One of the great joys of Endpapers is how author Jennifer Savran Kelly folds the search for artistic and gender identity into the elements of the book form.
Books
A Mother-Daughter Inheritance Illustrated in Thread and Ink
Galician artist Bea Lema navigates themes of generational trauma and healing, tenderly illustrating the story of a daughter who desperately wants to protect her mother.
The Legendary Weavers of Black Mountain College
As a new book shows, the school’s teachings continue to influence creative practices.
Did the Witch Trials Ever Truly Come to an End?
Marion Gibson’s research rigorously traces the legal and human aspects of the trials through today.
Historical Lessons From Nelson Mandela’s Desk Calendar
Indian artist Jitish Kallat translated an installation based on the South African leader’s daily logs during his incarceration into an intimate book.
A Charming Cat-alog of John Craxton’s Kittens
John Craxton would see the animal mid-action and think, that’s another picture. On the occasion of National Cat Day, here are some of his most fantastic felines.
The Cross-Pollination Between Prints and Textiles Yields Abundance
An exhibition at the New York Public Library shows that these modes share deep roots.
How to Navigate Through the Wilderness of the Internet in 2024
Identifying “dark forests” as digital havens from mainstream gamification, a new book plumbs the depths of the Internet and what it means for creatives today.
The Anti-Apartheid Photographer Who Was Stranded in America
Ernest Cole’s life story is an anti-colonialism epic, Cold War thriller, and a tragedy.
An Overdue History of Japanese Women Photographers
The expansive catalog offers an essential compilation of essays, interviews, and profiles of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s through the present day.
Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy Comic Strip Finally Finds a Home
The subject of festivals and even a Warhol painting, the beloved comic is available at last in a published compilation for cartoonists to study and absorb.
The Beautiful Pagan Soul of Piero di Cosimo
A new book provides an ideal introduction to a Renaissance painter largely known only to specialists, but who was counted among the most important of his generation.