Our 2024 Best of Books is here! Across age ranges and genres, our artists have found endless creative ways to illustrate a narrative. Check out our favorites from the year below.
Luke Lucas lettered and illustrated updated covers for Christina Soontornvat’s original series The Changelings


Stephanie Singleton illustrated a range of new YA and Adult book covers



Kate Forrester had a prolific year, illustrating mysteries, romantasies, novelty books, and her first coloring book.







Speaking of romantasy and coloring books, Echo Chernik created over 35 illustrations for Magical Love

Katt Phatt illustrated shimmering cover for Carving Shadows into Gold, the sequel to Forging Silver into Stars publishing from Bloomsbury


Laura Barrett‘s silhouette style leaves just enough unsaid for these mysteries and fantasies



Robert Ball continued as the cover illustrator for the new Goosebumps House of Shivers series


Christian Slade illustrated Diggers Love to Go to School, part of an ongoing series, and it was featured in Amazon’s Best Books in June.

Katie Ponder illustrated the cover and interiors for the A-Z guide Saints, Angels & Demons


James Weston Lewis crafted the cover for this “cozy mystery”

Sam Ward continued an ongoing series of bold mystery covers for Editions Gallmeister


