Publishing Updates

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Production Report

June 2025: The manuscript is final!

Final manuscript is in review with our internal team!

May 2025: All front matter is complete!

Front matter is in, and will be designed to flow into the interior files. 

April 2025: All the art is complete!

Artist Dina Brodsky came to the office to deliver her notebook of completed art. We’ll begin the process of scanning each piece (while maintaining the integrity of her notebook!).

March 2025: Letterpress print testing in progress

Letterpress print testing is in progress for the Lettered and Numbered editions. Once this is complete, our team can begin the proofreading process.

February 2025: Art is with the author for approval

Three more pieces of interior art to go by artist Dina Brodsky! All completed pieces are with author V. E. Schwab for review and feedback.

Hidden Pictures Production Report

June 2025: Delivered!

Jason Rekulak and our proofreading team have submitted their revisions to the text.

May 2025: Manuscript revisions in progress

Author Jason Rekulak is making Fablelistik-exclusive changes to the text to reflect the colorization of Teddy's art.

April 2025: The art has been colorized

Illustrators Doogie Horner and Will Staehle have both submitted colorized versions of their original Hidden Pictures art! 

March 2025: We have prototypes!

Prototypes have arrived for both the Standard and Collector’s editions! 

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Production Report

June 2025: All the artwork is now complete!

When we approached the legendary artist Greg Manchess to work on the art for Fablelistik’s three editions of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, we asked if he’d be willing to create eight original oil paintings (which we knew was a lot). So we were thrilled when Greg accepted the commission!

But along the way, Greg became so invested in the project—and enjoyed the collaborative process of working with the Fablelistik team so much—that instead of delivering eight paintings, he created thirteen original oil paintings, making Fablelistik’s Sleepy Hollow one of the most visually rich editions of this classic tale to ever exist. 

Here, for the first time ever, we’re excited to share one of those images with you. Please meet the hero of our story, Mr. Ichabod Crane, as envisioned by Greg Manchess. 

With limbs like broomsticks and a nose that points the way, Ichabod marches through the crunching leaves of Sleepy Hollow—half schoolmaster, half weather vane, and wholly unaware he is walking straight into legend. . . .

May 2025: The artist and his process

The Fablelistik team spent time with Greg Manchess in his studio, viewing all the art in its original form and learning about Greg’s process and inspiration for each piece. We can’t wait to share this interview!

April 2025: Interior design layout is complete!

Interior design layout has been approved and confirmed.

March 2025: Stoneleaf laser cutting in progress

Stoneleaf was sent to Sarah Pike, our laser cutter, for testing. The front cover of the Lettered Edition is designed by laser cutting the image of a tree from Washington Irving’s estate onto the stoneleaf—results to come!

February 2025: 13 pieces of art!

It’s official! Gregory Manchess will be submitting thirteen pieces of art for the interior of all three editions of Sleepy Hollow.

January 2025: Plates and prototypes to come

Plates for the Numbered Edition are being tested, and prototypes for the Collector’s Edition are on order. 

December 2024: All new text is in!

All new text, including the afterword by Andrew Burstein and the new biography of Washington Irving by Cat Hanan, research librarian at the Historic Hudson Valley, has been submitted.