My 2025 Summer Reading Guide is out! It is an 18-page printable document that contains over 60 reading recommendations including books from spring and summer 2025 as well mystery series recommendations, fiction/nonfiction pairings, fall 2025 titles that I love, backlist titles, and some fall most anticipated reads. I have read every page of over 90 books and sampled at least 40 more to find the ones that really resonated with me and that I can personally recommend. Please fill out this form to indicate which form of payment (a tip in the amount of your choosing), and I will send it to you!

Christopher Lin

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VP, Art Director

A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Christopher began his design career at Simon and Schuster in 2008. Currently Vice President and Art Director of Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, he has had the privilege of designing and art directing covers for authors such as Fiona Davis, Riley Sager, Nick Offerman, Jason Mott, Sean Carroll, and Drew Barrymore.

Jan. 5, 2023

Interview with Christopher Lin - Art Director, Dutton

In this Behind the Scenes interview, Christopher and I chat about his role as Art Director at Dutton and what it entails, how his department has changed since he started at Dutton, the step-by-step process for designing a book cover, his favorite part of the design process, how visiting local indie…