It’s officially graduation season! Seniors are finishing up finals, collecting their caps and gowns, and bidding farewell to their home away from home. Students are preparing for the bittersweet occasion by decorating their caps before strutting across the stage. The …
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Book Covers… Anew!
We’re all familiar with classic books (hence we call them “classic”). But along with the memorable stories they tell, these books have relatively well-known cover art. We’re betting that if you’re asked about the cover of Catch 22 or a Salinger novel, you’ll …
Les Misérables: A Tale of Victor Hugo
In honor of what would be Victor Hugo’s 214th birthday (wow), enjoy a tribute to his most famous and longest-lived work, Les Misérables. Let’s start by defining what “les misérables” means. The literal translation is “the miserable ones,” but there remains the distinct possibility …
On Following Your Passion: Interview with Yumi Sakugawa
Yumi Sakugawa is a writer and illustrator located in Los Angeles, CA. She works with eNotes as our primary illustrator, and has published two books, I Think I’m in Friend-Love With You and Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe. Her …
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Salvador Dalí Draws Shakespeare and His Works [Part 1]
At the intersection of English Renaissance playwriting and surrealist painting we have a fantastic collection of Shakespearean sketches by Salvador Dalí. It is known that Dalí was a passionate fan of the Bard, and thus combined his dreamlike artistry with the dramatic scenes. Below are …
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New Look, Same Expert Content
Go ahead, judge us by our covers. eNotes’ study guides are getting a fresh new look, thanks to incredible artist and illustrator Yumi Sakugawa. Sakugawa took 200 of our most popular titles and interpreted each in a fresh and interesting …
On the Road, the Illustrated Scroll
Calling all On the Road fans! The following project is a work in progress by illustrator Paul Rogers we think you’ll love. That’s right, one day soon lucky Kerouac fans will be able to read the Beat writer’s seminal work, accompanied …
Ten Books Recycled for Art
These artists give books a second life as beautiful works of art, converting everything from outdated computing books to children’s classics into visual masterpieces, all using little more than a scalpel and some imagination. In no particular order (they’re too …