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Two Designers, Two Countries, Two Covers: How Limitarianism Got Its Look

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Secrets of the Book Designer

Secrets of the Book Designer: On Typography, Painting, and Finding That Single Visual Moment

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Secrets of the Book Designer

How to Give Octavia Butler the Covers She Deserves

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Secrets of the Book Designer

Luke Bird on Channeling the 1980s for the Cover of
The Prettiest Star

By Luke Bird  December 9, 2019
Secrets of the Book Designer

Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

By Nicole Caputo  November 26, 2019
Secrets of the Book Designer

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

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