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The Instagrammable Book Covers List

Brunch, Bali, and why not books? These bright, eye-catching book covers will spice up your Instagram feed. And the stories within these covers are even better for a real life #MotivationMonday or #WomanCrushWednesday.

1

The Lesser Bohemians

by Eimear McBride

With muted colors and window-like imagery, this beautiful cover is intriguing and artistic. Set in 1990s London, the novel follows a young girl as she grows up and experiences the intensity of a new love.

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$16.00

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2

Here We Are

by Oliver Jeffers

We’ve seen a million pictures from the wing of a plane, but how about from space? Oliver Jeffers provides a user’s guide to live on Earth, with his signature wit and humor.

Hardcover
$19.99

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3

The Perfect Scoop

by David Lebovitz

Food always does well on the feed, including that perfect ice cream scoop on a blistering day. David Lebovitz presents is comprehensive collection of homemade ice creams, sorbets, gelatos, and granitas.

Hardcover
$24.99

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4

The Lifters

by Dave Eggers

This children’s book makes for a more intricate Instagram photo, with a journey to the underground. Dave Eggers’ story is full of mystery and adventure.

Hardcover
$17.99

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5

Ten Magic Butterflies

by Danica McKellar

It is almost impossible to capture butterflies (and fairies) in detail through a lens. This cover captures both with a story about numbers as flowers turn into butterflies.

Hardcover
$17.99

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6

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

by Rob Sanders

This illustrated cover with colors of the rainbow perfectly exemplifies the inside of this children’s picture book – the story of the Gay Pride Flag, a story of love, hope, equality, and pride.

Hardcover
$17.99

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7

The Vegetarian

by Han Kang

Perhaps your next #WCW picture? We suggest reading the book first, a darkly allegorical novel of power, obsession, and one woman’s struggle to break free from the violence without and within her.

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$16.00

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8

Reign of the Fallen

by Sarah Glenn Marsh

For a more glamorous and morbid Instagram shot, this novel is an unpredictable read, with a surprising and breathtaking romance contained in the pages.

Hardcover
$17.99

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9

The Night Diary

by Veera Hiranandani

Hands write, reach and hold each other against a dark, starry sky. This children’s book follows a young half-Muslim, half-Hindi girl after the Partition in India.

Hardcover
$16.99

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10

The Immortalists

by Chloe Benjamin

What is more stunning than Instagram in autumn? This exquisite cover contains a story set in 1969 in New York City, about destiny and choice, reality and illusion.

Hardcover
$26.00

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11

Alternate Side

by Anna Quindlen

These colors will pop out against your feed of food or skyline pictures. While the cover looks bright and cheerful, the story follows a seemingly happy marriage exposed by an unexpected act of violence.

Hardcover
$28.00

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12

The Idiot

by Elif Batuman

While stones don’t often make a beautiful photo, the light pink and simplicity of this cover do the trick. This novel follows a young woman as she discovers herself, in an unguarded look at the uncertainty of life on the cusp of adulthood.

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$17.00

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13

The Waters & The Wild

by DeSales Harrison

Beautiful and chaotic, this cover matches its interior. In this thriller, a psychoanalyst is haunted by a past crime and tries to protect his daughter from his mistakes.

Hardcover
$27.00

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14

Meaty

by Samantha Irby

We all need some humor to break up our Instagram feed every once and a while. Samantha Irby returns with a smart, edgy, hilarious and unabashedly raunchy collection of essays.

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$15.95

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15

The Monk of Mokha

by Dave Eggers

With a spine of gold letters and a cover of intricate scenes, this book is perfect for that vintage shot. The story centers on a young Yemeni American man who finds himself trapped in Sana’a by civil war.

Hardcover
$28.95

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16

Warcross

by Marie Lu

This cover appeals to your more techie followers but still provides a splash of color. Warcross follows a girl who hacks her way into a game to dangerous depths.

Hardcover
$18.99

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