Teal/aqua has been popular book cover color in recent years (especially in YA and adult books, see: The Vacationers and The Fault in Our Stars) and adds just a touch of contemporary. The hint is: a train is involved somehow. Mockingbird doesn’t provide any clues beyond the tree. This gives an additional hint about the story in Watchman. Mockingbird in spring/summer, Watchman in fall. Both books prominently feature a tree, during different seasons. A subtle recognition that we live in a media-saturated time in which we have to shout a bit louder to be heard? “Astute” cultural observation is my middle name. While Mockingbird uses a bit of lower case, Watchman goes all caps. The font of Watchman is the same (or at least very similar) to the font of To Kill a Mockingbird. Here are seven things I noticed right away: The Font. I’d say mission accomplished on evoking Mockingbird. The cover is “meant to evoke” To Kill a Mockingbird: Interestingly enough, Watchman was written before Mockingbird. While there’s no such thing as universal approval, it’s one of the very few books that comes close. You (I’m almost positive) love that book.Ĭhances are good you’ve heard by now that Harper Lee wrote another book featuring some of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird as adults called Go Set a Watchman. Today I have to make an exception and talk about two related books, mostly because one of them has one of the most recognizable covers of all time, and the other is bound to be the most viewed book cover of 2015. Usually during these Cover Curiosity posts I highlight two unrelated books that (for a variety of reasons) have similar covers.

To kill a mockingbird cover