A gallery of rejected book cover designs whose creators couldn’t quite let them rest in peace.
See: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/15/books/review/15covers-gallery.html?ref=books
A gallery of rejected book cover designs whose creators couldn’t quite let them rest in peace.
See: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/15/books/review/15covers-gallery.html?ref=books
See what the covers look like
The story shows alternative covers. If you have not seen the cover that went to the bookstore here they are:
Eating Animals![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0316069884&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Innocent![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0446562424&camp=217145&creative=399349)
The Male Ego![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0140144390&camp=217145&creative=399349)
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0375423729&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004WB19DU&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Heft![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0393081508&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=140006872X&camp=217145&creative=399349)
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=140006760X&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Netherland (Vintage Contemporaries)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0307388778&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Sag Harbor: A Novel![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0385527659&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Madame Bovary![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0670022071&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Wetlands![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B004KAB6RC&camp=217145&creative=399349)
The Imperfectionists: A Novel![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0385343663&camp=217145&creative=399349)
A Gate at the Stairs![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0375409289&camp=217145&creative=399349)
A Gate at the Stairs (Vintage Contemporaries) – Paperback![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0375708464&camp=217145&creative=399349)
The Autograph Man: A Novel![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=037550186X&camp=217145&creative=399349)
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All (P.S.)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0061431613&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Challenger Park![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0375412050&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Challenger Park: A Novel – Paperback cover![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0345497643&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Migraine: Understanding A Common Disorder Expanded & Updated![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0520051998&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Migraine – Paperback![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=037570406X&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Out Backward (P.S.)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0042P56Z8&camp=217145&creative=399349)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
— Is listed in the NYT article as “Repeat After Me”
But also…
And of course in different countries and in reprints you get another totally different cover anyway!