I’m very excited to be able to let you see the UK cover design for Bitter Orange. The book will be published by Fig Tree, an imprint of Penguin on 2nd August. I absolutely love the oranges design and the broken plate (very relevant to the story), but I’d really like to know what you think. I’m also very grateful to Gabriel Tallent (author of My Absolute Darling), for his wonderful quote.
The book is already available to pre-order from your friendly local independent book shop, or from those online places (you know where).
Here’s the jacket copy for the proof (the final wording is likely to change)
If you’d like to see what the US cover will be, click here.
That’s a delicious quote! Whets the appetite nicely.
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Thanks, Susan. And for the tweet!
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Looks fantastic, Claire. Beautiful design.
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This is so much more evocative than the other one. 😀 … nicely done. 😀
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I love the UK cover, it draws me more than the US one and the addition of the quote is fantastic. =)
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Ooh, I like this cover. It’s interesting how the UK cover designer’s also gone for foliage and oranges but nowhere near as lush as on the US one. The title’s not to the fore on this one either and I really like that. I mean, it’s clear enough to read it and for it to stand out but it’s just clipped by the shards of plate. Love how they’ve done the broken plate – and what a cracking cover quote! Looking forward to this very much.
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I agree, the UK cover appeals much more. I wonder if that’s because it’s designed for me? I mean, I’m in the UK, not that I’m a special reader for trying out book designs on…
I’ve loved your last two books, really looking forward to reading this one.
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Thanks Sarah. I suppose that UK and US designers would say that’s right – they’re designing for their particular markets.
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Hi Claire, any chance you know who designed the UK and the US cover?
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Hi Alexandra. Both covers were designed by my publisher’s in-house art department. (UK – Penguin, and US – Tin House). I’m not sure if that helps you. (They did source the images.)
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