Peter Langdon

Peter Langdon – Designer

I love to work with writers to find beautiful images that get to the heart of their stories, specialising in literature, romance and history

Overview

As a huge book lover myself, I'm driven by working with writers to understand what their story is about, and help convey that to readers. I know how personal this process can be for writers. You know your book inside out. It's a part of you. I can help you translate that vision into a book that communicates all of that richness in a way that even someone who's picking up or browsing your book for the very first time will understand.

For 3 years I was the in-house book designer for publisher Samuel French, where I worked on more than 60 books, across a wide range for genres from plays to romance, historical work and children's stories to contemporary literature.

Please do get in touch with me and we can discuss your book.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Plays & Screenplays Romance
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Mar, 2018 — Present

Samuel French

May, 2014 — Mar, 2018 (almost 4 years)

In-house book designer for a publisher. Designed more than 60 covers on a wide range of genres and in styles from romance and historical to contemporary literature. You can see many of these in my portfolio.

Portfolio

The Passion Season: The Covalent Series | Book One

Doyle, Libby

Fire Ground

DALEY, MARJORIE

The Vengeance Season: The Covalent Series | Book Three

Doyle, Libby

The Pain Season: The Covalent Series | Book Two

Doyle, Libby

Nuzan: The Covalent Series | Book Five

Doyle, Libby

Voodoo Ball

Mortensen, C.P.

The Albatross 3rd & Main

Simon David Eden

Gene Lacy, a former lobster boat fisherman and proprietor of Lacy's General Store, is down on his luck big time: he's ducking creditors, huge gambling debts, and an ex-wife with very expensive tastes. So when Spider walks into his store with a golden lottery t... read more
Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone and A Prayer

Selma Dimitrijevic

Far From the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

Dangerous Daughters

Nick Stimson

Half Breed

Natasha Marshall

Peter

Stacy Sobieski

Shakespeare's Sister

Emma Whipday

This Was a Man

Noël Coward

The Picture Of Dorian Gray

Merlin Holland

The Go-Between

L.P. Hartley

Belfast Girls

Jaki McCarrick

Peter has 10 reviews

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Brian H.

Brian H.

Apr, 2022

Peter is a creative complement and easy to engage. Thanks for the collaboration.
p.d.r. L.

p.d.r. L.

Dec, 2021

Peter is always good to work with. He listens and does his best to fulfil my requests, skilfully guiding me when my ideas are off track. He is quick to respond, quick to come up with drafts, and happy to tweak until we are both happy. He's easy to communicate with and doesn't mind going beyond his brief to help out when I get stuck with the tech side of things. I love his covers and will be hap...
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Brian H.

Brian H.

Aug, 2021

Peter executed an absolutely wonderful design for the title page of a fiction title. You can't imagine what he'll create, but it will connect the book to the reader with aplomb.
Luke M.

Luke M.

Jun, 2021

Peter was a pleasure to work with and did amazing work. I'm very pleased.
Libby D.

Libby D.

Jun, 2021

Peter went above and beyond what a person might expect from a cover designer. This was a big project--five book covers. He asked plenty of questions to get a sense of my books and acted on all of my feedback without complaint. But the best thing about Peter is that I could tell he wanted to get things right, artistically. He was more than willing to do the work to get to a fine result. For exam...
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