As Senior Art Director for Avid Reader Press, I’ve had the privilege of overseeing and designing all of Lisa Taddeo’s books—from her first book (and Avid Reader’s first publication) Three Women, to her second book Animal, to Ghost Lover, her current collection of short stories. It’s not an exaggeration to say I’m obsessed with her work—she is one of those writers whose voice resonates with me on a very deep level. Although I only read Animal once as an early manuscript two years ago, if you asked me to paint a picture of the setting and characters without ever referring back to the text again, I could. She’s that brilliant.