EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 1H 33M
Nathaniel Roy
from Books on the Bed · host Matt Sawyer
This week we visit with Nathaniel Roy in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Nathaniel Roy is a book designer, collage maker, photo taker, self-publisher, and a few other things. He's a graphic designer who specializes in book design, but for the right cause, he'll design just about anything. He's keenly interested in local, independent, and non-profit projects and is currently an in-house designer at the Ann Arbor District Library and available for freelance opportunities. His clients include Simon & Schuster, W. W. Norton, Wayne State University Press, University of Texas Press, Penn State University Press, Minnesota Historical Society Press. HIRE THIS GUY: nathanielroy.com Nate's Books on the Bed: The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Dark Interval: Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation by Rainer Maria Rilke Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis by Sam Anderson Matt's Gifts for Nate: The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life by Helen Whybrow American Bulk by Emily Mester A History of Half-Birds by Caroline Harper New
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This week we visit with Nathaniel Roy in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Nathaniel Roy is a book designer, collage maker, photo taker, self-publisher, and a few other things. He's a graphic designer who specializes in book design, but for the right cause, he'll design just about anything. He's keenly interested in local, independent, and non-profit projects and is currently an in-house designer at the Ann Arbor District Library and available for freelance opportunities. His clients include Simon & Schuster, W. W. Norton, Wayne State University Press, University of Texas Press, Penn State University Press, Minnesota Historical Society Press. HIRE THIS GUY: nathanielroy.com Nate's Books on the Bed: The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Dark Interval: Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation by Rainer Maria Rilke Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis by Sam Anderson Matt's Gifts for Nate: The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life by Helen Whybrow American Bulk by Emily Mester A History of Half-Birds by Caroline Harper New
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