Season 3

Spine Podcast, Bonus Episode: Jasmin Kaur

For this bonus episode host Hiba Tahir interviews celebrated writer, illustrator, and poet, Jasmin Kaur. They discuss her debut poetry and prose collection, When You Ask Me Where I’m Going, published by HarperCollins.

Spine Podcast, Bonus Episode: Jasmin Kaur

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 6: Amanda Weiss

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.

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 6: Amanda Weiss

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 5: Mark Campbell

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.) 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-design community, covering things such as contracts and revisions.

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 5: Mark Campbell

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 4: Miraphora Mina

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.

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 4: Miraphora Mina

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 3: Sarahmay Wilkinson

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.

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 3: Sarahmay Wilkinson

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2: Lauren Panepinto

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.

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2:  Lauren Panepinto

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 1: Kristen Radtke

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.

Spine Podcast, Season 3, Episode 1: Kristen Radtke