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The 75 Best Book Covers of 2018

The 75 Best Book Covers of 2018

According to Book Cover Designers

By Emily Temple | December 29, 2018

William Kentridge's Provisional Memory, Provisional Words

William Kentridge's Provisional Memory, Provisional Words

15 Thoughts from the Master Animator

By William Kentridge | December 14, 2018

The Joys of Designing a Debut Writer's Book

The Joys of Designing a Debut Writer's Book

Sarahmay Wilkinson on Creating the Cover for Half Gods

By Sarahmay Wilkinson | December 10, 2018

Who Wore It Best? US Book Covers vs. UK Book Covers for 2018

Who Wore It Best? US Book Covers vs. UK Book Covers for 2018

Shots Fired on Both Sides of the Pond

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2018

How Would You Map the Personality of a Great City?

How Would You Map the Personality of a Great City?

From Rome to Beijing, Reimagining Iconic Places

By Adam Dant | December 5, 2018

The 15 Best Book Covers of November

The 15 Best Book Covers of November

In Which We Happily Judge Covers By Their Covers

By Emily Temple | November 26, 2018

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32 Beautiful Early Dust Jackets for Iconic Books

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2018

Cover Reveal: Pola Oloixarac’s Forthcoming Novel is Watching You

By Literary Hub | November 20, 2018

Remembering Stan Lee, and the World He Created

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2018

Spider-Man in the UK: The Hero I Needed

Spider-Man in the UK: The Hero I Needed

Nikesh Shukla on the Legacy of Stan Lee

By Nikesh Shukla | November 14, 2018

Stan Lee, the Would-Be Novelist Who Created Worlds

Stan Lee, the Would-Be Novelist Who Created Worlds

One of the Great American Storytellers

By Tyler Malone | November 14, 2018

How to Capture Alternating Plot Lines on a Book Cover

How to Capture Alternating Plot Lines on a Book Cover

Donna Cheng on Designing for Carola Lovering's Tell Me Lies

By Donna Cheng | November 5, 2018

The 16 Best Book Covers of October

The 16 Best Book Covers of October

In Which We Happily Judge Covers By Their Covers

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2018

The Weird and Wonderful Art of Edward Carey

The Weird and Wonderful Art of Edward Carey

The Author of Little on Seeing His Characters Fully Formed

By Edward Carey | October 23, 2018

Lev Grossman: Why We've Always Needed Fantastic Maps

Lev Grossman: Why We've Always Needed Fantastic Maps

From Narnia to Dungeons & Dragons, on the Allure of Imaginary Places

By Lev Grossman | October 22, 2018

Maybe All Bankers' Mansions Should Become Libraries?

Maybe All Bankers' Mansions Should Become Libraries?

A Look Inside the Historic Morgan Library & Museum

By Judith Gura and Kate Wood | October 18, 2018

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