• Design

    Book Covers

    The 13 Best Book Covers of September

    By Emily Temple  September 29, 2021
    The Hub

    I’m obsessed with this Instagram series of popular books redesigned “for men.”

    By Emily Temple  September 28, 2021
    Artists in Conversation

    Where Intimacy Meets Tactility: Artists and Publishers on the Nature of the Photobook

    By W. Scott Olsen  September 23, 2021
    The Hub

    This new vending machine will provide New Yorkers with short stories on the go.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  September 22, 2021
    Travel

    Peek inside Waseda University’s brand new Haruki Murakami library.

    By Walker Caplan  September 22, 2021
    The Hub

    Haruki Murakami makes friends with Americans by wearing his “I Put Ketchup On My Ketchup” shirt.

    By Walker Caplan  September 21, 2021
    Book Covers

    What If My Book’s Cover Design Misrepresents Its Content?

    By Saumya Roy  September 21, 2021
    Book Covers

    An Illustrated Collection of Very Honest Book Covers

    By Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber  September 21, 2021
    Open Source

    Tragic Architecture: A History of the World Trade Center and the Unluckiest Architect You’ve Never Heard Of

    By Open Source  September 17, 2021
    The Hub

    Announcing the winners of the 2021 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.

    By Walker Caplan  September 9, 2021
    The Hub

    21 of the most unusual novelty bookshelves you can buy.

    By Emily Temple  September 1, 2021
    Travel

    I’m desperate to visit this tiny “bookworm cabin” in the woods.

    By Walker Caplan  August 30, 2021
    Book Covers

    The 12 Best Book Covers of August

    By Emily Temple  August 30, 2021
    Fashion

    Why is Yves Saint Laurent’s “Sardine Dress” So Compelling?

    By Alison Hawthorne Deming  August 25, 2021
    Publishing

    An Unofficial Ranking of Publishing Colophons

    By Dylan Brown  August 24, 2021
    The Hub

    This new children’s literature museum is inspired by Kiki’s Delivery Service.

    By Walker Caplan  August 20, 2021
    The Hub

    Exclusive cover reveal: Richie Hofmann’s A Hundred Lovers.

    By Literary Hub  August 19, 2021
    Reading

    The Ugliness of Comic Sans Has a Practical Use

    By Jonah Lehrer  August 17, 2021
    The Hub

    Exclusive cover reveal: Kim Fu’s Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century.

    By Literary Hub  August 12, 2021
    The Hub

    A new poll shows that most readers organize their bookshelves . . . completely randomly.

    By Walker Caplan  August 10, 2021
    The Hub

    Behold this creepy and adorable 1911 book of captioned cat photos.

    By Emily Temple  August 9, 2021
    The Hub

    Get away from it all in this Brazilian outdoor “book house.”

    By Walker Caplan  August 5, 2021
    Writer's Homes

    Getting to Know an Author Through Their Home

    By Amy Belding Brown  August 5, 2021
    The Hub

    Check out the cover for Hanya Yanagihara’s next novel.

    By Emily Temple  August 4, 2021
    The Hub

    The newest self-publishing platform for writers? OnlyFans.

    By Walker Caplan  July 30, 2021
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