Focus on Book Arts:

Artist and publisher Inge Bruggeman gives us her top picks of recent artist books that utilize handmade paper in “loud and subtle” ways.

Librarian and publisher Jae Rossman shares her insights on hand papermaking in artist books.

Paper Samples: Two new bookbinding papers by Cave Paper Inc.

Rory Golden discusses the use of Japanese handmade papers in contemporary artist books.

Jim Croft shares his working philosophy of making paper and books using old ways from the medieval age.

Michael Durgin ON the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Book Arts Collection.

Paper Sample: Alabama Mule Dung Paper by Steve Miller and Glenn House.

Rose Folsom on the collaboration of calligraphy and papermaking (adapted from her essay accompanying Hand Papermaking’s eighth limited-edition paper portfolio).

Aliza Thomas reviews the Holland Paper Biennial 2008.

Anne McKeown reviews A Ripple in the Water, a documentary film by Eileen Foti and Patricia Piroh.

Amanda Degener reviews Dorothy Field’s new book, Paper and Threshold.

John Risseeuw remembers Jules Heller (1919–2007).

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