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Cover Awe: Watercolor, Flowers, & More

by Amanda · Oct 6, 2025 at 2:00 am · View all 8 comments

A Lethal Lady by Nekesa Afia. A gold portrait hangs in the middle with the red windmill of Moulin Rogue inside of it. Sitting on the edge of the gold frame is a Black woman in a silvery white dress with gold detailing down the middle. She's holding a a white feather fan and has a gold hairpin in her hair.

Welcome back to Cover Awe! The Gentleman Spy by Georgina North Cover design by Jennifer Therieau From Kareni: For a future Cover Awe post. Claudia: Oh yes, I really like this. Incongruously it reminds me of a watercolor tattoo. Sarah: Claudia, I had the exact same thought. And the way that the watercolory splotches are partially revealing blocks of written text adds to the intrigue of the image, which I’m presuming matches the book. A … Continue reading Cover Awe: Watercolor, Flowers, & More →