Vote in the 2025 Battle of US vs. UK Book Covers!

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We’re all in the business of judging books by their covers. Admit it — when you’re in the throws of writing your novel (or short story collection, or poetry collection, or memoir, etc. etc.), you too spend your breaks daydreaming of a beautiful, captivating cover that will capture the essence of your book perfectly and also convince every single passerby in the bookstore to purchase their own copy. But had you ever thought to dream up two different versions of it?

Love it or hate it, the publishing world has decided that book cover styles should vastly differ, depending on what side of the Boston Tea Party you were on. Now is your chance to help us find out whose taste is better! We present to you: The 2025 Battle of US vs. UK Book Covers!

Voting starts NOW. Vote for your favorite covers before Wednesday, September 9 at 12pm Eastern to have your vote counted!


US vs. UK cover: SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE

Which cover do you prefer?

US18
UK8

US vs. UK cover: STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE

Which cover do you prefer?

US12
UK14

US vs. UK cover: JULIE CHAN IS DEAD

Which cover do you prefer?

US20
UK4

US vs. UK cover: BLOB: A LOVE STORY

Which cover do you prefer?

US20
UK6

US vs. UK cover: OPEN WIDE

Which cover do you prefer?

US17
UK8

US vs. UK cover: NESTING

Which cover do you prefer?

US19
UK5

US vs. UK cover: SOFT CORE

Which cover do you prefer?

US17
UK8

US vs. UK cover: SWALLOWS

Which cover do you prefer?

US7
UK17

US vs. UK cover: KATABASIS

Which cover do you prefer?

US9
UK15

US vs. UK cover:ENDLING

Which cover do you prefer?

US10
UK14

US vs. UK cover: WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU

Which cover do you prefer?

US21
UK3

US vs. UK cover: FLASHLIGHT

Which cover do you prefer?

US19
UK5

US vs. UK cover: THE DREAM HOTEL

Which cover do you prefer?

US12
UK12

US vs. UK cover: THE ANTIDOTE

Which cover do you prefer?

US13
UK10

US vs. UK cover: THE PRETENDER

Which cover do you prefer?

US19
UK5

US vs. UK cover: HELM

Which cover do you prefer?

US21
UK3

US vs. UK cover: EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS

Which cover do you prefer?

US19
UK4

US vs. UK cover: THE SOUTH

Which cover do you prefer?

US19
UK4

US vs. UK cover: ABSENCE

Which cover do you prefer?

US12
UK12

US vs. UK cover: VANISHING WORLD

Which cover do you prefer?

US6
UK17

US vs. UK cover: THE BOOK OF RECORDS

Which cover do you prefer?

US9
UK12

US vs. UK cover: BEARTOOTH

Which cover do you prefer?

US8
UK13

US vs. UK cover: THE BRIDEGROOM WAS A DOG

Which cover do you prefer?

US4
UK15

US vs. UK cover: THE WAXCHILD

Which cover do you prefer?

US10
UK11

US vs. UK cover: A NEW NEW ME

Which cover do you prefer?

US9
UK11

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