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Taking an Author's Photo Is Like Going on a First Date

Taking an Author's Photo Is Like Going on a First Date

Nina Subin on the Careful Process of Taking a Writer's Headshot

By Nina Subin | May 6, 2019

How to Use Red, White, and Blue on a Book Cover (Without Going Too Patriotic)

How to Use Red, White, and Blue on a Book Cover (Without Going Too Patriotic)

Nicole Caputo on Designing the Cover for The Atlas of Reds and Blues

By Nicole Caputo | May 6, 2019

These Are the Best University Press Book Designs of 2018

These Are the Best University Press Book Designs of 2018

Selections from the 2019 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2019

The 16 Best Book Covers of April

The 16 Best Book Covers of April

All The Trompe L'oeil You Can Handle

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2019

25 of the Best Covers for Ralph Ellison’s <em>Invisible Man</em>

25 of the Best Covers for Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

On the Novel's 67th Birthday

By Emily Temple | April 15, 2019

Read from the Graphic Novelization of<br> <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em>

Read from the Graphic Novelization of
The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood's Classic Novel Reimagined by Renee Nault

By Renee Nault | April 5, 2019

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What Are the Elements of a Good Children's Poem?

By Penelope Lively | April 5, 2019

The Unused Alternative Covers Behind
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By Literary Hub | April 3, 2019

Angela Davis on Protest, 1968, and Her Old Teacher, Herbert Marcuse

By Literary Hub | April 3, 2019

The 50 Best <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em> Covers from Around the World

The 50 Best Slaughterhouse-Five Covers from Around the World

For the Iconic Novel's 50th Birthday

By Emily Temple | March 29, 2019

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

Textures, Colors . . . Black and White Photographs?

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2019

How T Kira Madden's <em>Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls</em> Got Its Glitter

How T Kira Madden's Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Got Its Glitter

Tree Abraham on Designing the Cover for a Book You Truly Love

By Tree Abraham | March 25, 2019

Finding the Woman Who Designed the Creature from the Black Lagoon

Finding the Woman Who Designed the Creature from the Black Lagoon

Mallory O'Meara with Julia, Tod, and Rider on Literary Disco

By Literary Disco | March 25, 2019

Samuel Beckett, Thrower of Shade

Samuel Beckett, Thrower of Shade

From Frederic Pajak's Illustrated Memoir, Uncertain Manifesto

By Frederic Pajak | March 18, 2019

The Oldest American Picture Book Still in Print is Obviously About Cats

The Oldest American Picture Book Still in Print is Obviously About Cats

Ahem: Millions of Cats

By Emily Temple | March 11, 2019

A Graphic Look at Goya, Original Comic Book Artist

A Graphic Look at Goya, Original Comic Book Artist

Scenes from GOYA: The Terrible Sublime, Drawn by Fran Galán

By El Torres | March 4, 2019

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