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Chuck Palahniuk on the Awful Necessity of Author Photos

Chuck Palahniuk on the Awful Necessity of Author Photos

From Long-Haired and Grim to Face Tattoos, Nobody's Ever Happy

By Chuck Palahniuk | December 13, 2017

What Happens When a Math Major Becomes a Book Designer

What Happens When a Math Major Becomes a Book Designer

Lauren Peters-Collaer on Designing for Primo Levi

By Lauren Peters-Collaer | December 12, 2017

Gary Panter, Matt Groening, and the Dual History of Punk and Comics

Gary Panter, Matt Groening, and the Dual History of Punk and Comics

And the Outsider, DIY Ethic that Connects Them

By Hillary Chute | December 11, 2017

A Virtuoso Graphic Novel, Painted While in Hiding From the Nazis

A Virtuoso Graphic Novel, Painted While in Hiding From the Nazis

From Charlotte Salomon's Life? Or Theatre?

By Literary Hub | December 1, 2017

See It Here First: The Cover for Porochista Khakpour's New Memoir

See It Here First: The Cover for Porochista Khakpour's New Memoir

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Sick

By Literary Hub | November 30, 2017

How 11 Writers Organize Their Personal Libraries

How 11 Writers Organize Their Personal Libraries

You can't put Pynchon next to Plato (Unless They're Both Pink)

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2017

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The Pain of Joint Custody, Illustrated

By Deb Olin Unferth and Elizabeth Haidle | November 21, 2017

See the Detailed Diagrams Kathy Acker Drew of Her Dreams

By Literary Hub | November 20, 2017

Garth Risk Hallberg on Updating His Debut Novella—10 Years Later

By Garth Risk Hallberg | November 17, 2017

The Agony of Waiting for a Text, Illustrated

The Agony of Waiting for a Text, Illustrated

A Vignette From a New Book by the Author of Blue is the Warmest Color

By Julie Maroh | November 16, 2017

9 Animals (And Unseen Gods) as Drawn by Dave Eggers

9 Animals (And Unseen Gods) as Drawn by Dave Eggers

"I can’t disguise the fact that I enjoy making these pictures"

By Dave Eggers | November 9, 2017

Secrets of the Book Designer: Creating Something From Nothing

Secrets of the Book Designer: Creating Something From Nothing

Ben Denzer on Making His Way Out of the Blank Page

By Ben Denzer | November 2, 2017

Literary Witches, From Angela Carter to Zora Neale Hurston

Literary Witches, From Angela Carter to Zora Neale Hurston

Celebrating the Radical Creativity of Five Beloved Writers

By Taisia Kitaiskia and Katy Horan | October 31, 2017

On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett May be the World's Biggest Horror Fan

By Steve Almond | October 31, 2017

33 Joan Didion Book Covers, Ranked

33 Joan Didion Book Covers, Ranked

The List You Never Knew You Always Needed

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2017

The Secret Literary History of Some of Your Favorite Colors

The Secret Literary History of Some of Your Favorite Colors

Yellow Books, L. Frank Baum's Emerald, and The Color Purple

By Kassia St. Clair | October 27, 2017

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