As it's #WorldPenguinDay I'm looking at Penguin Books from 1966. Why? Because that's the year they ditched the Marber Grid and brought in Alan Aldridge as art director to spice up their fiction covers!

He was a controversial choice, so let's see how he did... #SaturdayThoughts

Sleepwalkers, by David Karp. Penguin Books, 1966. I really like this as a cover.

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. Penguin Books, 1966. Another favourite of mine.

Kiss Kiss, by Roald Dahl. Penguin Books, 1966. Art by Alan Aldridge.

Jubb, by Keith Waterhouse. Penguin Books, 1966. Richard Heimann's photography catches the 60s mood.

Boswell's London Journal: 1762-1763, edited by Frederick A Pottle. Penguin Books, 1966. Cover by Alan Aldridge.

Gunner Cade, by Cyril Judd. Penguin 1966. Cover by Ian Yeoman.

A Kind Of Loving, by Stan Barstow. Penguin Books, 1966. I'm reading this very edition at the moment.

Island, by Aldous Huxley. Penguin, 1966. Cover by Ross Cramer.

Maigret's Special Murder, by Georges Simeon. Penguin Books, 1966. Cover by Karl Ferris.

The Penguin John Lennon (1966). Cover by Alan Aldridge.

The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, by Robert A Heinlein. Penguin, 1966. Cover by Alan Aldridge.

Personally I'm a fan of Alan Aldridge's work at Penguin, though that does put me into a minority! De gustibus non disputandum est, as they say.

More covers another day...