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The Definitive Way to Organize Your Books: An Illustrated Guide

The Definitive Way to Organize Your Books: An Illustrated Guide

Let Tom Gauld Sort Out Your Reading LIfe

By Tom Gauld | October 18, 2017

On Creating a New Imprint's First Ever Cover: Jenny Zhang's <em>Sour Heart</em>

On Creating a New Imprint's First Ever Cover: Jenny Zhang's Sour Heart

Secrets of the Book Designer: Rachel Ake Starts Things Off for Lenny

By Rachel Ake | October 10, 2017

40 of the Creepiest Book Covers of All Time

40 of the Creepiest Book Covers of All Time

Open if You Dare

By Emily Temple | October 6, 2017

When Your Favorite Writer Does <em>Not</em> Like Your Initial Cover Designs

When Your Favorite Writer Does Not Like Your Initial Cover Designs

Na Kim on Designing a Cover for Jeffrey Eugenides's Fresh Complaint

By Na Kim | September 11, 2017

17 Living Writers Currently Immortalized on Stamps

17 Living Writers Currently Immortalized on Stamps

Send Your Mail with Alice Munro and Toni Morrison

By Emily Temple | August 25, 2017

Secrets of the Book Designer: Collaboration is Key

Secrets of the Book Designer: Collaboration is Key

Joanne O'Neill on Designing the Cover for Sunshine State

By Joanne O'Neill | August 2, 2017

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On Fantasy, Narrative, and Playing Dress Up for the Camera

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On Marvel's First Female Superhero Written By A Woman

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How to Annotate the World: A Proposal for Literary Geo-Tagging

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By Adam Bonislawski | June 12, 2017

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

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

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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

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31 Vintage Posters That Demand You Pick Up a Book

31 Vintage Posters That Demand You Pick Up a Book

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By Emily Temple | April 19, 2017

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