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True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

Natalia Olbinski on Creating the Cover for Ruby Todd’s “Bright Objects”

By Natalia Olbinski | August 2, 2024

How to Design a Cover for the Emotional Center of a Novel

How to Design a Cover for the Emotional Center of a Novel

The Lookback Window">Math Monahan on creating the cover for The Lookback Window

By Math Monahan | August 15, 2023

Limitarianism Got Its Look"> Two Designers, Two Countries, Two Covers: How <em

Two Designers, Two Countries, Two Covers: How <em

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Limitarianism Got Its Look">Two Designers, Two Countries, Two Covers: How Limitarianism Got Its Look

Pablo Delcan and Jamie Keenan Discuss the Evolution of Their Designs for the Same Book

By Literary Hub | August 10, 2023

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

How Jason Booher’s Uses Color to Create Light

By Jason Booher | March 29, 2023

Secrets of the Book Designer: On Typography, Painting, and Finding That Single Visual Moment

Secrets of the Book Designer: On Typography, Painting, and Finding That Single Visual Moment

Planes">Peter C. Baker and Linda Huang on Making the Cover for Planes

By Peter C. Baker | May 31, 2022

The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

Alex Merto, Charlotte Strick, and Jonathan Franzen on a New Look for Old Books

By Emily Temple | March 17, 2022

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By Nicole Caputo | November 26, 2019

The Perils of Designing a Cover for a Novel You Truly Love

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By Oliver Munday | July 31, 2019

How to Use Red, White, and Blue on a Book Cover (Without Going Too Patriotic)

How to Use Red, White, and Blue on a Book Cover (Without Going Too Patriotic)

The Atlas of Reds and Blues">Nicole Caputo on Designing the Cover for The Atlas of Reds and Blues

By Nicole Caputo | May 6, 2019

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Tree Abraham on Designing the Cover for a Book You Truly Love

By Tree Abraham | March 25, 2019

Writing This Book Felt Like Trying to Make Visual Art

Writing This Book Felt Like Trying to Make Visual Art

The Yellow House">The Cover Reveal for Sarah M. Broom's The Yellow House

By Sarah M. Broom | February 25, 2019

Resisting the Obvious Design for a Book Cover

Resisting the Obvious Design for a Book Cover

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By Alison Forner | February 25, 2019

How to Design a Book Cover... Backwards?

How to Design a Book Cover... Backwards?

Paradise Rot">Chloe Scheffe on Creating the Cover for Jenny Hval's Paradise Rot

By Chloe Scheffe | January 8, 2019

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