The Spider and her Demons by sydney khoo
Illustration and design
Spiders, but make it pretty! This novel is about a girl named Zhi, who lives above her aunt’s dumpling shop in Chinatown and is just trying to survive high school and life and being a second-generation immigrant. Oh, and also hide the fact that she’s actually half spider demon. For this young adult debut with a dark edge, I had to find the perfect balance between horror/fantasy and coming-of-age.
Client: Penguin Random House Australia
editor: michelle madden
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