The Mendola Artists roster includes a wealth of skilled book cover illustrators whose artwork tells stories of all kinds. From mystery and romance to historical and novelty, we’re thankful for the continued collaboration with all our clients in publishing. Enjoy our collection below of recent and upcoming titles that our artists worked on.
Luke Lucas illustrated the new cover for Christina Soontornvat’s 3-time Newbery Honor Middle Grade novel, The Changelings, coming from Sourcebooks.
Upcoming mystery and romantasy titles illustrated by Kate Forrester
Illustrated by Katt Phatt, Carving Shadows into Gold, the sequel to Forging Silver into Stars, is publishing from Bloomsbury in January 2025
Recent YA Mystery and Romance covers by Stephanie Singleton
Mystery, romance and fantasy illustrated by Laura Barrett
Katie Ponder created gorgeous illustrations for the cover and interior of Gary Jansen’s Saints, Angels & Demons published by Running Press.
A “cozy mystery” with cover art by James Weston Lewis, coming June 2025 from Kensington Books
Kate Forrester worked with Soho Publishing on her first-ever coloring book, Women’s Wisdom
This witchy romantasy illustrated by Lucy Rose was just published by Alcove Press this October
Chris Wormell illustrated mystery novel The Fisherman’s Gift, publishing from Simon & Schuster in March 2025
Recent adventures illustrated by Yuta Onoda! The Trouble with Heroes publishes from Bloomsbury in April 2025, and the Kiki’s Delivery Service series continues in German editions.
Illustrated by Dawn Cooper, Manic Pixie Dream Earl is the upcoming sequel to Regency “Bromantic Comedy”, Earls Trip, published by Kensington Books
Recent mystery covers by Sam Ward for Éditions Gallmeister