Judge a Book by Its Cover

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E-books have sort of shadowed the art of the book cover.

Yet at The New York Times, graphic designers were asked to cast their votes on the best-looking book jackets of the year. Even if you are an e-reader convert, these beautiful and unusual covers are still worth gazing over.

Julie Morse lives in San Francisco and is an elementary school poetry teacher. She can be reached at julie.mmorse at gmail.com and @JulieMorse16 . More from this author →