2018 - 4th annual grunter awards - cover of the year

I was planning on announcing the Supreme Grunter Award in today's blog, however, I've decided to let that wait until tomorrow now and I'll introduce a new category for this year's awards - COVER OF THE YEAR. 
We all know how important covers are and how they work to attract our eye to that small thumbnail, as we scroll through literally thousands of books. Cover designers are the unsung heroes of our industry, so I thought it would be nice to honour them with an award. 
I've scrolled through the 180 odd books that I've read this year and chosen the six covers I think are the best of the best. It's totally subjective of course, but I know what catches my eye and in the words of an overused cliche: "I may not know much about cover design, but I know what I like:    

the Six nominated covers:

Six gorgeous covers, I'm sure you will agree. 

drum roll please!

The winning cover in this year's awards is The Other Side of Freedom by Cynthia Toney. 

Now, tomorrow, I promise you we will announce the SUPREME GRUNTER AWARD FOR 2018 - Who will it be? Make sure you check back here to find out. 

Till next time, have a wonderful, peace-filled day! 

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