Chip Kidd designed the book cover for Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The T-Rex Skeleton on the book cover alludes to the storyline of the book while evoking feelings of excitement, terror, and wonder.
2. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis’ cover artwork was created by American illustrator Marshall Arisman. The cover image showcases Patrick Bateman with no eyes and no conscience.
3. To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse cover was designed by Vanessa Bell. The book explores conflicts and loyalties, demonstrating the fleeting pleasures and melancholy tragedies.
4. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel revolving around the Joad family and their migration for work. The novel has themes of human dignity, injustice, and the power of community
5. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Interview with the Vampire book cover although not an artist’s wet dream, is a representative of the book. Done in an interview format, the book describes the life of Louis de Pointe du Lac.
6. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale cover art features a very tall wall that takes up half the page; a motif of the story. In contrast, stand red-robed smaller human figures with white bonnets.
7. Jaws by Peter Benchley
The cover for Jaws by Peter Benchley was created by Paul Bacon and released in 1975. The black cover has a careless swimmer in the pitch-black water and the enormous, silent killer shark that is closing in.
8. Psycho by Robert Bloch
The distressed texture and abruptly cut typography on Tony Palladino's design for Psycho by Robert Bloch validates the horror theme. The design, which consists of white letters that appear to have been torn.
9. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The cover of The Great atsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald showcases a painting by Francis Cugat of Daisy’s disembodied face floating over the lights of New York City.
10. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
S. Neil Fujita created The Godfather’s cover. The final moments of the book are reminiscent of logo design, which shows a puppeteer directing events from behind the curtain.
11. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Edward McKnight Kauffer created the Invisible Man's original cover design in 1952. The cover features a man in shadows and darkness, staring at something in the light.