This afternoon we’re looking at the in-progress shots of work by Designer Sue Doggett (@sue.doggett), a member of @db_bookbinding_uk, who is creating a bespoke bound edition of Burnt Sugar by #2020BookerPrize shortlisted author, @avnidoshi. Sue shares the process behind her design below: ‘The main theme that influenced the design of the binding was opposition: Antara and Ma, fat and sugar, remembering and forgetting, tradition and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. There are suggestions of sweets and the colours of sweets (almond and pistachio), the chemical symbols for fats and sugars, the prevalence of mirrors, the fabrics that Antara finds in her mother’s cupboard and the volatile and often distant relationships between the men and women in the novel. The embroidery is a form of drawing and references the ways in which Antara uses it, amongst other things, to try and understand her mother’s dementia.’ The winner of the #2020BookerPrize will be announced as the culmination of our w...