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    By Literary Hub  May 18, 2022
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    The Untold and Very True Story of The Devil Wears Prada

    By Amy Odell  May 3, 2022
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    On the Groundbreaking Art of Bascove’s Book Covers

    By Rebecca Rego Barry  May 3, 2022
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    Jeff VanderMeer Talks to the Designers About His Book Covers

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    Richard Powers, Jean Giono and more get beautiful new covers for the Vintage Earth series.

    By Jonny Diamond  April 20, 2022
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    Alan Lee on Illustrating J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings

    By Alan Lee  April 20, 2022
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    The Unique Challenge of Designing a Book by Incarcerated Writers

    By Caits Meissner and Melissa Joskow  April 5, 2022
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    On Building Cities for Women and the Early Days of Feminist Architecture

    By Katie Lloyd Thomas and Karen Burns  March 31, 2022
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    Humpback Whales Are Recovering! And Other Surprising Pieces of Good News

    By David McCandless  March 30, 2022
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    The 12 Best Book Covers of March

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    Exclusive cover reveal: Talia Lakshmi Kolluri’s What We Fed to the Manticore.

    By Literary Hub  March 28, 2022
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    By Emily Temple  March 17, 2022
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    A new map of the London Underground highlights the women who shaped the city.

    By Corinne Segal  March 9, 2022
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    Exclusive cover reveal: Laura Warrell’s Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm.

    By Literary Hub  March 3, 2022
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    The 10 Best Book Covers of February

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    Look at (but don’t touch) these beautiful Russian avant-garde art books.

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    By Jessie Gaynor  February 15, 2022
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    By Walker Caplan  February 10, 2022
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    Medieval manuscripts as coloring books? Yes please.

    By Jonny Diamond  February 8, 2022
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    Some Helpful Metaphors for Writing a Novel, Illustrated

    By Swan Huntley  February 3, 2022
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    The Parkmaker and the Formgiver: On the Creative Friendship That Reshaped the American Streetscape 

    By Hugh Howard  January 26, 2022
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    Twelve Writers Share the Stories Behind Their Author Photos

    By Rachel Krantz  January 21, 2022
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