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

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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

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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 ...

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Cyanimals: Behind the Book with Amy Jasek

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Cyanimals: Behind the Book with Amy Jasek

The story of Cyanimals is one of collaboration and exploration by two creative family members, Amy Jasek and her daughter, Louise Jasek Calder. It all started under the sun with ...

Amara’s Yoga Dreams: Behind the Book with Denise Lyn Wilson

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Amara’s Yoga Dreams: Behind the Book with Denise Lyn Wilson

If someone told you about a book that combined beginner yoga poses with a tale of the creation of the universe, would you picture a children’s book? Denise Lyn ...

Articulated Soul: Behind the Book with Josie Rozell

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Articulated Soul: Behind the Book with Josie Rozell

A change of scenery can inspire any artist. It’s no wonder that living and traveling around the world has shaped Josie Rozell’s creative process and her book, Articulated Soul . ...

Will Travel for Food: Behind the Book with McKenna Ganz

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Will Travel for Food: Behind the Book with McKenna Ganz

For McKenna Ganz, exploring new places and celebrating culinary traditions go hand in hand. Her taste for adventure and love of food inspired her to create a fabulous cookbook ...

Behind the Book with Jane Powers

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Behind the Book with Jane Powers

What do delicious drinks and vibrant designs have in common? They both have starring roles in Fruitful: A Book of Unabashedly Fruity Cocktails, by Jane Powers. We love everything ...

UNUSUALLY cute. Behind the Book with Zoe Sidhom

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UNUSUALLY cute. Behind the Book with Zoe Sidhom

For her architectural thesis project, Zoe Sidhom printed a truly original book that puts her design skills, knowledge, and research on center stage. It’s called UNUSUALLY cute. and we ...

Behind the Book: Chasing Magic

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Behind the Book: Chasing Magic

Photography shown in hero image by Brynn A. Schmidt, Kathy Linford, and Maricel Quesada Jara For every breathtaking landscape or wildlife photo, there’s often a personal story or tale of ...

Behind the Book with Bridget Callahan

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Behind the Book with Bridget Callahan

Bridget Callahan found a beautiful way to celebrate her grandmother’s life and culinary traditions in creating The Not-So-Italian Italian Cookbook. Special kitchen memories, family history, and geography are all ...

Behind the Book with Kristal Bean

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Behind the Book with Kristal Bean

For Kristal Bean, the world of photography opened up when her first daughter was born. Inspired by the profound experience of pregnancy and motherhood, she decided to launch a ...

Behind the Book with Kike Calvo

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Behind the Book with Kike Calvo

Inspired by his daughter, National Geographic photographer Kike Calvo set out to create a children’s book that would encourage young readers to see the world in new ways and ...

Behind the Book with Melanie Kluger

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Behind the Book with Melanie Kluger

As a personal stylist and savvy self-publisher, Melanie Kluger brings a burst of energy to the fashion scene. Her interactive workbook, The Confident Closet, combines smart style tips and ...

Behind the Book: Fundraising for Best Buddies

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Behind the Book: Fundraising for Best Buddies

Lucas Bacardi-Shriftman has harnessed the power of self-publishing to help raise funds for Best Buddies, a non-profit organization doing vital work to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ...

Behind the Book with Elliot Ross

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Behind the Book with Elliot Ross

With his new book, The Mirror Pond, fresh from the printers, we caught up with photographer Elliot Ross to talk photography, bookmaking, and more. 1. How did you get interested ...

Behind the Book with Allyn Howard

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Behind the Book with Allyn Howard

Few artists can capture the imaginations of adults and children the way Allyn Howard does. The colorful, whimsical paintings in her latest book reveal a vibrant curiosity and love ...

Behind the Book: A Self-Publishing Program for Girls

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Behind the Book: A Self-Publishing Program for Girls

Australian educator Christian Williams saw a unique opportunity to support girls with a passion for reading, writing, and illustration; by bringing the power of self-publishing into the classroom. He ...

Behind the Book with Bryan Kitch

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Behind the Book with Bryan Kitch

Writer and illustrator, Bryan Kitch, put his professional skills to work on a personal project inspired by his daughter’s love of animals. Taking in a complete tour of the ...

Behind the Book with Amir Sali Berry

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Behind the Book with Amir Sali Berry

Amir Sali Berry knows that writing is a great tool for self-exploration. So he set out to make a custom journal for himself. On the path to self-publishing, he ...

Behind the Book with Veronica Tercan

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Behind the Book with Veronica Tercan

If you’re ever looking for somewhere to stay in San Francisco we know the perfect place! After dipping her toe in the hospitality industry by renting her spare bedroom ...

Behind the Book with Michelle Yee

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Behind the Book with Michelle Yee

When writer and photographer, Michelle Yee, took a last minute trip to South Africa, little did she know the impact it would have on her, personally and professionally. We ...

Behind the Book with Megan Roy

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Behind the Book with Megan Roy

It’s authors like Megan Roy that keep us inspired every day. Not only has she published two beautiful children’s books with Blurb, but her creative mind-set and ability to ...

Behind the Book with Danny Owens

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Behind the Book with Danny Owens

Danny Owens is a photographer, creative producer, and art director. He published Motive, a magazine in partnership with Blurb, that features interviews from other creatives and artists about their ...

Behind the Book with Daniel Velasco

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Behind the Book with Daniel Velasco

Fashion ABC is both a tribute to the work and talent of pioneers of the fashion industry and a design piece in its own right, marrying hand-drawn illustrations with ...

Behind the Book with Photographer Aundre Larrow

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Behind the Book with Photographer Aundre Larrow

As Adobe’s Creative Resident, Aundre Larrow spent a year travelling the length and breadth of America, documenting the stories of the people he met and the places that shaped ...

Yarn Over | Behind the Book with Delia Randall

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Yarn Over | Behind the Book with Delia Randall

Delia Randall is a blogger and maker who documents what she creates for her family over at Delia Creates. Accomplished with a crochet hook, she shares patterns and how-tos ...

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