Glen Edelstein

Glen Edelstein – Designer

I am a book designer with lifelong experience in book publishing. My approach to conceptual book design ensures your book becomes a reality.

Overview

For over three decades, I have been bringing authors' visions to life! I have crafted works for some of the most renowned publishing houses, as well as helped independent authors stand out. If you are ready to get your masterpiece noticed, I can help you get the ball rolling. I am committed to getting your message out to the world, and provide professional services that match. Whether you have a completed manuscript or an idea in mind.


My knowledge of the publishing industry includes service for Penguin Random House Inc. and St. Martin’s Press, a division of Macmillan Inc. I have experience in creating both print and eBooks and aim to deliver high-quality designs for your specific book concept. My projects are completed efficiently and I thereby reduce the time and costs associated with on-the-job training and coaching often required by less-experienced designers.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management
Fiction
Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Picture Books Poetry Thriller & Suspense
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Feb, 2009 — Present

• Work individually with a variety of large publishers, indie publishers, and self-publishers to create cohesive book interior and cover designs and eBooks
• Collaborate with printers and editors during the design process.

Penguin Random House Inc.

Apr, 2000 — Feb, 2009 (almost 9 years)

• Managed a department of 5 designers as well as a pool of illustrators, photographers, and freelance designers in an effort to design book interiors and covers.
• Published over 350 books per year.
• Collaborated with publishers as well as production and editorial departments.

Bantam-Dell Publishing Group, Penguin Random House Inc.

Feb, 1992 — Apr, 2000 (about 8 years)

St. Martins Press Inc.

Jun, 1987 — Feb, 1992 (over 4 years)

Portfolio

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Repurposed (Trial by Lineation)

Andricks, Anthony

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La Donna Velata (French Edition)

Mojtahedi, Karim

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The Hero Rule: Is It Justice...Or Murder? An Authentic Crime Mystery Legal Thriller

Hughes, Brandon

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Hardly Working: How I Found A Career And Kept My Soul

Bain, Roger Day

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
THE PEGASUS DIRECTIVE: The Top Secret Kennedy Assassination File (A Justin Scott Thriller Book 3)

O'Connor, Ian A.

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Encounters Unforeseen: 1492 Retold

Andrew Rowen

After 525 years, the traditional literature recounting the history of Columbus's epic voyage and first encounters with Native Americans remains Eurocentric, focused principally--whether pro- o... read more
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PERMISSION TO FLY: A Memoir of Love, Crushing Loss, and Triumph

Martine Jr., Layng

Cover Design Book Interior Design
The Virtues of Scandal: A Novel of Lord Byron

Abramson, Richard Henry

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
Live An Artful Life: The Art of Living Artfully

Neel, Thomas

Cover Design
Hall of Mirrors: Virginia Hall: America's Greatest Spy of WWII

Gralley, Craig

Cover Design Book Interior Design
The 5 Year-Old Lawyer and Her Frog

Kadry Parra, Gloria Elizabeth

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Find Me

Kawin, Bruce F.

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
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Santa's Predicament

Zupan, Joseph R

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Dying To Ride: Fractured Families, Shocking Secrets

Mitchell, Lenore

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
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The Bravest: A Fireman's Tale

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
The Scent of Betrayal: The Master of Perceptions, Book 4

Brown, Dr. Darin C

Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design Production Management
Growing Up Ugly: Memoirs of a Black Boy Daydreaming

Rolling Jr., James Haywood

Cover Design Book Interior Design
The 4th Prisoner: When Evil Escapes. A Cold Case Thriller (Barclay Griffith Book 2)

Hughes, Brandon

Cover Design
The Insider's Guide to Buying and Selling Jets: Expert Advice from a Top Jet Broker

Wilson, Denise

Cover Design
Personal Tru$t

Hunt, William Reston

Cover Design
Memos from the Head Office: Channeling the Muse in Business and in Life

Marshall, Perry

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Columbus and Caonabó: 1493-1498 Retold

Rowen, Andrew

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Beyond Terror: Islam's Slow Erosion of Western Democracy

Waters, Anne Marie

Cover Design
Blue Water Women

DeVere, Gina

Cover Design
Route 66: The Mother Road 75th Anniversary Edition

Michael Wallis

America's Main Street is celebration, Michael Wallis hit the road again, revisiting people and places that made the Mother Road on American icon, and uncovering new treasures. A love letter an... read more
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Diamonds from the Dugout: 115 Baseball Legends Remember Their Greatest Hits

Mark Newman

What hit meant the most to you and why? It was a simple question of nine words, a magical number in baseball, and it led award-winning sportswriter Mark Newman on an eight-year journey that wo... read more
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Chloe, the Clumsy Fairy: Book One of the Mönelie Series

Katie Watkins

The charming story and beautiful illustrations bring the fairy world to life. When Chloe, a fairy whose good-natured clumsiness is legendary among her fairy friends, dreams of Lily, a lonely g... read more
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Red Shirt Kids

Bryce Clark

Sixth-graders Mike and Amy must learn to use their special powers to save other children Mike and Amy Smith are nervous about moving from their nice house in Boston to a dilapidated old mansio... read more
Cover Design
Happier at Work: The Power of Love to Transform the Workplace

Gayle Van Gils

The American workplace has become toxic to mental, emotional, and physical health. A book for our complex and challenging times, Happier at Work offers a practical path for leaders and employe... read more
Cover Design
Target of Opportunity

Max Byrd

Bestselling author Max Byrd delivers a brilliant, revenge-filled tale of a WWII Police Inspector, who trails his vengeful sister-in-law after her husband’s death.On a relaxing vacation at Lake... read more
Cover Design
The Dreaming Road

Elizabeth Moore

What if death is only an urban legend? On a spring morning in early May, Diane wakes up to find her beautiful 16-year old daughter, Callie, lying dead on the floor of her bedroom. The police f... read more
Cover Design
Blood Memory Society

D A Field

What if you could inherit your ancestors' memories? What implications would such an inheritance have on society?In Blood Memory Society, Field's story is a fast-paced, action thriller, science... read more
Cover Design
The Warner Loughlin Technique: An Acting Revolution

Warner Loughlin

For the first time in print, comes the revolutionary acting technique from the premiere acting coach of our era. Not a copy of the old masters, The Warner Loughlin Technique empowers the actor... read more
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Glen has 33 reviews

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gerard F.

gerard F.

Aug, 2023

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Professionalism all the way. It was a pleasure working with Glen on my first novel, The Baker's Ghost. He guided me along the way with cover design, interior options and the timeframe needed to get the job done. I am pastry chef by day and writer by night, who is always creating something from scratch. I am totally amazed and ecstatic to hold my beautiful book in my hands that was created by me...
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Bradley L.

Bradley L.

Jun, 2022

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Glen Eddy is a GODSEND! Hire him immediately. As a debut author who had no idea what he was doing, I was spinning my wheels trying to understand the publishing industry. Glen is a salty dog graphic designer with DECADES of experience bringing thousands of titles to life. He took me by the hand and led me to the promised land of publishing. Check out my book The Bravest - A Fireman's Tale and se...
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Glen E.
Brad, you were truly a pleasure to work with and I hope in the future we can work together again. Thank you for the wonderful review, and please stay in touch.
Paul C.

Paul C.

May, 2021

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If you have a project that is near and dear to your heart, and you want a professional with nearly unlimited patience and experience and talent, then go with Glen. He knows how to gently guide you to the perfect design for your book. He doesn't tell you what's best, he listens and finds out what's best for you. Then he performs his magic and creates it. If you've worked hard and are ready to ha...
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Glen E.
Thank you Paul, I hope we can work together again in the future.
Kristine J.

Kristine J.

Oct, 2024

Glen is a creative and talented designer with extensive experience. He worked patiently with me through several changes and mock-ups. His advice was insightful, and he clearly knows his craft. I enjoyed collaborating with Glen; he is easy to relate to and always listened to my ideas with respect. I highly recommend him and would gladly work with him again.
Cave M.

Cave M.

Oct, 2024

Respectfully and professionally talked me through the process (as this was my first professional cover), and explained why certain aspects would or wouldn't work. In the end, he created a cover that perfectly matched my novel. Can't wait to work with him again on future projects.
Glen E.
Thank Cave, I enjoyed working with you, and look forward to work with you again.

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