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A bookstore that dwells in darkness, literally.

A bookstore that dwells in darkness, literally.

By Jonny Diamond | October 19, 2020

Your favorite modern horror movies, reimagined as '70s mass market paperbacks.

Your favorite modern horror movies, reimagined as '70s mass market paperbacks.

By Emily Temple | October 13, 2020

2020 is the year of enormous pink lady faces on book covers.

2020 is the year of enormous pink lady faces on book covers.

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers <br>of September

The 10 Best Book Covers
of September

You Want It Darker?

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2020

Would you find this bookstore beautiful or terrifying? Or both.

Would you find this bookstore beautiful or terrifying? Or both.

By Jonny Diamond | September 23, 2020

Climactic Moments in Literature Rescheduled as Zoom Meetings

Climactic Moments in Literature Rescheduled as Zoom Meetings

A New Comic by Kate Gavino

By Kate Gavino | September 23, 2020

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What the hell John Boehner? A brief look at political memoir covers.

By Jonny Diamond | September 22, 2020

Moshe Safdie on the Architecture of Our Lives in Quarantine

By The Quarantine Tapes | September 22, 2020

Please enjoy these 25 spooky, cat-heavy covers of We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

By Emily Temple | September 21, 2020

The Unexpected Politics of Book Cover Design

The Unexpected Politics of Book Cover Design

Jenny Bhatt on Subverting Gender and Class Stereotypes with Design

By Jenny Bhatt | September 8, 2020

Do We Have Victorians to Thank for Consumerism?

Do We Have Victorians to Thank for Consumerism?

Jennifer Howard on How We Came to Strive for Material Excess

By Jennifer Howard | September 2, 2020

We Have Ancient Greece to Thank For Contemporary Gardens

We Have Ancient Greece to Thank For Contemporary Gardens

Penelope Hobhouse on the Long-Ago Roots of Naturalistic Wonder

By Penelope Hobhouse | August 31, 2020

The 13 Best Book Covers<br> of August

The 13 Best Book Covers
of August

Better Than Looking at Your Phone

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2020

These library watercolors will soothe your anxious soul.

These library watercolors will soothe your anxious soul.

By Katie Yee | August 11, 2020

Complete your pandemic aesthetic with this bookcase that converts into a coffin.

Complete your pandemic aesthetic with this bookcase that converts into a coffin.

By Jonny Diamond | August 7, 2020

The 12 Best Book Covers of July

The 12 Best Book Covers of July

Treat Yourself

By Emily Temple | July 30, 2020

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