SLJ Book Reviews Editors' Favorite 2022 Best Books Covers

by SLJ Staff
Dec 09, 2022 | Filed in News & Features

SLJ book reviews editors list their favorite book covers from the 2022 Best Books.

It’s been another year of wonderful books. After taking one more look back at 2022, the SLJ book reviews editors are happy to present a series of “favorites” roundups. 

Here, we share our favorite book covers from among the many gorgeous offerings featured in our 2022 Best Books. 

Book cover for Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki
Shelley Diaz, Reviews Editor:
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration by Elizabeth Partridge, illus. by Lauren Tamaki. Designed by Lauren Tamaki and Lydia Ortiz.

 

Book cover for Hundred Years of Happiness by Thanhhà Lại, illus. by Nguyên Quang & Kim Liên
Kimberly Olson Fakih, Senior Editor, Picture Books:
Hundred Years of Happiness by Thanhhà Lại, illus. by Nguyên Quang & Kim Liên. Designed by Dana Fritts.

 

Book cover for The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson
Florence Simmons, Associate Editor:
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson. Jacket art by Jeff Manning. Jacket photo by MoMo Productions/Getty Images. Designed by Erin Fitzsimmons.

 

Book cover for Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
Amanda Mastrull, Editor, YA & Audiobooks:
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz. Illustration by Zachary Meyer. Designed by Kerri Resnick.

 

Book cover for Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi Book cover for In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington
Ashleigh Williams, Associate Editor, Middle Grade and Chapter Books:
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi. Art by Zharia Shinn. Designed by Anna Booth.

In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington. Illustrated by Tonya Engel. Designed by Mallory Grigg.

 

Book cover for The Flamingo by Guojing Book cover for Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
Andrew Eliopulos, Editor, Graphic Novels:
The Flamingo by Guojing. Designed by Rachael Cole.

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi. Art by Zharia Shinn. Designed by Anna Booth.

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