Every once in a while, a book cover comes along which is so striking and iconic it immediately realigns its entire genre. Before Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight hit the bestseller lists a… Read more »

On the occasion of the UK publication of Spitalfields Life, a collection of sketches about life in London’s East End, the writer behind the book, known only as “The Gentle… Read more »

This year marks the centennial of William Golding’s birth, and to celebrate, his publishers in the US and UK are releasing centenary editions of Lord of the Flies with a new… 1 / Read more »

Penguin UK has unveiled a new addition to its already robust series of, well, series. Beginning with eight books by Evelyn Waugh (and eventually to include more titles and authors),… Read more »

Today, fans of Irish literature are descending on Dublin to relive the events of Ulysses and honor the memory of Ireland’s most famous literary export, James Joyce. But how can… Read more »

Ask any book designer these days who counts among his or her greatest influences, and certain names are bound to come up: most likely, you’ll hear about Alvin Lustig and Paul… 2 / Read more »

The quirky British publishing upstart Visual Editions have been making a lot of headlines over the past few months with their newest book, Jonathan Safran Foer’s Tree of Codes. (And… 2 / Read more »

The design blog Unbeige reports that star designer Rodrigo Corral has been tapped to take over as creative director of Farrar, Strauss and Giroux beginning next month. Corral began his… Read more »

In 1923, a young organization called the American Institute of Graphic Arts mounted its first annual “Fifty Books of the Year” exhibition. In its early years, the show featured examples… Read more »

Not content to rest on its heels following Borders’ bankruptcy, Barnes and Noble is embarking on a new branding effort. AdAge reports the retailer has dumped their previous creative agency,… Read more »