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Debbie Berne

Debbie Berne has been a professional, freelance book designer since 2002 — designing hundreds of books in genres across the board and for everyone from the Big 5 publishers to independent and academic presses to self-publishing authors. Her favorite books to design are children's picture books and cookbooks. In 2024 a book she both designed and wrote — The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers — was published by University of Chicago Press. She lives with her family in Oakland, CA.

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