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The Parkmaker and the Formgiver: On the Creative Friendship That Reshaped the American Streetscape 

The Parkmaker and the Formgiver: On the Creative Friendship That Reshaped the American Streetscape 

Hugh Howard on the Collaboration Between Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson

By Hugh Howard | January 26, 2022

Twelve Writers Share the Stories Behind Their Author Photos

Twelve Writers Share the Stories Behind Their Author Photos

Rachel Krantz Asks Destiny O. Birdsong, Courtney Maum, and More About an Unavoidable Publishing Ritual

By Rachel Krantz | January 21, 2022

The Man Who Quietly Built a Massive Archive of Artists’ Deaths

The Man Who Quietly Built a Massive Archive of Artists’ Deaths

A Report from the Archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By Jim Moske | January 18, 2022

59 Years of Book Covers for <em>The Bell Jar</em> from All Over the World

59 Years of Book Covers for The Bell Jar from All Over the World

Happy Birthday to Sylvia Plath’s Classic

By Emily Temple | January 14, 2022

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

Ralph Macchio on the Humanity of Peter Parker

By Ralph Macchio | January 3, 2022

The 8 Best Book Covers of December

The 8 Best Book Covers of December

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On New Yorker Cartoonist Ed Koren’s Sketches for the End Times

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The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

As Chosen by Our Favorite Book Cover Designers

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2021

Exclusive cover reveal: Sarah Thankam Mathews' <em>All This Could Be Different</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Sarah Thankam Mathews' All This Could Be Different.

By Literary Hub | December 3, 2021

The 11 Best Book Covers of November

The 11 Best Book Covers of November

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COVER REVEAL: Northwestern University Press’s collection <em>Growing Up Chicago</em>.

COVER REVEAL: Northwestern University Press’s collection Growing Up Chicago.

By Literary Hub | November 29, 2021

How to Reframe the Strangeness of <em>The Plague</em> as Sci-Fi Noir

How to Reframe the Strangeness of The Plague as Sci-Fi Noir

Sunra Thompson on Finding Inspiration in "Low" Genres to Reimagine Albert Camus

By Sunra Thompson | November 24, 2021

“I Have to Give a Lot to the Reader on Every Page.” A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Brecht Evens

“I Have to Give a Lot to the Reader on Every Page.” A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Brecht Evens

The Author of The City of Belgium Talks to Tom Devlin

By Literary Hub | November 22, 2021

Exclusive cover reveal: Lidia Yuknavitch's <em>Thrust</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Lidia Yuknavitch's Thrust.

By Literary Hub | November 19, 2021

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