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Also by Peter Mendelsund:

Weepers, June 2025
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The Delivery, February 2021
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Cover, August 2014
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What We See When We Read, August 2014
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COVER
By: Peter Mendelsund

powerHouse Books
August 2014
On Sale: August 5, 2014
304 pages
ISBN: 1576876675
EAN: 9781576876671
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

Peter Mendelsund has enjoyed years as a much-sought-after book cover designer and art director. Among the many recognizable jackets he has created are those for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; collections of the works of Joyce, Kafka, Dostoevsky, de Beauvoir, and Foucault; the contemporary works of Martin Amis, Tom McCarthy, Ben Marcus, Jo Nesbø, and James Gleick; and many more. All have greatly benefited from the care and touch Mendelsund gave them.

Cover abounds with Mendelsund's completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores of rejected drafts. These images are punctuated by Mendelsund's reflections on his work and his process, as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed for.

Cover is a compendium of beautiful design and a beautiful design object itself; a profile and celebration of one of the publishing world's most talented and prolific contemporary creators, and a brilliant showcase of his deft touch for balanced and innovative design.

Media Buzz

Fresh Air - NPR - October 16, 2014
PBS News Hour - August 28, 2014