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Four Must-See Museums For Bibliophiles This Summer

Four Must-See Museums For Bibliophiles This Summer

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The Nine Lives of a Cat (Book Cover)

The Nine Lives of a Cat (Book Cover)

Bob Eckstein on the Process of Creating the Cover of The Complete Book of Cat Names

By Bob Eckstein | October 26, 2022

Bob Eckstein Illustrates New and Renovated Bookstores and Libraries from Around the Country

Bob Eckstein Illustrates New and Renovated Bookstores and Libraries from Around the Country

A Visual Celebration of New Literary Life Amid a Pandemic

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A Handbook for Our Times: The Elements of Stress

A Handbook for Our Times: The Elements of Stress

"Maybe you should work from someone else's home."

By Bob Eckstein | November 19, 2020

Six Cartoonists on Critical Failure, One Panel at a Time

Six Cartoonists on Critical Failure, One Panel at a Time

Barbara Smaller, Edward Koren, Mick Stevens, and More

By Bob Eckstein | October 24, 2019

Bob Eckstein Draws His Way Through the Writer's Digest Annual Conference

Bob Eckstein Draws His Way Through the Writer's Digest Annual Conference

Classes! Advice! A Pitch Slam!

By Bob Eckstein | August 29, 2019

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