Behind the Cover – Will Staehle
(A Darker Shade of Magic, V. E. Schwab)
After a break, Behind the Cover is back! As always, I accept suggestion for covers and designers I should feature, so feel free to send them to me. This time we have Will Staehle, the amazing designer behind the US cover of A Darker Shade of Magic, by V. E. Schwab, published by Tor Books. […]
Behind the Cover – Karl Kwasny
(The Year of Shadows, by Claire Legrand)
Karl Kwasny joins us to talk about the cover he did for The Year of Shadows, by Claire Legrand, published by Simon & Schuester, as well as the illustrations he did for the same book. Website | Tumblr How did you become an illustrator? Was it an area you always wanted to explore, or did […]
Behind the Cover – Todd Lockwood
(Memoir by Lady Trent series, by Marie Brennan)
Today Todd Lockwood is here on the blog to talk about the covers of the Memoir by Lady Trent series, by Marie Brennan, published by Tor Books. Website | Twitter How did you become an illustrator? Was it an area you always wanted to explore, or did it simply happen? A little of both. My […]
Behind the Cover – Joey Hi-Fi
(Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor, and Blackbird by Chuck Wendig)
Today’s designer and illustrator, Joey Hi-Fi, talks about two books – Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor, published by Hodder & Stoughton, and Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig, published by Angry Robot. Twitter How did you become an illustrator? Was it an area you always wanted to explore, or did it simply happen? Fabulous secret creative powers were revealed […]
Behind the Cover – Duncan Smith
(Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones)
Today’s interview ties in with the last one! Duncan Smith is here to talk about Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, published by Harper Collins, as well as other books he’s worked on by the same author. Behance | Blog How did you become an illustrator? Was it an area you always wanted to explore, […]
Behind the Cover – Sarah J. Coleman
(The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Clarke, and Aristotle and Dante by Benjamin Sáenz)
This week we welcome Sarah J. Coleman to the blog! Sarah has done some amazing work with typography and book covers, and as examples we have The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke, published by Strange Chemistry, and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, published by Simon & Schuster. […]
Behind the Cover – Chris Riddell
(Coraline and The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman)
Chris Riddell is known for illustrating Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and The Graveyard Book, as well as his own books Ottoline and Goth Girl, and political cartoons for the Observer. He has won awards such as the Nestlé Gold Award and the rare honour of two Kate Greenaway Medals. Chris lives in Brighton. Twitter | Tumblr How […]
Behind the Cover – Jon Smith
(The End Games, by T. Michael Martin)
Today’s artist, Jon Smith, is the illustrator of The End Games by T. Michael Martin, published by HarperCollins. Thank you for your time, Jon! Twitter | Facebook How did you become a designer and illustrator? Were they areas you always wanted to explore, or did it simply happen? As a kid I was really serious […]
Behind the Cover – Alexandre Chaudret
(The Iron Trials, by Holly Black, and Cassandra Clare)
Our next artist, Alexandre Chaudret, is the illustrator behind the cover of The Iron Trials, written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, published by Scholastic. Thank you Alexandre for answering these questions! Twitter | DeviantArt | Behance Based in France, Alexandre graduated from Supinfocom, Valenciennes, in 2011 as a GC Artist. Since then he worked as […]
Behind the Cover – Tom Bagshaw
(Pantomime and Shadowplay by Laura Lam)
Our first artist is Tom Bagshaw, the creator of the Pantomime and Shadowplay covers, written by Laura Lam and published by Strange Chemistry (Angry Robot). Thank you, Tom, for joining us! Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Instagram Based in the Georgian city of Bath, England, Tom Bagshaw works as a commercial illustrator under the moniker Mostlywanted. For […]