favorite?
Hothouse Bloom29 
Foreclosure Gothic29 Which book cover is your favorite?
The Ten Year Affair24 
Happiness & Love31 Which book cover is your favorite?
Mỹ Documents36 
The Snares17 Which book cover is your favorite?
We Computers32 
The Wanderer's Curse21 Which book cover is your favorite?
Hardly Creatures41 
Clam Down25 Which book cover is your favorite?
When the Harvest Comes10 
An Oral History of Atlantis45 Which book cover is your favorite?
Luminous36 
Awakened21 The post Help Us Choose the Best Book Cover of 2025 appeared first on Electric Literature.
