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Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2020

Death, Pestilence, Emptiness: Putting Covers on Albert Camus's <em>The Plague</em>

Death, Pestilence, Emptiness: Putting Covers on Albert Camus's The Plague

Dylan Mulvaney on the Different Design Approaches to
a Classic Novel

By Dylan Mulvaney | July 2, 2020

The 12 Best Book Covers of June

The 12 Best Book Covers of June

For the Continuing Beautification of Your Isolation Bookshelf

By Emily Temple | June 30, 2020

The 13 Best Book Covers of May

The 13 Best Book Covers of May

We Still Have Some Nice Things

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2020

Exclusive cover reveal: Te-Ping Chen's <em>Land of Big Numbers</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Te-Ping Chen's Land of Big Numbers.

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2020

These are the best university press book designs of 2019.

These are the best university press book designs of 2019.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2020

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The 13 Best Book Covers
of April

By Emily Temple | April 29, 2020

The Letters of the Alphabet Are Some of the Oldest Forms of Storytelling

By Fowzia Karimi | April 27, 2020

What's the Point of
Wearing Clothes?

By Shahidha Bari | April 24, 2020

<em>Mr. Coccus</em>, and Other Suggested Picture Books for Young Microbiologists

Mr. Coccus, and Other Suggested Picture Books for Young Microbiologists

From Cartoonist Tom Gauld's New Book

By Tom Gauld | April 13, 2020

Betsey Johnson on the Eve of a Cotton Lycra Revolution

Betsey Johnson on the Eve of a Cotton Lycra Revolution

When The Fashion Icon Had to Take Control of Her Career

By Betsey Johnson and Mark Vitulano | April 10, 2020

Still Not Gonna Read the Classics in Quarantine? Here Are Drawings.

Still Not Gonna Read the Classics in Quarantine? Here Are Drawings.

Lisa Brown's Illustrated SparkNotes

By Lisa Brown | April 9, 2020

How to Organize Your <br>Home Office

How to Organize Your
Home Office

Pre-Pandemic Advice for Post-Pandemic Life

By Ronda Kaysen and Michelle Higgins | April 3, 2020

Finding, Hiding, Hoarding: On Making Art From Trash

Finding, Hiding, Hoarding: On Making Art From Trash

Nick Flynn's Found Collages

By Nick Flynn | April 2, 2020

The 14 Best Book Covers<br> of March

The 14 Best Book Covers
of March

Yellow Rules!

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2020

This 1940s Dutch children's book depicts Hitler as a bug who eventually gets eaten.

This 1940s Dutch children's book depicts Hitler as a bug who eventually gets eaten.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 11, 2020

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