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Designer: Peter S.
All Is Well
Designed by Peter S.
Available to hire"For Lisa Jenkin’s novel about a young woman on the run in southern Utah’s high desert, I let typography and setting do the work. I searched dozens of desert landscapes for the right image, then added effects to evoke memory and menace. The title, All is Well, is inevitably ironic, so its final two Ls stumble and fall like someone stepping over a cliff edge."
Designer: Arjan V.
The Secret Diary of an Intimate Waxer
Designed by Arjan V.
Available to hire"After reading Mona's delightfully bizarre book, I knew the cover needed to be as mischievous as the stories themselves. The carrot became a deadpan visual joke that hints at the book's weird sexual humour without ever explaining it. Combined with bold colours and playful typography, the design aims to make readers stop, smile, and wonder: what on earth happens to that carrot?"
Designer: Milica S.
Found
Designed by Milica S.
Available to hire"For this deeply introspective literary novel on consciousness and human connection, the design leans into a dark, intimate aesthetic. The cover centers on a single evocative, sculptural element that mirrors the protagonist’s journey through mind and spirit. This minimalist, moody approach strips away the noise, focusing the reader entirely on the book's profound emotional core."
Designer: Rebecca B.
Designer: Marta B.
Marin in the Moonlight
Designed by Marta B.
Available to hire"The cover sets a lyrical, atmospheric tone that balances romance and quiet longing - evoking the feeling of a summer night alive with possibility. The illustration draws from contemporary flat illustration, layering a starlit fairground, magnolia blossoms, and marsh wildlife into a single dreamlike scene. The typography pairs classical serif elegance with a hand-lettered warmth, grounding the nostalgic mood while ensuring the title reads with quiet drama at any size."
Designer: Sofía S.
The Trinity Crown
Designed by Sofía S.
Available to hire"This cover had to be elegant, beautiful, and have a painterly touch, like an old royal portrait. I carefully designed the outfits and jewelry of the three sisters and included the frame of the "painting" diegetically. I love painting female characters and giving them different features, makeup, and hairstyles, always striving to make them look gorgeous and realistic."
Designer: Morgane F.
The Half of It
Designed by Morgane F.
Available to hire"For this small-town romance set in Ireland, I wanted to depict the couple during an intimate moment from the story. The illustration invites readers on a journey while highlighting the characters' emotional bond, through a romantic gesture set in a vibrant landscape. The rounded, high-contrast typography adds warmth and elegance, echoing the novel's heartfelt atmosphere."
Designer: Charles U.
Brock Smith and the Dagger of Souls
Jeremy Deshazer, Jackson Deshazer
Designed by Charles U.
Available to hire"This project was a collaboration through and through. This cover needed something striking and iconic that also showed its unique elements. We went with a figure reaching up against the pull of dark tendrils to encapsulate the story’s larger themes, while the dragon and fox tease us with what is distinct in this story. The dagger, armor, and knife on the chest are all specific characters details that sent it home and grounded the cover in this particular story."
Designer: Sofía S.
Designer: Adam F.
Designer: Rebecca B.
Designer: Charles U.
The Shattered Moon
Designed by Charles U.
Available to hire"Here we have “character with a sword looking cool,” but done in a way that prioritizes story. He walks away from us, his face illuminated by the glow from his hand, suggesting that he is lost in power and unwilling to face his challenges head on. The book’s worlds were vast and exiting which gave me a chance to play with cool rocks and color palettes. Finally, the graphic red weapons in the foreground suggests an awareness of the genre, that some tropes might be both present and subverted."
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What Remains of Her
"This cover was designed to feel fragmented, uneasy, and emotionally unresolved, mirroring the novel’s themes of buried trauma and fractured identity. The torn photographic composition creates a sense of memory pieced back together, while the stark red typography adds urgency and tension. The minimalist palette keeps the focus on emotion, allowing the imagery to feel unsettling."
Designer: Peter S.
On the Run
Designed by Peter S.
Available to hire"The novel follows a young Irishman sent to the States to escape the Troubles, where he becomes a successful track runner — only for the Troubles to keep dogging him. The design uses the Irish flag’s orange and green, overlaid with a pixelated black-and-white runner cropped at head and feet. That harsh contrast and truncated figure suggest that, however fast he runs, he can’t outrun Ireland or his past."
Designer: Jeff B.
Designer: Caitlin B. A.
Lonely Space
Designed by Caitlin B. A.
Available to hire"Given the focus on this book's main character's inner life and struggles, the cover centers the subtle emotion on Beatrice's face, surrounded by a dark and ominous color palette. The typography references current sci-fi genre trends, complemented by the background space gradient texture, to indicate a feeling of isolation and mystery."
Designer: Roberta Z.
The Dazzling Magic of a Petit Four
Designed by Roberta Z.
Available to hire"The cover is shaped like a 1920s tarot card, with a nod to Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby to signal the Twenties: a world of sublime elegance and magic spells. I immersed myself in Art Deco interiors, fashion, and typefaces, working closely with the author to hone every detail. The aim was atmosphere over summary, but readers will enjoy spotting the hidden hints — Paris, a pentagram, cake, a black cat — and feel they’re holding something precious."
Designer: Victoria H.
The Death and Life of Amy Smith
Designed by Victoria H.
Available to hire"Cam’s story is full of life (despite being about death) and contains a wealth of vivid imagery – in fact, there was so much to choose from that I very quickly began playing with this grid format in my designs. It allowed me to solidly locate the book in London, while simultaneously picking out some of the eye-catching key elements from the story. The bold and vibrant use of colour then sets the tone for the book to potential readers, speaking directly to the contemporary fiction market."
Designer: Eva P.
Designer:
Farewell to Summer
"This book features a narrative about naturalists, so we wanted to be a bit more subtle about the nudity, and describe a bit more of a scene through the illustration and storytelling rather than being too on the nose with it. All the typography is hand drawn, and the imagery was made by hand drawing elements and layering them, much like a screen print, in order to keep the original pencil textures."
Designer: Jesus F.
The Book of Jacob
Designed by Jesus F.
Available to hire"This cover was designed to capture the loneliness, scale, and fragile hope at the heart of the story. The endless desert and towering walker reflect a world worn down by survival, while Jacob and Tyler, seen from behind, suggest a quiet journey toward something distant and almost mythic. The warm colors evoke the dry, scorching atmosphere of the desert beneath an unforgiving sun, while the blue of the distant sea hints at freshness, longing, and hope."
Designer: Daniel G.
Designer: Caitlin K.
Designer: Daniel G.
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Pearl Bound
"This cover combines Victorian analog collage elements, textures, and symbolic imagery to create a dark, unsettling atmosphere that reflects the novel’s Gilded Age mystery and psychological depth. The raven and cracked pearl act as visual metaphors, while the bold typography gives the design a modern, striking presence legible at thumbnail sizes. The layered composition was crafted to feel DIY, vintage and authentic, yet still modern and timeless."
Designer: Milica S.
Mist
Designed by Milica S.
Available to hire"The cover for Mist visually bridges the novel’s psychological tension and its underlying sci-fi elements. The glitchy, ethereal portrait embodies the title's 'mist' while hinting at the AI forces hidden within the narrative. I wanted to represent the generations of Black women at the story's core using digital textures that reflect the dual timelines and fractured realities. The modern, spacious typography adds an enigmatic touch to the thriller."
Designer: Mark M.
Designer: Owen G.
Designer: Peter S.
What Keeps Us
Designed by Peter S.
Available to hire"Since the main linking element in Jeanine Boulay’s novel-in-stories is its historic Brooklyn setting, I emphasized that in my design by way of an emblematic row of Brooklyn brownstones peeking out from behind the book’s title, which fills the design, such that the enormous “US” allays any doubt as to what country Brooklyn is in. Meanwhile another famous Brooklyn feature, it’s wild parrots (parakeets, actually), fly over the letters, casting ominous shadows on them."
Designer: Tim B.
Designer: Tim B.
Designer: Marta D.
Designer: Diego S.
Designer: Madli S.
Designer: Richard L.
Designer: Eva P.
Designer: Ashley S.
Think Again
Designed by Ashley S.
Available to hire"This book was more impressionistic and radical so I wanted a more free-flowing style, I used Procreate to achieve something much more gestural that my usual work.The book is also about reading people's thoughts and I love the motif of the characters' matching thoughts in the brain and also the same thought being reflected in the glasses."
Designer: Tim B.
The Nature of Demons
Designed by Tim B.
Available to hire"The Nature of Demons describes an ordinary world that has suddenly gone to pieces due to a supernatural apocalypse. I wanted to depict how an ordinary street in suburbia might look a couple of days after the event, and for it to have a similar feel to some of the medieval paintings of hell by Bruegel and Bosch."
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