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Spine Magazine

Spine celebrates creative and production aspects of the book publishing industry. Its mission is to offer creator insight, long-form stories, product information, and community content for an audience that is highly enthusiastic about books.

Episodes

Henry Sene Yee (Season 3, Episode 7)

August 15, 2019 • 72 mins
In this interview Holly Dunn speaks with Designer and former Creative Director at Picador, Henry Sene Yee. This discussion includes changes in the industry over the years, as well as design, illustration, photography and more. You can find Henry Sene Yee on Twitter and Instagram at @ hsyee. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Amanda Weiss (Season 3, Episode 6)

July 22, 2019 • 54 mins
For this episode Holly Dunn interviews freelance book cover designer Amanda Weiss. Weiss has been recognized frequently by the Association of University Presses for her work, including selections for the 2019 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show: Beyoncé in Formation, and Woke Gaming. Dunn and Weiss discuss typography, photography, and use of color. You can view Weiss's portfolio at: www.amandaweiss.org For more interviews w...
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Mark Campbell (Season 3, Episode 5)

June 27, 2019 • 68 mins
For this episode Holly Dunn interviews Mark Campbell, Head of Design at HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand, and President of the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA, https://abda.com.au.) They have an in-depth conversation on the working relationship between art director and designer. They also review results from a survey conducted by the ABDA in 2018. The survey’s focus was of the work experience among the ABDA book-...
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Miraphora Mina (Season 3, Episode 4)

June 7, 2019 • 44 mins
For this episode Holly Dunn talks to Miraphora Mina, who, along with Eduardo Lima, make up the design duo MinaLima. Mina is responsible for designing elements for the Harry Potter Films, as well as the Fantastic Beasts series, including The Marauders Map, The Daily Prophet, and all the text books. She and Holly also discuss MinaLima’s work on interactive classics for HarperCollins. You can read more about MinaLima at www.minalima.c...
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Sarahmay Wilkinson (Season 3, Episode 3)

May 22, 2019 • 59 mins
For this episode Holly Dunn interviews Sarahmay Wilkinson, Associate Art Director at W. W. Norton. They discuss some of Wilkinson's book cover designs, including the fascinating backstory to her design of Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls. Also talked about is Wilkinson's journey into publishing after having first established herself as a designer in the beauty industry. You can find more of Wilkinson's work at www.sarahmaywilkinson...
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Lauren Panepinto (Season 3, Episode 2)

May 7, 2019 • 57 mins
For this episode Holly Dunn interviews Creative Director/VP for Orbit Books, Lauren Panepinto. They discuss how she came to be at Orbit, artist collaboration, and cover design for science fiction/fantasy books. You can view more of Panepinto's work at www.laurenpanepinto.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Kristen Radtke (Season 3, Episode 1)

April 29, 2019 • 45 mins
For this first episode of Season 3 of our podcast Holly Dunn interviews cover designer, graphic novelist, and Art Director, Kristen Radtke. The conversation includes Radtke’s process on design, writing Imagine Wanting Only This, and how she works with other artists for The Believer Magazine. View the covers discussed in the show notes on our website (www.spinemagazine.co.) You can read more about Radtke’s work at www.kristenradtke....
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Isabel Urbina Peña (Season 2, Episode 6)

September 23, 2018 • 60 mins
For the final episode of Season 2 we close out with a conversation with Isabel Urbina Peña. We discuss her work as a book cover designer, lettering artist, typographer, and zine publisher. You can find more of her work at http://www.isabelurbinapena.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Sara Mulvanny (Season 2, Episode 5)

September 4, 2018 • 66 mins
For this episode we talk to illustrator Sara Mulvanny. She shares with us how she got into illustration, what her process looks like, and If she finds working on book covers different to other illustration work. You can view Mulvanny's portfolio at www.saramulvanny.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Paul Buckley (Season 2, Episode 4)

August 15, 2018 • 58 mins
In this episode we talk with Paul Buckley, Vice President Executive Creative Director of Penguin US. You'll be familiar with his work through projects such as the Penguin Drop Caps Series, Penguin Black Spines, Deluxe Classics, and many more. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Marcie Lawrence (Season 2, Episode 3)

August 1, 2018 • 63 mins
For this episode Holly Dunn talks to Marcie Lawrence, Senior Designer for Little, Brown and Company. Lawrence creates covers primarily for middle-grade and young adult titles. Topics covered include marketing to young people, how to design for books with difficult topics, and the vices and virtues of Pinterest. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednes...
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HarperCollins: Jessie Gang, David Curtis, Alison Klapthor & Erin Fitzsimmons (Season 2, Episode 2)

July 26, 2018 • 62 mins
Holly Dunn speaks with a team of designers from HarperCollins, including Jessie Gang, David Curtis, Alison Klapthor & Erin Fitzsimmons. They discuss individual projects developed for HarperCollins, as well as how they work together as a team. Editor's Note: There are a couple of technical issues in the recording towards the end of the interview, but it was felt that those topics discussed were too important to leave out. For more...
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Coralie Bickford-Smith (Season 2, Episode 1)

July 17, 2018 • 62 mins
In this episode Holly Dunn interviews designer / author / illustrator and all-around brilliant creative, Coralie Bickford-Smith. Topics discussed include Coralie's breaking into the publishing industry, the creation of a few of her covers, and how she came to write and illustrate The Fox And The Star, and The Worm And The Bird. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry ...
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She Designs Books (Season 1, Episode 5)

January 28, 2018 • 60 mins
In this episode we interview Nicole Caputo and Anne Twomey, Co-Founders of She Designs Books, a celebration of female talent in the world of book design. Whatever your gender, whether you are brand new to publishing or have been in the industry for years, you are certain to enjoy this interview. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Jo Thomson (Season 1, Episode 4)

January 1, 2018 • 39 mins
In this episode we interview Jo Thomson, a freelance book cover designer who previously worked in-house at Pan Macmillan. Thomson is the recipient of a British Book Design & Production Award for Best Jacket for Not Working, by Lisa Owens. She also earned and ABCD Award for her cover design of Haus Frau, by Jill Alexander Essbaum. For more interviews with book cover designers, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, B...
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M. S. Corley (Season 1 Episode 3)

November 14, 2017 • 50 mins
In this episode we talk to cover designer M. S. Corley. Corley works with traditionally published and independent authors alike. He's designed covers for best selling author Hugh Howey, Aaron Mahnke's Lore series, and many other great books. For more interviews with book cover designers, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Anne Jordan & Mitch Goldstein (Season 1 Episode 2)

October 25, 2017 • 69 mins
For this episode we talk to Anne Jordan and Mitch Goldstein, cover designers for such titles as Humankind by Timothy Morton and Because of the Sun by Jenny Torres. They also do a lot of work for academic publishers. Their award winning designs have been highlighted by AIGA and Design Observer, and Print Magazine. For more interviews with book cover designers, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.
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Kimberly Glyder (Season 1 Episode 1)

October 6, 2017 • 42 mins
This episode we talk to book designer Kimberly Glyder, creator of covers for notable titles such as Fen, The Wonder, and a new edition for Gone with the Wind. Over her career she has received recognition from AIGA, Type Directors Club, AAUP Book Jacket and Journal Show, New England Book Show, New York Book Show, and PRINT’s Regional Design Annual. For more interviews with book cover designers, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: S...
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