Mauna Eichner

Mauna Eichner – Designer

With a passion for books and design, Lee Fukui and I have been creating book covers and interior designs for over 25 years.

Overview

When you hire me you get the creativity of two designers for your project. Lee Fukui and I have been designing book covers, jackets and interior designs for over 25 years and have produced hundreds of books on a variety of subjects. From cookbooks at John Wiley & Sons to Leadership books with McGraw Hill Professional. From self-help books for TarcherPerigee (such as The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and her followup books) to novels and other non-fiction for self-publishers (The Daddy Diaries and A Song For Sister by Joshua Braff).


We are proud of our problem solving abilities, whether it’s conveying the proper message of a cover design or developing a cohesive relationship between the many elements of an interior design.


We know the ins and outs of publishing and every step you need to take to end up with a professional looking book.


Our goal is to provide beautifully designed printer ready files for a final book that you can be proud of.

Services
Non-Fiction
Architecture Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits Health & Wellbeing Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction
Languages
English
Awards
  • "A Taste of Heaven" won the Quality Paperback Award at the 2010 New York Book Show
  • "Garde Manger" was selected as a Professional Kitchens Finalist at the 2012 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Awards

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 1991 — Present

Lee Fukui and I have created hundreds of book covers and book interiors for various imprints and publishers over the years. We do the design, composition (typesetting), and manage the production by coordinating with publisher, author, copy-editor, proofreader, and indexer. We are proficient in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Word. Some of the publisher's we've worked with:

McGraw Hill Education; Penguin Random House—TarcherPerigee, Putnam, Avery, Riverhead, Ballantine Books, Broadway Books, Crown, Doubleday, Rodale, Spiegel & Grau, Shaye Areheart, Three Rivers Press; John Wiley and Sons; The Flower Tree Press; Prince Street Press . . .

Portfolio

"Without The Artist's Way, there would have been no Eat, Pray, Love.” —Elizabeth GilbertA stunning gift edition of the powerful bestselling book on creativity.The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. Beautifully packaged with a slipca... read more
The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for ... read more
If you’re a parent who wants a better relationship with your child or teen, then this journal is for you. I don’t believe that parents wake up one morning and say to themselves ‘how can I screw my child up today?’ I believe that parents want the absolute best ... read more
Jim, an only child, has always been a restless soul. At the age of six his dad died unexpectedly. He was left in the care of a stern Catholic mother and grandmother at home, and strict nuns at school. His curious, rambunctious nature only seemed to attract cri... read more
May 13, 1939. The MS St. Louis ocean liner pulls out of Hamburg harbor and begins a long journey across the Atlantic Ocean toward Cuba. On board are more than 900 German Jews fleeing Hitler, including Hermann and Rita Goldstein and their 10-year-old son, Heinz... read more
Unravel the Mysteries of the Financial Markets—the Language, the Players, and the Strategies for Success Understanding money and investing has never been more important than it is today, as many of us are called upon to manage our own retirement planning, coll... read more
Winner of BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR from COVR (The Coalition of Visionary Resources), that recognizes the best new products in the New Age industry.Enlightened sleep practices for the modern mind.Buddha’s Book of Sleep is the first book to address sleep disturbanc... read more

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Angela G.

Angela G.

Jan, 2019

I can't say enough positive things about working with Mauna: professional, excellent, thoughtful, detail oriented, communicative, and completely trustworthy with your precious book. This was my first book and it had a very complex interior (at least in my vision it did!) There were lots of images and charts and exercises, and for the reader to be happy to engage with it, I knew I needed a real ...
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Austin P.

Austin P.

May, 2018

Hiring Mauna was one of the best decisions I made for my project. Its success can be traced back to her work.
Jim S.

Jim S.

Aug, 2017

Mauna and Lee were absolutely wonderful to work with. This was our first book and they were so patient with us thru the whole process. We had lots of questions and relied on them to walk us thru. They did a great job listening to our vision and then added their creative expertise to deliver a professional grade product we never would have imagined on our own. They supported us until the book w...
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Austin P.

Austin P.

May, 2017

I've worked with Mauna on a variety of tasks through Reedsy. She is a true professional and a joy to work with (even when sometimes I am not).
Pamela S.

Pamela S.

Mar, 2017

Mauna is awesome in every respect ! She is skilled, patient and creative. She keeps in constant touch and answers all questions promptly. I couldn't be happier with the cover that she designed for my independently published book. Five stars.

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