On August 13th 2024 Dzanc Books will publish Lindsey Drager’s fourth experimental novel, The Avian Hourglass. Here is a description of the book, taken from the publisher’s website:

At once an ode to birds, an elegy to space, and a journey into the most haunted and uncanny corners of the human mind, The Avian Hourglass showcases Lindsey Drager’s signature brilliance in a stunning, surrealist novel for fans of Jesse Ball, Helen Oyeyemi, Yoko Ogawa, and Shirley Jackson

We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. Please enjoy this celebration of amazing work.

For this episode we talk to illustrator Sara Mulvanny. She shares with us how she got into illustration, what her process looks like, and If she finds working on book covers different to other illustration work.