Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Join me in Spain for a week-long bookmaking workshop in May 2024. Create your own book from an existing body of work and with the mentoring and guidance of ...

Cookies by Chef Coy: Behind the Book with Secoyah Browne

Behind the Books

Cookies by Chef Coy: Behind the Book with Secoyah Browne

What began as a late night stress-relieving activity from a job in real estate finance has become a brand worth watching and a cookbook you’ll want to literally sink ...

How to take creative risks and get comfortable doing it

Planning & Creating

How to take creative risks and get comfortable doing it

Taking risks in your creative endeavors can be as intimidating as it is essential. The path less traveled often leads to the most extraordinary outcomes. Yet, many of us ...

Self-Publishing

Made with Large Order Services │Unthinkable

Self-Publishing

Made with Large Order Services │Unthinkable

Illustrator Paul Plumadore spent two decades coaxing the story of Unthinkable out of ten mysterious images that caught his imagination. When the story was fully formed, he turned to ...

Travel Color in Layflat

Self-Publishing

Travel Color in Layflat

Blurb’s Content Director Milena is always on the go, ticking places off her bucket list and returning to her favorites. One glance at her Instagram feed is enough to ...

An Interview with Illustrator Sylvie Lee

Self-Publishing

An Interview with Illustrator Sylvie Lee

When artist and designer Sylvie Lee began sketching the state flowers of America, it was simply a personal creative challenge to practice her drawing skills. Just a few months ...

Love in Layflat with Jared Platt

Self-Publishing

Love in Layflat with Jared Platt

In the wedding photography industry, the impact of Layflat books is no secret. But Layflat Photo Books made with Blurb are opening up even more possibilities for photographers and their ...

Checklist: How to Make a Professional Looking Book

Self-Publishing

Checklist: How to Make a Professional Looking Book

It’s such an exciting thing to be able to put your work in the world with a beautiful book. But with self-publishing, comes the need for a kind of ...

Dispatches: An Interview with Book Publicist Jaki Arthur

Self-Publishing

Dispatches: An Interview with Book Publicist Jaki Arthur

Anyone with any interest in self-publishing and marketing their own book will want to listen to this interview with book publicist, Jaki Arthur. With over twenty years of experience, including a ...

Seeing Without Looking: Guest Post from Artist Allison Kunath

Self-Publishing

Seeing Without Looking: Guest Post from Artist Allison Kunath

Control plays a massive role in my life. When harnessed positively, it can be my best friend. It helps me have a vision and stay prepared; it directs important ...

15 Self-Publishing Trends to Watch in 2018

Self-Publishing

15 Self-Publishing Trends to Watch in 2018

Publishing trends have seen a lot of change in the last few years! What was once an impossible, elite endeavor has now opened up. There are now many paths for ...

15 creative classes that will help you make and sell your book

Self-Publishing

15 creative classes that will help you make and sell your book

Creative Live is an online education platform, offering free, live classes in photography, art and design, and more. Bookmakers can brush up their skills, learn new ones, and find ...

Dispatches with Caffeine & Concrete

Self-Publishing

Dispatches with Caffeine & Concrete

Dan Milnor, Blurb Creative Evangelist, interviews Lorenzo Princi, a designer, poet, and creator of the magazine Caffeine & Concrete. Tell us a little about yourself, what you do for a ...

Layflat Spotlight: Glimpses

Self-Publishing

Layflat Spotlight: Glimpses

My recent self-published book project is complete. Returning home from vacation, I noticed a thin box leaning against my front door and my heart began to pitter-patter. Arriving home ...

Lessons from Surprising, Self-Published Classics

Self-Publishing

Lessons from Surprising, Self-Published Classics

It’s the dilemma of any serious content creator: Do I pursue traditional publishing, or do I go for it on my own? Traditional publishing possibly brings clout, recognition, and ...

Self-Publishing Spotlight with Sylvie Lee

Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing Spotlight with Sylvie Lee

Combining her playful, light-hearted artistic style with a desire to help people find time for a little self-care, Sylvie Lee’s beautiful mood-journal, Feelings, offers people an easy, accessible way ...

Dispatches: An Eye on Photography with One of The Greats

Self-Publishing

Dispatches: An Eye on Photography with One of The Greats

For anyone out there who loves documentary photography, editorial photography, political photography or photojournalism, David Burnett is a name you MUST know. A friend recently described him as “The ...

5 reasons you need to self-publish a book

Self-Publishing

5 reasons you need to self-publish a book

Self-publishing is not simply the domain of hobby authors. It’s a professional option for people from all walks of life who want to share their work and ideas, promote ...

Dispatches: Interview with Darius Himes on Publishing Photography Books

Self-Publishing

Dispatches: Interview with Darius Himes on Publishing Photography Books

Darius Himes, Christie’s International Head of Photographs, was formerly Fraenkel Gallery director, a co-founder of non-profit art book publisher Radius Books, and founding editor of photo-eye Booklist, an international ...

Prolific over Perfect: Spotlight on Chloe Ferres

Self-Publishing

Prolific over Perfect: Spotlight on Chloe Ferres

Chloe Ferres is an Australian creative based in Sydney, who’s prolific in photography, design, and teaching! She’s made project after project with Blurb, each one unique. Her experimental style ...

Dispatches: Interview with Chloe Ferres

Self-Publishing

Dispatches: Interview with Chloe Ferres

Chloe Ferres is going to be a household name. Okay, maybe not in every household, but anyone with design, illustration, photography, or general creativity will know her name. She ...

Dispatches: The War Photography of Ron Haviv

Self-Publishing

Dispatches: The War Photography of Ron Haviv

Ron Haviv is an Emmy-nominated and award-‐winning photojournalist and co-founder of the photo agency VII, dedicated to documenting conflict and raising human rights issues around the globe. His first ...

Music and Memoirs: Interview with Pete Escovedo

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Music and Memoirs: Interview with Pete Escovedo

My Life in the Key of E, A Memoir by Pete Escovedo with Sarah Spinner Escovedo, Psy.D. Pete Escovedo is a well-known musician and artist who grew up in the San ...

The art and science of book trim sizes: A comprehensive guide for visual creators

Self-Publishing

The art and science of book trim sizes: A comprehensive guide for visual creators

Published July 11, 2017. Last updated February 2, 2023. As you channel your artistic energy into crafting the perfect book, you'll encounter many decisions. The genre, cover design, distribution channels, ...

Dispatches: Australian Book Designer of the Year

Self-Publishing

Dispatches: Australian Book Designer of the Year

Zoë Sadokierski is a voice that comes through in surround sound. For ANYONE with an interest in books, design, writing, or blazing new trails this interview is for you. A ...

Demystifying self-publishing: busting the myths

Self-Publishing

Demystifying self-publishing: busting the myths

There has never been a more exciting time to create, print, and sell a book! With the ability to build your own digital platform, you can offer your friends, ...

How to overcome impostor syndrome

Self-Publishing

How to overcome impostor syndrome

I don’t actually know what I’m doing. That was all luck. I didn’t deserve that success. What if people find out I’m actually really bad at this? What if people ...

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