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Photoshop is one hell of a drug.
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Opens tomorrow!
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Happy publication day to FILLY by @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social 🐎

‘Filly is a testament to the savagery and exaltation of love’ Mary Morrissy

‘Raw and poetic, tender yet unflinching’ Louise Hegarty

‘I devoured Filly in a day’ Liz Berry

‘A perfectly formed sucker punch of a book’ Jan Carson
October 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual
October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
New illustration for the New Yorker, both online and in print.
Huge thanks to Art Director Supriya Kalidas.
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Mary Robinson is such a baller.
September 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I don't have lots to say this month, but there are lots of great book covers all the same...
August 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Reissue cover for Dave Randal's Sound System, out now on @plutopress.bsky.social

Art Direction by Melanie Patrick.
August 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Cover for Swallows by Natsuo Kirino, out now on Canongate.

Art Director: Rafi Romaya
August 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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-a genuine exploration of aging, masculinity, and the slow erosion of certainty.

Out this September, Injury Time is available to pre-order from the Lilliput website now 📚

Cover design by the incredible @jackflag.bsky.social ✨️

Available to pre-order here: www.lilliputpress.ie/products/inj...
Injury Time by Kevin Smith - The Lilliput Press
In this sharp-eyed comedy of memories, middle age and long-buried mistakes, a privileged entrepreneur feels the chill winds of post-Brexit change in a society struggling to account for its past.
www.lilliputpress.ie
August 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Illustration for Adam Gopnik's piece 'Was the Renaissance Real?' in The New Yorker this week.

Huge thanks to Art Director Supriya Kalidas.
July 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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And here are Zachary Petit's latest book cover picks for PRINT Magazine!

www.printmag.com/book-covers/...
23 of the Best Book Covers of July 2025 – PRINT Magazine
Riffing with McSweeney's Sunra Thompson on the double cover for 'Mostly Everything: The Art of Tucker Nichols,' plus our favorite cover finds of the month.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's absolutely wild to me that Stanley Tucci has yet to release his own brand of cantucci.

I'd love to pick up a bag of Stantuccis the next time I'm in Italy.
July 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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First look: the gorgeous cover of FILLY, Rosamund Taylor's stunning novel-in-verse, coming from Banshee Press in October 2025. Cover photography by Oana Stoian, with design by Jack Smyth ✨

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July 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Surely Andor is a show about people who can't make up their minds. In space.
July 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Cover design for Harbour Doubts by Bebe Ashley, publishing today via @bansheepress.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Love hearing the US acts say "Hello Glaston Berry!" every year.
June 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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ICYMI, here's my latest round-up of new and recent book covers and design trends:

www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2025/06...
Book Covers of Note, June 2025
It’s been another busy month here, so apologies for the slightly scattered post. It includes a few covers that I missed earlier in early in the year, and a few other bits and pieces. I hope e…
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June 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Cover for Monaghan (mo-na-han for the non-Gaels out there) by Timothy O'Grady, out today.

The second image shows some process work, where I made some ink prints with a roller from a cutout of my brother's silhouette from a photograph.
June 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Cover Design for The Slip, by Lucas Schaefer.
Published today by Simon & Schuster.

Art Direction by Jackie Seow.
June 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM