[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6857-EN":3},{"title":4,"ex_news":5,"summary":6,"published":7,"images":8,"pinned":5,"body":15,"ex_artist":5,"tags":16,"permalink":17,"tile_alt":10,"posted":18,"tile_image":11,"news_id":19,"pk":20},"Undead in Italy",false,"\u003Ca href=\"\u002FAndreuZaragoza\">Andreu Zaragoza\u003C\u002Fa> brings playful darkness to Josh Winning’s 'Be Still My Unbeating Heart'.","2026-02-27T11:00:00",[9,12],{"alt":10,"filename":11},"Illustrated book cover for \"Be Still My Unbeating Heart\" by Josh Winning","blog_6857_639077920355614805.jpg",{"alt":13,"filename":14},"Showing a vampire protagonist in a sun-warmed Italian village","blog_6857_639077920517531932.jpg","\u003Cp>Spanish illustrator Andreu was commissioned to create the cover artwork for \u003Cem data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"673\">Be Still My Unbeating Heart\u003C\u002Fem>, a vampire romance and mystery set in a small Italian village, published by Penguin Random House.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The brief called for something light-footed yet shadowed, holding humour, flirtation and a thread of fantasy in the same frame. Andreu's composition leans into charm without losing its bite, showing the undead protagonist within an atmosphere of sun-warmed intrigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Designed for a September release, the cover positions the novel as both playful and suspenseful, signalling fangs and romance in equal measure.\u003C\u002Fp>","#narrative#characters#people#publishing#book cover#adventure#vampires#comic art#andreu zaragoza#","\u002Fnews\u002F6857\u002Fundead_in_italy","2026-02-27T11:00:00#6857",6857,"news"]