Background photo by Kseniya Lapteva on Unsplash
With 2026 approaching, it’s time to upend the rules and judge books solely by their covers! As always, there was a plethora of options to choose from, so we had to be very judgy indeed. Eventually we narrowed down the list to the ten beautiful Jewish book covers below — each indelible in its own way. What are your favorites?
I Am You by Victoria Redel
Design by Jaya Miceli
Mrs. Lilienblum’s Cloud Factory by Iddo Gefen, translated by Daniella Zamir
Design by Alissa Theodor
Sisters of Fortune by Esther Chehebar
Jacket design by Alicia Tatone, art direction by Cassie Vu
Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart
Jacket design by Adriana Tonello | Rodrigo Corral Studio
Kapusta by Alissa Timoshkina
Design by Emma Wells, Studio Nic+Lou
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
Jacket art by Christin Engelberth, design by Lesley Wood
A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner
Front jacket design by by Chris Allen, photograph by Michel Setboun
The Elephant and the Purim Crown by Haviva Kierzenblat, illustrated by Rebeca Luciana
Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness by Minna Bromberg
Cover image by Kat Max (Be Gentle with You), design by Lindsey Cleworth
Bonus *literary journal* entry: Paper Brigade volume 9
Cover image by Jenny Kroik, design by Alex Lezberg/Katherine Messenger
Becca Kantor is the editorial director of Jewish Book Council and its annual print literary journal, Paper Brigade. She received a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. Becca was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to spend a year in Estonia writing and studying the country’s Jewish history. She lives in Brooklyn.
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