If these covers are any indication, we’re going to be starting at the backs of a lot of people’s heads this fall.
First up, the lovely Cleopatra, whose story is told by noted biographer Stacy Schiff. The movie rights to this one have belonged to Scott Rudin since 2006, when Schiff began working on the project. Cleopatra (Little Brown, November) said to be a myth-busting bio.
At least this brunette beauty is letting her locks flow free! Probably because she’s an unconventional woman for her time, just like Cleopatra. The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove (Crown, August) is the second novel from Susan Gregg Gilmore, and it’s set in Nashville! We’re looking forward to giving it a read.
No one does “wistful” like an Anita Shreve heroine, and this photograph evokes that emotion perfectly. It’s possible that Shreve’s novels kicked off this back-of-the-head trend; her last book, A Change in Altitude, featured this motif as well.
And last but not least, a debut novel about a ballerina, Russian Winter (Morrow, September). Her chignon is lovely, but the low back on her top (leotard?) combined with the backwards necklace is giving me an Exorcist flashback.
Have you noticed this trend? Do these covers spark your imagination, make you curious or set a mood? Or would you rather see a person’s face on the cover of your book?
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok) is a back-of-the-head image as well.
Would definitely want to see the person’s face instead of back
I really don’t care…for years the trend was legs and feet on the cover.
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