Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is Books With Handwriting On The Cover and also are all five star reads that I feel like I haven't talked about enough lately. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title:
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness
Dear Martin (Dear Martin #1) by Nic Stone
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson
I Wish You All The Best (I Wish You All The Best #1) by Mason Deaver
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1) by Robin Sloan
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi
Have you read any of these? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
Have a good week. Here is my TTT. https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/top-ten-tuesday-32-books-with-handwriting-on-the-cover/
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
DeleteDear Martin legitimately looks like someone’s handwriting!
ReplyDeleteIt really does!
DeleteI like how Lady Jane doesn't have a handwritten title, just little bits of commentary surrounding it. What cool cover design!
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT if you would like to visit: https://lifewithnoplot.com/2026/06/09/top-ten-tuesday-june-9-2026/
I love that whole series and it got some good covers.
DeleteI love these examples! I had forgotten about Mr. Penumbra, but it's a great choice😁
ReplyDeleteIt was so good!
DeleteLovely picks, I haven’t read Lady Jane but I loved the tv adaptation
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your #TTT
The show was a lot of fun - I wish it got another season...
DeleteThe copy of Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore I read actually glowed in the dark. It took me ages to figure out what it was when it was on my bookshelf.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/book-covers-with-eye-catching-typography/
Thanks for sharing!
DeleteLove Ship Breaker's font, really feels carved.
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteThis is a great list!! The Astonishing Color of After is such a great font!
ReplyDeleteI really love the style of that run of the Lady Jane series covers.
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome that you leveled up this week's theme by limiting it strictly to your five-star reads! Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is such a gem, and that handwriting style on the cover perfectly matches the quirky, mysterious energy of the whole story. Combining a specific cover aesthetic with books you absolutely love but feel deserve more spotlight is a genius way to clear out your underappreciated favorites. I actually haven't picked up The Astonishing Color of After yet, but seeing it earn a top spot on your five-star list means it is officially going on my radar. Which of these ten was the easiest choice for you to pick as a definitive five-star standout?
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