• Design

    Cars

    The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

    Witold Rybczynski Explores the Dark History and Unsavory Origins of an Automotive Icon

     
    By Witold Rybczynski  October 8, 2024
    The Hub

    Attention Austen fans: Now you can have tea with Lizzy Bennet, IRL.

    By Brittany Allen  September 30, 2024
    Book Covers

    The 16 Best Book Covers of September

    By Emily Temple  September 26, 2024
    The Hub

    Am I supposed to read all this? On spending time with Jenny Holzer’s word art.

    By Brittany Allen  September 17, 2024
    Book Covers

    The 10 Best Book Covers of August

    By Emily Temple  August 28, 2024
    The Hub

    The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair Diaries.

    By Brittany Allen  August 27, 2024
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    The Hub

    J.D. Salinger designed his iconic rainbow corner cover himself.

    By James Folta  August 23, 2024
    The Hub

    Feast your eyes on these beautiful bygone magazine covers.

    By Brittany Allen  August 21, 2024
    Secrets of the Book Designer

    True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

    By Natalia Olbinski  August 2, 2024
    The Hub

    The house from Practical Magic has inspired an architectural design trend.

    (And you'll never guess what it's called.)

    By Brittany Allen  October 4, 2024
    The Hub

    What to read next based on your favorite reality show.

    By Brittany Allen  July 23, 2024
    The Hub

    Meet the writers who garden against time.

    By Brittany Allen  July 18, 2024
    Posters

    100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read

    By James Folta  July 18, 2024
    Literary History

    The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback

    Michael Castleman on the Life and Times of Jason Epstein, Cofounder of “The New York Review of Books”

    By Michael Castleman  July 18, 2024
    Book Covers

    The 15 Best Book Covers of June

    By Emily Temple  June 27, 2024
    Book Auction

    In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane

    By Bradford Morrow  June 25, 2024
    The Hub

    What’s the deal with Book Girl Summer?

    By Brittany Allen  June 21, 2024
    Fashion

    How Geraldine Stutz Personified the Mid-Century Professional Woman

    Julie Satow on the Early Career of a Future Icon of Fashion and Business

    By Julie Satow  June 4, 2024
    Book Covers

    The 14 Best Book Covers of May

    By Emily Temple  May 30, 2024
    The Hub

    See the cover for Sally Rooney’s next novel.

    By Emily Temple  May 22, 2024
    Art and Life

    Art Meets Life: Beth Parker on Searching for Red Grooms’ Mysterious Sculpted Bookstore

    By Beth Parker  May 20, 2024
    The Hub

    The best-dressed writers at the Met Gala.

    By Brittany Allen  May 6, 2024
    The Hub

    10 of the best author-turned-artists, ranked.

    By Brittany Allen  May 2, 2024
    On Reading

    A Look Inside Gloria Steinem’s Home Library

    By Shana Novak  April 30, 2024
    Book Covers

    The 17 Best Book Covers of July

    By Emily Temple  July 31, 2024
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