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A family saga set during the Depression-era Dust Bowl. Central Avenue, June 2019. [see on Goodreads]
A scientific race across Russia in 1914, at the time of a major solar eclipse. Grand Central, May 2019. [see on Goodreads]
A controversial art scandal involving Van Gogh's paintings, set in decadent and dangerous 1920s Berlin. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, July 2019. [see on Goodreads]
Glamour, passion, and coming of age in New York's exciting theater world in the 1940s. Riverhead, June 2019. [see on Goodreads]
Historical fantasy involving aerial adventure in WWI France; second in a series. Simon & Schuster, July 2019. [see on Goodreads]
The female divers of the Korean island of Jeju, spanning from the 1930s through 1950s. Scribner, March 2019. [see on Goodreads]
Two American sisters' lives, from the 1950s going forward. June 2019, Atria. [see on Goodreads]
Events from the life of future poet Elizabeth Bishop, during her time in Paris in 1937. Simon & Schuster, June 2019. [see on Goodreads]
Espionage and scandal in the Bahamas in 1941, when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are in residence there. William Morrow, July 2019. [see on Goodreads]
An independent African American woman in small-town North Carolina, between 1941 and the 1980s. Bloomsbury, June 2019. [see on Goodreads]
Loving the bold colors -- makes them feel fresh and dynamic. I get the use of muted palettes/sepia but this is doing it for me.
ReplyDeleteThey make me wonder if the protagonists will be as bold as the designs - not a bad thing! And if it gets more people reading historical fiction, that's also good.
ReplyDeleteExactly!! I'm so onboard -- hope this continues!
DeleteThis is a lovely change!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to see what other designs will be developed if the trend continues!
DeleteLovely - and will look great on the New Books display :)
ReplyDeleteYes - I'll be interested to see how well these circulate. HF isn't always a hot item at my library, at least among the students - but these books could appeal to them.
DeleteThe covers are certainly eye-catching, and from the publisher's point-of-view that's what they want I think. With so many books published every day, having someone give a second look at a book is a good thing. These all sound very good too!
ReplyDeleteA friend on FB pointed out that the bright colors, plus the large fonts, help the covers stand out on a phone screen. Makes perfect sense! We may be seeing lots more of this in the future.
DeleteI am an artist so I love those colors. I am more likely to pick up a book and look at it to buy if it has an attractive cover.
ReplyDeleteIt's true how that works - and if a book's cover is unattractive or unprofessional, I'm tempted to pass it by.
DeleteThese look lovely and bright! They make for an interesting change and they're definitely something that will catch your eye when you're wandering through a bookstore!
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. I'm looking forward to seeing how patrons at my library respond to them after they're on the display shelves!
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