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Meet the artist behind the cover of this year’s Booker Prize winner

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Her work on the illustration and lettering of book covers began with novels by Virginia Woolf, some of which were published in 2016 as a paperback series. Since then, Metsola has occasionally illustrated book covers published by Vintage/Penguin.

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How Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design crafted the best-illustrated lifestyle book

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Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design recently scooped the best-illustrated lifestyle book at the British Book Design and Production Awards. We caught up with the publisher to hear how it crafted a winning design. Here Design was responsible for managing the illustrations," Martin adds.

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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

Creative Boom

The Do Book Company is an independent publishing house in London that grew out of the Do Lectures, which has been gathering together the world's doers, disruptors and pioneers to share their stories since 2007. They've been translated into multiple languages and published in print, digital and audiobook formats.

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New and expanded Malika Favre monograph is a minimalist marvel

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And rather than leaping straight into a third, the publishers decided to satisfy the public's clear demand for Malika's work by putting out an expanded and updated edition that includes many of her new projects.

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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

Creative Boom

These case studies peek into others' portfolios, unearthed archival prints, and freshly-published artworks are by no means a singular representation of creative practice in the 21st century," he explains. "We And founder and executive creative director Murray Bell has a clear vision for how it should be read.

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Studio Blackburn's new book celebrates southeast London's Modernist marvels

Creative Boom

Now Studio Blackburn has launched a new book, published by Park Books, that delves into both the residential and community-focused buildings that flourished in this period. We took it on the understanding that we'd create a more substantial book and get it published by a world-renowned publishing house.

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Kieron Lewis updates The Brownies' Book to inspire a new generation of black children

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Featuring more than 50 new black writers and artists spread out across 208 pages, The New Brownies' Book was a mammoth undertaking to design. I also feel that a sense of trust with the publishers, authors and myself was established early in the process. Hopefully, she will also take comfort in reading it one day."