• Design

    Feature

    Secrets of the Book Designer: My Job Isn’t To Make Things Pretty

    By Steve Attardo  May 2, 2017
    Excerpts

    Unlikely Cat-Lovers: Four Iconic Writers and the Felines Who Loved Them

    By Sam Kalda  April 20, 2017
    Feature

    31 Vintage Posters That Demand You Pick Up a Book

    By Emily Temple  April 19, 2017
    Archives

    Rarely Seen Literary Treasures from the Library of Congress Archives

    By Literary Hub  April 10, 2017
    Feature

    75 Covers of The Master and Margarita, Ranked, With Comment

    By Jonny Diamond  March 10, 2017
    What to Read

    Whales, Rust, Souvenirs, Luggage: The Latest Beautiful Object Lessons Covers

    By Literary Hub  March 3, 2017
    Design

    Weird and Hilarious Illustrations from Victorian-Era Shakespeare Plays

    By Emily Temple  February 2, 2017
    End of Year Lists

    The 60 Best Book Covers of 2016, As Chosen By Designers

    By Emily Temple  December 21, 2016
    Design

    Marlon James on the Subversive Art of the Dancehall Sign

    By Marlon James  November 22, 2016
    Design

    Inside a Perfect Replica of New York City

    By Maria Popova  November 11, 2016
    What to Read

    You Should Be Reading These Literary Comics

    By Emily Temple  November 9, 2016
    Essay

    On Making Comic Books For the Blind

    By Amy Brady  November 2, 2016
    Essay

    What I Learned After Illustrating 75 Bookstores from Around the World

    By Bob Eckstein  October 27, 2016
    Design

    How I Built My Own Game of Thrones Iron Throne

    By Lauren Harms  October 24, 2016
    Design

    In Praise of the Illustrated Book

    By Buzz Poole  October 17, 2016
    Feature

    Small Data is the New Big Data

    By Marta Bausells  October 14, 2016
    Design

    5 of the World’s Great Bookstores, Illustrated

    By Bob Eckstein  October 12, 2016
    Conversations

    The First Post-Brexit Novel: Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West

    By John Freeman  October 6, 2016
    Excerpts

    Jason Novak Illustrates Ron Padgett’s “How to be Perfect”

    By Literary Hub  September 30, 2016
    Design

    Classic Shirley Jackson, Illustrated

    By Miles Hyman  September 28, 2016
    Design

    The Afro-Feminist Coloring Book is Here

    By Makeda Lewis  September 23, 2016
    Design

    Kate Beaton Applies Her Graphic Genius to the Tyranny of Babies

    By Noah Berlatsky  September 13, 2016
    Design

    The Lost Art of Custom-Illustrating Your Favorite Books

    By Amy Stewart  August 30, 2016
    Conversations

    Julian Alexander on 50 Cent, Marlon James, and What Makes a Good Cover

    By Yahdon Israel  August 5, 2016
    Feature

    An Incomplete Atlas of Fantastic Maps

    By Susan Daitch  August 3, 2016
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