Emily Mahar is a book cover designer and avid reader. She worked at Penguin Random House and Macmillan before making the jump to full-time freelance in March 2025. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Graphic Design.
When she’s not reading or designing, you can find her training for the NYC marathon, baking something sweet, or catching cool insects.
Emily Mahar is a book cover designer and avid reader. She worked at Penguin Random House and Macmillan before making the jump to full-time freelance in March 2025. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Graphic Design.
When she’s not reading or designing, you can find her training for the NYC marathon, baking something sweet, or catching cool insects.
Only a carefully curated group of designers are given access to the creative briefs posted on the INABC Jobs Board. This system ensures that clients receive top-notch, focused proposals from professionals whose talents have been vetted.
All designers who will be bidding on your cover design have applied to receive job notifications and have been approved by the INABC admin team. Our approved designers:
If you are contacted by a designer that doesn’t align with the requirements described above, we ask that you please contact the INABC admin team at ineedabookcover.assistant@gmail.com.