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Detail from The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch: A cloaked figure with a long snout and fish tail reads a book

Books

reading recommendations

Eight Strange Stories Celebrating Strange Works of Art

By Sam Reader

March 30, 2026

Major Motoko Kusanagi in the anime film Ghost in the Shell

Column

Anime Spotlight

30 Years of Soul-Searching at Ghost in the Shell: The Exhibition

By Leah Thomas

March 26, 2026

Detail from artwork from Severance: "The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor"

Featured Essays

Severance

Analyzing the Art of Severance

By Tenacity Plys

April 9, 2025

Detail from the cover art of Freya Marske's Swordcrossed

Books

Swordcrossed

Creating Visual Passion: Behind the Scenes of the Swordcrossed Cover

By Christine Foltzer

September 24, 2024

Illustration from Full Speed to a Crash Landing

Excerpts

Full Speed to a Crash Landing

Behind the Art of Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis

By Beth Revis

September 19, 2024

Selection from the cover of Brom's Evil in Me

Excerpts

Art and Illustration

Raise Some Hell: A Preview of Brom’s Evil in Me

By Brom

September 17, 2024

Books

Blood of the Old Kings

Check Out the Map for Sung-il Kim’s Blood of the Old Kings

By Reactor

September 10, 2024

Lego fanart of The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn

Books

fanart

Creating Fan Art, Brick by Brick

By Vanessa Armstrong

August 22, 2024

Book cover of Jared Pechaček's The West Passage

Excerpts

art reveal

Revealing Art From Jared Pechaček’s The West Passage

By Jared Pechaček

March 19, 2024

Book Recommendations

Art and Illustration

Revealing Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

By Reactor

January 30, 2024

Photograph of The Folio Society's illustrated edition of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Book Recommendations

Art and Illustration

Becky Chambers Shares Art From a New Illustrated Edition of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

By Reactor

January 25, 2024

Books

Art and Illustration

Four Surprise Cameos in SFF Cover Art

By James Davis Nicoll

January 3, 2023

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“There is an art to smiling in a way that others will believe. It is always important to include the eyes; otherwise, people will know you hate them.”

N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

TPG 2026 • Site Credit