Make it look the same, yet different.
The next challenge was finding the right illustrator.
I started mocking up different layouts using photographs, Yee explains.

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One of my throw in solutions was a box that happened to go across the authors mouth.
It was a womans face and it looked like we were symbolically silencing her.
It was then that I realized all of the authors were women.

Picador modern classics
Her work had fullness in black and white with an energetic use of accent colors, Yee says.
Everything I was looking for.
Carlstedt turned in her sketches over the next weekend, and voila!

Picador modern classics
The next set of Picador Modern Classics was born.
Check out the four stunning covers, below.
The books will hit shelves Nov. 7, but areavailable for pre-order now.

Picador modern classics

Picador modern classics