Homage to the Apostrophe

Homage to the Apostrophe is a lighthearted but deadly serious little book that aims to rid the world of “dumb apostrophes” and “dumb quotes.” Through humor and lively design, it addresses not only the proper uses of apostrophes, but how to achieve the correct typographic representation. Touching on the often amusing stories of battles being waged around this controversial punctuation mark, this book is for lovers of good graphic design, as well as for typography and grammar nerds everywhere.

Typophilia Press | 24 pages, perfect bound, 7” x 7”

Belonging: Short Stories from Pangyrus

“This vibrant, eclectic, altogether surprising collection reminds me of all the reasons I love short stories.” —Jennifer Haigh, author of Mercy Street 

Belonging: Short Stories from Pangyrus, edited by Virginia Pye and Anne Bernays, is a poignant collection exploring what we sacrifice when we strive to belong. Cover design and painting, Porch Chair Quintet, by Margaret Buchanan. Learn more.

Pangyrus | 140 pages, perfect bound, 6” x 9” | $18

A Short History of Anger

A Short History of Anger, by Joy Manesiotis, is a lament spoken through fragments, fractures, song, and the voices of a modern-day Greek Chorus. This multilayered book and performance takes as its source material the massacre of Greek citizens in the 1922 Destruction of Smyrna, and the buried traces of this tragedy as they haunt the poet’s family history. Musical, ritualistic, and elegiac, A Short History of Anger confronts, with both love and anger, a legacy of genocide and displacement as it resonates through successive generations. Cover design by Margaret Buchanan. Learn more.

Parlor Press | 106 pages, perfect bound, 7.5” x 9.25” | $20.95

A Year in the Life of a Tree

A 2023 datebook, A Year in the Life of a Tree is the product of a three-year photographic mediation on a single tree. The book includes 62 photos by artist and photographer Lauren Rutten of a copper beech tree near her home in Madison County, North Carolina. This sentinel tree is captured in every season, at every time of day, and in every kind of weather. Graphic design by Margaret Buchanan. Learn more.

Milkhouse Arts | 118 pages, spiral bound, 8” x 8”

A is for Alder: A Sylvan Abecedarium

A is for Alder draws on a rich history of abecedaria—or ABC books—dating back millennia, from an ancient Etruscan vase to fifth-century Anglo-Saxon runes to hornbook primers for children of the 1800s and on into the realm of contemporary artist books. This is a collection of photographs from the natural world that make up the English alphabet. For children and adults alike. Forthcoming.

Typophilia Press

First Impression: A China Diary

As a book artist, I was thrilled to meet Mayna Nance, who came to me with a small leather-bound diary that her father had kept during his first year of living in China in 1921. She had discovered the diary after he died—just before his 100th birthday—and wanted to find a way to preserve the memoir for her children and grandchildren. The project grew to encompass a year and a half of research, writing, design, and assembly. We were interested in creating a special keepsake that would interest not just family members but others as well. The result was this hand-built, limited-edition book in two volumes—and a lifelong friendship.