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The Art of Book Cover Design for Historical Fiction

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I had the pleasure of speaking on The Art of Book Cover Design panel at the Historical Novel Society conference last month with Emily Victorson from Allium Press, Sarah Johnson from Reading the Past, Anna Michels from Sourcebooks, and Kris Waldherr from Art and Words. We each presented on different aspects of designing historical fiction covers, and my task was to discuss my approach and trends in the genre. In case you missed it, or if you attended and would like to have a copy of your own, here is my portion of the presentation!
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