Tutorial: make a stick-bound book Sat., Aug. 22, 2009 Make a blank book by repurposing scratch paper and a vintage book cover. Bind the book with a twig and twine for a natural look.

Are you new to Smash Books? This guide explains them and shares smash book ideas so good you’ll want to glue something down ...

I’ve been a book designer since the 1990s, working with some of Australia’s and the United Kingdom’s leading publishers. These days, I design book covers for Giramondo Publishing.

Jenny Grigg is the talented book designer behind The Luminaries and Gerald Murnane’s last book. We asked her to explain how covers communicate – and how they can fall short.