Back in 2023 I launched a book cover sharing meme over on Twitter (a.k.a. X) and Instagram. As the hashtag suggests it takes place on a Monday and each week has a different theme. For more info here is my launch post and here is a link to the updated themes list.
The number of participants is growing, and it is lots of fun looking at the different covers. There always seems to be a new Christie cover that I have not seen before, and it is also interesting to see what trends occur each week. Will a certain theme lean more towards Christie, Sayers or Brian Flynn for example.
However, it occurred to me that not everyone uses the aforementioned social media platforms, so I thought it might be helpful to do a monthly roundup of the themes and my photos. How many of the books will you have read? Do you have the same edition as me? Or perhaps you will find a new book to try.
My plans for this roundup post are not set in stone, so if you have any suggestions then do let me know. Before sharing January’s photos, I would also like to point out that Bev at My Reader’s Block posts her #MurderEveryMonday photos weekly. She has an amazing collection of vintage paperbacks (I’m pretty sure her home is a classic crime Aladdin’s cave!), so I would definitely recommend heading over to her blog and checking those posts out.
Week 1: Cover which has a chess theme.
I’ve not been able to warm to S. S. Van Dine’s work, but it is hard not to like a vintage cover like this one.
Week 2: Same book, but different editions.
This photo was also used as the cover image for my 1900th post in which I look at some of the different blurbs which have been written for Agatha Christie’s Crooked House (1949).
Week 3: Cover which has a crossword on.
I reviewed Patricia Moyes’ A Six-Letter Word for Death (1983) back in October and yes, I couldn’t resist a little self-promotion, but that crossword dog is a delight to look at!
Week 4: Cover with an umbrella on.
It has been a while since I have read any mysteries by Virginia Rath, but who knows maybe I will make it back to her work this year, as I have 2-3 of her titles sitting on my TBR pile.