Patterns, patterns, patterns…I love them! Today I got a haircut, and while Kate answered the phone, I looked down at whatever I was draped in—and, you got it, pattern.

The New York Times had an article about favorite book covers for 2012. There’s a slide show of all the winners, but this one is my favorite. And I don’t even care what the book is about. And who knew, there are “stars” in the book cover design world. Makes perfect sense, just not something I had not considered before. My favorite here is designed by Peter Mendelsund. As it turns out, Mr. Mendelsund designed the covers for the first two “dragon tattoo” books. If you go to the link above, tell me what your favorite is.