While I’ve been designing covers for quite a few years now, this project held a handful of firsts for me. This was my first job for Zando Projects, as well as my first cover for Art Director Evan Gaffney - whose work I’ve always enjoyed, but we'd never worked together before.

I was blown away when I first read Sequoia Nagamatsu’s novel, How High We Go In the Dark. It’s an incredibly powerful read, one that seems to hit every emotion, and every walk of life.

Technically, How High We Go In The Dark is a book, but in many ways it feels more like a prism disguised as a book.

I’ve worked with the talented creative team over at Tor on countless covers, and I’m always thrilled when they approach me with a new project. Magic for Liars came across my desk at a particularly busy time for me, but the book concept was really interesting, and I was excited to take the project on.

This fantastic debut novel from Sarah Gailey follows our lead, Ivy Gamble. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages where Ivy’s estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic - Ivy ( a reluctant detective ) is pulled into a world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister―without losing herself.

Will Staehle is a designer and Illustrator based in Seattle. Among the amazing work in his portfolio is the jacket for Jeff Noon's A Man of Shadows. Here Staehle details for Spine what went into the creation of the cover.