A Brief History of Personalized Bookplates

A Brief History of Personalized Bookplates

An Effective Way to Keep Track of Your Books, or an Indulgent Affectation?

By Princeton Architectural Press | September 27, 2019

Misguided Chivalry, Disastrous Dates, and Other Cartoons

Misguided Chivalry, Disastrous Dates, and Other Cartoons

Liana Finck Draws Some Conclusions About Love

By Liana Finck | September 24, 2019

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

On the Genius of Filippo Brunelleschi

By Amir Alexander | September 10, 2019

Graphic Novel: The True Story of Granny Lee Ok-sun

Graphic Novel: The True Story of Granny Lee Ok-sun

A Former Korean "Comfort Woman" Makes the Journey Home

By Keum Suk Gendry-Kim | September 9, 2019

Designing Your Grandfather's Book (When He's James Thurber)

Designing Your Grandfather's Book (When He's James Thurber)

Sara T. Sauers on Honoring the Family Aesthetic

By Sara T. Sauers | August 30, 2019

The 12 Best Book Covers<br> of August

The 12 Best Book Covers
of August

Or, Fun with Text and Cutouts

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

Rachel Cusk's house is an austere, experimental, hyper-modern masterpiece. (Shocking, right?)

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2019

Here's Kara Walker’s Toni Morrison tribute on the cover of the New Yorker.

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2019

75 Covers of Toni Morrison's Beloved From Around the World

By Emily Temple | August 6, 2019

If You Haven't Yet Had Time to Read <em>Moby-Dick</em> Here's a Pop-Up Book

If You Haven't Yet Had Time to Read Moby-Dick Here's a Pop-Up Book

Celebrate Herman Melville's 200th Birthday With Some Cool Whales

By Literary Hub | August 1, 2019

The Perils of Designing a Cover for a Novel You Truly Love

The Perils of Designing a Cover for a Novel You Truly Love

Oliver Munday on Redesigning Fleur Jaeggy's 1989 Masterpiece Sweet Days of Discipline

By Oliver Munday | July 31, 2019

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

They'll All Look Great With Your Swimsuit

By Emily Temple | July 24, 2019

All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. (You're welcome.)

All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. (You're welcome.)

By Emily Temple | July 19, 2019

The 12 Best Book Covers of June

The 12 Best Book Covers of June

Not a Beach in Sight

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2019

How Do We Reclaim American Cities for People Who Walk?

How Do We Reclaim American Cities for People Who Walk?

Antonia Malchik Runs Out of Sidewalk Somewhere in Denver

By Antonia Malchik | June 4, 2019

The 13 Best Book Covers of May

The 13 Best Book Covers of May

Are Those Stars in Your Eyes?

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2019

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