a very special covergirl report: best and worst of 2006

Hello lovely ones...I often like to open my posts with a joke, but right now Covergirl is feeling all solemn and reflective as 2006 draws to a close. Yet another year spent prowling the bookstores, whipsawing between ecstasy and nausea as I check out the latest jackets, making judgments about books based solely on their looks.

Without further ado (though god knows I do adore ado) I give you my picks for the three greatest and the three gnarliest covers of the year.

BEST ADULT FICTION

Digging to America by Anne Tyler--sublime use of color--and so vintage!

WORST ADULT FICTION

Knife of Dreams: The Wheel of Time Book 11--the title is almost as clunky as the junior-high-school-art-class cover illustration. It's selling like hotcakes, though--i only wish they'd cover that cover with some maple syrup.

BEST YA NOVEL

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. It's simply elegant. A little black dress with a lush blossom and a single drop of blood as accessories. What could be better?

WORST YA NOVEL

James Patterson's Maximum Ride. Minimum style. 

BEST NON-FICTION

The Female Brain by Louanne Brizendine MD. My brain looks EXACTLY like this--so naturally, my brain loves it.

WORST NON-FICTION

yikes! go away!

So there you have it, burgerfolk. Have a swell holiday...I'll be back in 07, bestowing snap judgments like they were sweet kisses and telling it like it is!

skin-deeply yrs,

covergirl

Comments

[Erin]

What a cool idea!

[LarryD]

I don't agree with the Anne Tyler choice. But the others are right on.

[Pearce Hansen]

i'm shocked and appalled that you didn't mention the beautiful cover photo of my first novel STREET RAISED :0

[california dermotologist]

Thanks reposting this wonderful blog of yours.