Zoe Norvell



Book Cover Designer
Book Interior Designer
Founder of INeedABookCover.com

Short n’ sweet:
  • My career started in the Manhattan publishing world (S&S, PRH) as a professional cover designer in 2011.
  • I became a full-time freelancer in 2015 and have been running my own studio ever since.
  • In 2021, I created the website INeedABookInterior.com.
  • In 2023, I launched the website INeedABookCover.com.
  • Today, I am based in my hometown of Washington, DC.

For a longer bio, visit the About Me page.

If you want to hire me for typesetting or book interior work, head on over to www.ineedabookinterior.com to learn more!
Clientele:
Most of my clients are large, commercial publishers and small, independent presses. I do partner with self-publishing authors but only in select circumstances where the project is a strong fit.

Availability:
When it comes to book interiors, I can always fit in a new title, whether it’s coming from a press or an author. The same is not always true for new book cover work, where I tend to be more selective about the projects I take on. To understand why, please watch this video. 
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Little A, AD: Tree Abraham
Penguin Random House, AD: Kaitlin Kall
Little A, AD: Tree Abraham
Little A, AD: Tree Abraham
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
Flatiron, AD: Keith Hayes
Thomas & Mercer, AD: Jarrod Taylor
Harvard Business Review Press
Button Poetry
Biblioasis
Simon & Schuster, AD: John Vairo Jr. (X)
Deep Vellum
Self-published
Self-published
Self-Published
Self-Published
Self-Published
Self-Published
W. W. Norton and Company, AD: Steve Attardo
Simon & Schuster, AD: John Vairo Jr.
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
Street Noise Books
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Portfolio, AD: Jen Heur
Alice James Books
Brookings Institution Press
Namaste Publishing
W. W. Norton and Company, AD: Ingsu Liu
Penguin, AD: Lynn Buckley
W. W. Norton and Company, AD: Steve Attardo
Little A
Little A (killed)
Harper Via, AD: Stephen Brayda (PBK)
Harper Via, AD: Stephen Brayda (HC)
Thomas & Mercer; AD: Jarrod Taylor
Thomas & Mercer; AD: Jarrod Taylor
Thomas & Mercer; AD: Jarrod Taylor
Thomas & Mercer; AD: Jarrod Taylor
Thomas & Mercer; AD: Jarrod Taylor
Barrow Street Press
ECW Press
W. W. Norton and Company, AD: Steve Attardo
Flatiron Books, AD: Keith Hayes
Simon & Schuster, AD: Lisa Litwack
Coffee House Press
Algonquin Books
Flatiron Books, AD: Keith Hayes
The University Press of Kentucky
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
Self-published
Penguin
Penguin
Little A / Amazon Books
Amazon Original Stories
Amazon Original Stories
Amazon Original Stories
Amazon Original Stories
Amazon Original Stories
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis (killed)
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Biblioasis
Out Spoken Press
Little A / Amazon Books
Coffee House Press
Barrow Street Press
Write Bloody Books
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press
University of Chicago Press
Namaste Publishing
Flatiron, AD: Keith Hayes
Atria, AD: Lisa Litwack
Access Consciousness Publishing
Tarcher
Write Bloody
Catapult
Atria (killed)
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
Simon & Schuster (killed)
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
W. W. Norton & Company
Simon & Schuster, AD: Jackie Seow
Portfolio, AD: Chris Sergio
Harvard Business Review Press
Harvard Business Review Press
Island Press
Brookings Institution Press
Tarcher
Tarcher (killed)
Tarcher
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company
Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio, AD: Chris Sergio
Portfolio, AD: Chris Sergio
Portfolio, AD: Chris Sergio
Brookings Institute Press
Brookings Institution Press
Brookings Institute Press
Plume, AD: Jaya Miceli
Plume (killed)
Plume, AD: Jaya Miceli
Current
Catapult
Ideapress
Simon & Schuster
Scribner, AD: Jaya Miceli
Catapult (killed)
W. W. Norton and Company
Birds LLC
Penguin Random House, AD: Alsion Forner
Self-Published
Simon & Schuster, AD: John Vairo Jr
Amazon Original Stories
Stanford University Press
Verso Books (killed)
University Press of Kentucky
University Press of Kentucky
Little A   
Little A
Amazon Original Stories
Street Noise Books (artwork by the author)
W. W. Norton and Company
Brookings Institute Press
Brookings Institute Press
Simon & Schuster
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