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The Biggest Mystery of My Book is Its Cover

The Biggest Mystery of My Book is Its Cover

Rachel Kadish Tries to Track Down the Meaning of a Lost Fragment

By Rachel Kadish | June 6, 2017

Secrets of the Book Designer: How to Design for a Feminist Icon

Secrets of the Book Designer: How to Design for a Feminist Icon

Joan Wong: When Design is Bigger Than Beauty

By Joan Wong | June 1, 2017

30 of Literary Fiction's Most Risqué Book Covers

30 of Literary Fiction's Most Risqué Book Covers

From Lolita to I Love Dick

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2017

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

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

On Accessing Feelings, Going for the Gut, and Almost Dying in El Paso

By Steve Attardo | May 2, 2017

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

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

Well, You Can Probably Guess One of the Them...

By Sam Kalda | April 20, 2017

31 Vintage Posters That Demand You Pick Up a Book

31 Vintage Posters That Demand You Pick Up a Book

From Maurice Sendak to Keith Haring, the Very Best Reading Propaganda

By Emily Temple | April 19, 2017

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By Literary Hub | April 10, 2017

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

By Jonny Diamond | March 10, 2017

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By Literary Hub | March 3, 2017

Weird and Hilarious Illustrations from Victorian-Era Shakespeare Plays

Weird and Hilarious Illustrations from Victorian-Era Shakespeare Plays

Swords and fists and clowns and fairies

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2017

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

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

As chosen by the best book cover designers in the business

By Emily Temple | December 21, 2016

Marlon James on the Subversive Art of the Dancehall Sign

Marlon James on the Subversive Art of the Dancehall Sign

Looking at Three Decades of Jamaican Poster Art

By Marlon James | November 22, 2016

Inside a Perfect Replica of New York City

Inside a Perfect Replica of New York City

On the Elaborate Microcosm First Constructed for the 1964 World's Fair

By Maria Popova | November 11, 2016

You Should Be Reading These Literary Comics

You Should Be Reading These Literary Comics

Ideal for That Case of Thinkpiece Fatigue You Just Can't Shake

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2016

On Making Comic Books For the Blind

On Making Comic Books For the Blind

On Guy Hasson, the creator of Comics Empower

By Amy Brady | November 2, 2016

What I Learned After Illustrating 75 Bookstores from Around the World

What I Learned After Illustrating 75 Bookstores from Around the World

Bob Eckstein on Brushes with Tragedy, Community, Resilience, and Magic

By Bob Eckstein | October 27, 2016

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