My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee (Riverhead)

Via “The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021, As Chosen By Our Favorite Book Cover Designers”, presented by Emily Temple on Literary Hub.

Grace Han’s jacket design for My Year Abroad received five mentions, two of which are reproduced here. David Litman comments:

I’m a sucker for perspective type and dimensional design; this is probably my favorite. Love the shapes, the texture and the off-register colors. This feels big in such a fun, funky way.

Stephen Brayda adds:

So many layers to get lost in, but what stands out is Grace’s type choice: the round characters match the five circular shapes. My eyes jump around in the best way

Chang-rae Lee’s new novel was published by Riverhead in February 2021.