
Part 2 of Chin Lin Gan’s 3 part series interview with Jade Blood, Northern based artist, teacher and founder of York Zine Fest.
Part 2 of Chin Lin Gan’s 3 part series interview with Jade Blood, Northern based artist, teacher and founder of York Zine Fest.
Part 2 of Chin Lin Gan’s 3 part series interview with Jade Blood, Northern based artist, teacher and founder of York Zine Fest.
Part 1 of Chin Lin Gan’s 3 part series interview with Jade Blood, Northern based artist, teacher and founder of York Zine Fest.
Leah Golder discusses the reality of book banning and censorship.
If I could recite a list of celebs-turned-children’s-authors, we would be here all day. From actress Julianne Moore, to footballer Frank Lampard, there are no limits as to who can give it a go. But what are the downfalls of this? And is it always ethical?
Amelia Chambers discusses the unoriginality of recent book covers
Secondhand books don’t often have much financial value. However, last year 54 million used books were sold online in the UK. So, what is the appeal? Don’t get me wrong, I love a shiny, previously unopened paperback from time to time but there is something about secondhand books that captures me more.
The bold covers and big names entice us, but just how authentically impartial are the bookshop displays that influence our book buying habits?
We are living in an age of book covers that pander to social media users, viewing their prospective purchases on small smartphone screens. Publishers have to know their particular audience, and their books must be able to catch your eye immediately. But must universal success always come in the form of bold strokes of bright colour and block titles that swallow up the page?
2008 marked the official release of Penguin UK’s clothbound classics – a collection of 10 classic literary works, each wrapped in its own delicate, linen case, specially designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. 14 years later, the project’s popularity has grown exponentially, as too has its contents.