Allen & Unwin Award
for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2021
Finalist
Designer: Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design
Title: Bella
Publisher: Allen & Unwin New Zealand
Format: 240 x 165mm. Text printed on 120 FSC Golden Sun woodfree stock; ends are 140 woodfree (and featured autumnal leaves shot by Annabel at her Wanaka home.) The cover has matt lamination and spot UV plus gold foiling on the front and spine. Bella was produced by our design and editorial team remotely due to the level four lockdown. Similarly, photographer William Meppem and stylist Hannah Meppem worked with Annabel via video link to shoot and style the recipes. The book features a mix of new photography by Aliscia Young, shot in Wanaka, archival photography from Annabel’s personal collection and more than 60 recipe photographs.
Typography: Body text: Adobe Jenson Pro, Size 12, 18pt leading.
Judges’ comments Bella: My Life in Food is a Kiwi memoir of Langbein’s career as a successful, popular food writer centred on food and nature. Archival photography from Annabel’s family collection and 60 recipes and food photographs are thematically linked. Selected lifestyle imagery portrays the autumnal feel of Wanaka’s good life and Langbein’s interest in horticulture.