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Bookshelf: The best five sci-fi books of skateboard artist Fergus Purcell

Bookshelf: The best five sci-fi books of skateboard artist Fergus Purcell

Sunny, funny, California cool-oozing artist Steven Harrington on his fav books

Sunny, funny, California cool-oozing artist Steven Harrington on his fav books

Publication: Illustrators and writers come together for special new book

Publication: Illustrators and writers come together for special new book

Lucky Peach comes to an end with a jam-packed “best of” final issue

Lucky Peach comes to an end with a jam-packed “best of” final issue

Somesuch publishes its first print compendium of essays and short fiction

Somesuch publishes its first print compendium of essays and short fiction

Illustration: Ana Albero’s spectacular work with hints of Twin Peaks, Salinger and Jean Seberg

Illustration: Ana Albero’s spectacular work with hints of Twin Peaks, Salinger and Jean Seberg

Dave Eggers

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Courbe indiquant, aux différens âges, les degrés du penchant au crime / du talent littéraire -- Force de l'homme aux différens Siécles.

Courbe indiquant, aux différens âges, les degrés du penchant au crime / du talent littéraire -- Force de l'homme aux différens Siécles.

This exhibition visually reinterprets literary classics

This exhibition visually reinterprets literary classics

How to build a dæmon: Behind the scenes of the BBC’s His Dark Materials

How to build a dæmon: Behind the scenes of the BBC’s His Dark Materials

David Pearson's Cormac McCarthy Series

David Pearson's Cormac McCarthy Series

Publication: Granta's new Japanese-themed issue is a stunning collection of words and pictures

Publication: Granta's new Japanese-themed issue is a stunning collection of words and pictures

Photographer Hollie Fernando on how the Pre-Raphaelites inspired her work for Laura Marling

Photographer Hollie Fernando on how the Pre-Raphaelites inspired her work for Laura Marling

Toronto newspaper digitises the work of 20-year-old reporter Ernest Hemingway

Toronto newspaper digitises the work of 20-year-old reporter Ernest Hemingway

Bookshelf: Jan Buchczik gives us an insight into his favourite books

Bookshelf: Jan Buchczik gives us an insight into his favourite books

Bookshelf: Extraordinary set designer Anna Lomax shows us her top 5 reads

Bookshelf: Extraordinary set designer Anna Lomax shows us her top 5 reads

Beautiful book documents the views out of famous writers' windows

Beautiful book documents the views out of famous writers' windows

Andrew Khosravani’s film explores the relationship between Sartre and Camus

Andrew Khosravani’s film explores the relationship between Sartre and Camus

Werkplaats Typografie: Mary Shelley Facsimile Library

Werkplaats Typografie: Mary Shelley Facsimile Library

A Week On Monday: Christopher Isenberg of Victory Journal talks Tom Wolfe and poker

A Week On Monday: Christopher Isenberg of Victory Journal talks Tom Wolfe and poker

James Bollen discusses his stunning photographic project about J.G. Ballard

James Bollen discusses his stunning photographic project about J.G. Ballard

The top five books of Dazed and Confused Editor, Isabella Burley

The top five books of Dazed and Confused Editor, Isabella Burley

Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico”

Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico”

The Rocks Cry Out

The Rocks Cry Out

Cities Burning

Study of typography - Little Dorritka

Study of typography - Little Dorritka

Illustration: José Muñoz turns Camus' L'Étranger into an illustrated masterpiece

Illustration: José Muñoz turns Camus' L'Étranger into an illustrated masterpiece

Bookshelf: Submarine author Joe Dunthorne shows us his brilliant book collection

Bookshelf: Submarine author Joe Dunthorne shows us his brilliant book collection

Marion Jdanoff’s book Guerre is a touching portrayal of friendship through illness

Marion Jdanoff’s book Guerre is a touching portrayal of friendship through illness

Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits and Leanne Shapton on new book Women in Clothes

Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits and Leanne Shapton on new book Women in Clothes

Sue Murphy on how books are windows into intimate worlds that we never knew existed

Sue Murphy on how books are windows into intimate worlds that we never knew existed

Sam Winston: Romeo and Juliet

Sam Winston: Romeo and Juliet

Brilliant blog collects haikus from New York Times articles

Brilliant blog collects haikus from New York Times articles

Eric Gill

China online literature timeline

China online literature timeline

Bookshelf: One half of Four Corners books, it's Elinor Jansz and her top five reads

Bookshelf: One half of Four Corners books, it's Elinor Jansz and her top five reads

Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field

Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field

Bottom's dream LCCN2012645176

Bottom's dream LCCN2012645176

Machado de Assis poster in Manaus, Brazil

Machado de Assis poster in Manaus, Brazil

David Foster Wallace: Federer as Religious Experience

David Foster Wallace: Federer as Religious Experience

Fascinating interview with art editor of the Paris Review, Charlotte Strick

Fascinating interview with art editor of the Paris Review, Charlotte Strick

“The great thing about this book is you don’t have to read it”: sculptor Wilfrid Wood on his favourite books

“The great thing about this book is you don’t have to read it”: sculptor Wilfrid Wood on his favourite books

Raymond Carver Poetry

Raymond Carver Poetry

A look at London Review of Books’ cover archive over the past 40 years

A look at London Review of Books’ cover archive over the past 40 years

Portrait of Willem Bilderdijk

Portrait of Willem Bilderdijk

Writer and educator Ken Hollings outlines the cheap paperbacks that were his earliest inspirations

Writer and educator Ken Hollings outlines the cheap paperbacks that were his earliest inspirations

Bookshelf: Founder of LA's Book Stand Claire Cottrell shows us her most treasured tomes

Bookshelf: Founder of LA's Book Stand Claire Cottrell shows us her most treasured tomes