Rachel Lawston
@rachellawston.bsky.social
Book cover illustrator and freelance designer. Award-winning children’s author. Nature connection advocate.
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📮 nature, illustration, books, board games and a blue cat called Moriarty.
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📮 nature, illustration, books, board games and a blue cat called Moriarty.
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Rachel Lawston
@rachellawston.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Hello! Hello!
I am a book illustrator, designer and author.
Just joined.
Follow me for #coverart #bookdesign #bookillustration #bookcoverisart #skybooks 💙📚
I am a book illustrator, designer and author.
Just joined.
Follow me for #coverart #bookdesign #bookillustration #bookcoverisart #skybooks 💙📚
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COVER REVEAL! I'm thrilled to share the cover for the next gripping instalment of the Iris Woodmore Mysteries - out on 9th March 2025 and now available for pre-order. Cover design by the brilliant @rachellawston.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
COVER REVEAL! I'm thrilled to share the cover for the next gripping instalment of the Iris Woodmore Mysteries - out on 9th March 2025 and now available for pre-order. Cover design by the brilliant @rachellawston.bsky.social
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Justice has a new... cover! The fab @rachellawston.bsky.social designed and illustrated a total refresh for my Detective Daintypaws Christmas Special, which is free to download this week! amzn.to/4gaU42h #books #booksky #writingcommunity #authors #cats
December 3, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Justice has a new... cover! The fab @rachellawston.bsky.social designed and illustrated a total refresh for my Detective Daintypaws Christmas Special, which is free to download this week! amzn.to/4gaU42h #books #booksky #writingcommunity #authors #cats
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Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…
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November 25, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Hit me with a number!
November 27, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Hit me with a number!
Another recommendation if you are feeling down during these dark winter nights...
I recommend this fantastic book I illustrated for the incredible team at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
I recommend this fantastic book I illustrated for the incredible team at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
November 27, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Another recommendation if you are feeling down during these dark winter nights...
I recommend this fantastic book I illustrated for the incredible team at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
I recommend this fantastic book I illustrated for the incredible team at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
Today I illustrated one of the greatest detectives to ever patrol the streets of Barnes…
It was epic.
Cover will be revealed soon!
It was epic.
Cover will be revealed soon!
November 26, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Today I illustrated one of the greatest detectives to ever patrol the streets of Barnes…
It was epic.
Cover will be revealed soon!
It was epic.
Cover will be revealed soon!
All book designers are font hoarders. However, despite how much we obsess over fonts, we only use a fraction them repeatedly.
I have just over 11,000 fonts.
#fontaddict #fonts #bookdesigner #bookcoverart
I have just over 11,000 fonts.
#fontaddict #fonts #bookdesigner #bookcoverart
Fairies in folklore pre the 19th century absolutely never have wings and more often that not they are regular person size.
(They are also either sexy or sort of evil or both, but that's a more subjective opinion of mine)
(They are also either sexy or sort of evil or both, but that's a more subjective opinion of mine)
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
We don't all have the same number of bones or muscles. There's an average, I guess. We all kind of cluster around it. Some muscles are pretty rare. Some people just invent their own artisanal bones.
We don't all have the same number of bones or muscles. There's an average, I guess. We all kind of cluster around it. Some muscles are pretty rare. Some people just invent their own artisanal bones.
November 26, 2024 at 9:14 AM
All book designers are font hoarders. However, despite how much we obsess over fonts, we only use a fraction them repeatedly.
I have just over 11,000 fonts.
#fontaddict #fonts #bookdesigner #bookcoverart
I have just over 11,000 fonts.
#fontaddict #fonts #bookdesigner #bookcoverart
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Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
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Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy…
November 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy…
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Hello *checks notes* to our 1 follower...
We're an online bookstore that keeps real bricks and mortar independent bookshops thriving with every sale. Follow us to talk about books, authors and reading culture and support the indie bookshops we all LOVE 📚 Bookshop.org
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@lighthousebks.bsky.social
We're an online bookstore that keeps real bricks and mortar independent bookshops thriving with every sale. Follow us to talk about books, authors and reading culture and support the indie bookshops we all LOVE 📚 Bookshop.org
📷
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Hello *checks notes* to our 1 follower...
We're an online bookstore that keeps real bricks and mortar independent bookshops thriving with every sale. Follow us to talk about books, authors and reading culture and support the indie bookshops we all LOVE 📚 Bookshop.org
📷
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
We're an online bookstore that keeps real bricks and mortar independent bookshops thriving with every sale. Follow us to talk about books, authors and reading culture and support the indie bookshops we all LOVE 📚 Bookshop.org
📷
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
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What's interesting about this trend for book marketing AI companies—who secure £Xmil in seed funding, get a write-up in the Bookseller, and will now wither away, leaving only a slime trail of AI generated goop across the surface of culture—is mainly what it says about capital’s engagement with books
Least surprising photo line up of all time
November 25, 2024 at 12:21 PM
What's interesting about this trend for book marketing AI companies—who secure £Xmil in seed funding, get a write-up in the Bookseller, and will now wither away, leaving only a slime trail of AI generated goop across the surface of culture—is mainly what it says about capital’s engagement with books
If you're feeling down during these dark winter nights, I recommend this uplifting, escapist romantic comedy book I illustrated for the wonderful team at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social and @lauracarterauthor.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
November 25, 2024 at 7:14 PM
If you're feeling down during these dark winter nights, I recommend this uplifting, escapist romantic comedy book I illustrated for the wonderful team at @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social and @lauracarterauthor.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
💙📚 #booksky #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookillustrator #coverartist #bookdesigner
Hello! Hello!
I am a book illustrator, designer and author.
Just joined.
Follow me for #coverart #bookdesign #bookillustration #bookcoverisart #skybooks 💙📚
I am a book illustrator, designer and author.
Just joined.
Follow me for #coverart #bookdesign #bookillustration #bookcoverisart #skybooks 💙📚
November 24, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Hello! Hello!
I am a book illustrator, designer and author.
Just joined.
Follow me for #coverart #bookdesign #bookillustration #bookcoverisart #skybooks 💙📚
I am a book illustrator, designer and author.
Just joined.
Follow me for #coverart #bookdesign #bookillustration #bookcoverisart #skybooks 💙📚