When a Book Cover Designer Writes a Book, Who Designs the Cover?

When a Book Cover Designer Writes a Book, Who Designs the Cover?

Oliver Munday and Chris Brand Discuss the Process Behind
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By Oliver Munday | February 12, 2026

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

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

Oliver Munday on Redesigning Fleur Jaeggy's 1989 Masterpiece Sweet Days of Discipline

By Oliver Munday | July 31, 2019

Secrets of the Book Designer: Sometimes I Don't Read the Whole Book

Secrets of the Book Designer: Sometimes I Don't Read the Whole Book

On Capturing Fragments of a Story, and the Pleasures of the Backlist

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