The Thing with Feathers · book cover
Bird illustration by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · back cover
Bird illustration by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · copyright and title page
The Thing with Feathers · contents page
I used these fabulous bird illustrations by Jessica Wade to create an aviary of contents.
The Thing with Feathers · contents page
Bird illustrations by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · dedication page
Bird illustration by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · transition pages
Bird illustrations by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · sample page spread
Text blurred for copyright reasons. Bird illustration by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · sample page spread
Text blurred for copyright reasons. Bird illustrations by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · sample page spread
Text blurred for copyright reasons. Bird illustrations by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · sample page spread
Text blurred for copyright reasons. Bird illustrations by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · sample page
Bird illustrations by Jessica Wade.
The Thing with Feathers · book cover
The Best of Us · full cover spread
No ISBN by request.
The Best of Us · title page
The Best of Us · teaser and copyright
This special page features the names of those who submitted to the project.
The Best of Us · contents spread
The Best of Us · introduction
The Best of Us · sample pages
The Best of Us · sample spread
The Best of Us · sample spread
The Best of Us · feature spread
In addition to regular submissions, this book had five feature interviews, which I conducted, transcribed, and edited.
The Best of Us · feature spread
The Best of Us · feature spread
The Best of Us · sample spread
The Best of Us · back cover
No ISBN by request.
Starstruck · cover
Hand-screen-printed cover on linen paper
Starstruck · cover
Starstruck · title page
Starstruck · table of contents
Starstruck · title page spread
Starstruck · table of contents spread
Starstruck · sample page
Starstruck · sample page
Starstruck · author bio detail
Starstruck · end page
Periodic Table of Poems · cover
Periodic Table of Poems · copyright and title spread
Periodic Table of Poems · table of contents
Periodic Table of Poems · page spread
Poem blacked out for copyright reasons.
Periodic Table of Poems · page numbers
I am best known for taking the theme of a poetry collection or anthology and extending it throughout the book design. Page structure, page numbers, table of contents, and end pages all present opportunities to draw the reader further into the text.
Periodic Table of Poems · page number detail
The Moons · cover design
I designed the cover for Blue Begonia Press, which published my first collection of poetry.
The Moons · sample pages
Snapshots of moon phases break up the sections in this poetry book.
Unloved · cover
Illustration by Jessica Wade.
Unloved · title page
This collection was designed to look like an early 20th-century encyclopedia. Illustration by Jessica Wade.
Unloved · title page
Unloved · epigraph
Illustrations by Jessica Wade.
Unloved · table of contents
Illustrations by Jessica Wade. I designed this layout to look like a mid-century reference book.
Unloved · sample page spread
Illustration by Jessica Wade.
Unloved · sample page detail
Illustration by Jessica Wade.
Unloved · Sample page layout
Illustration by Jessica Wade. Poem blacked out for copyright reasons.
Unloved · page detail
Illustration by Jessica Wade.
Unloved · sample page spread
Illustration by Jessica Wade.