“The covers are dead!” writes Craig Mod in his essay about the history of the book cover. Based on the shift in where we buy and browse for our books (online and on e-readers), Mod suggests there is much possibility in reinterpreting covers for digital formats.

From OWS’ People’s Library to Little Free Libraries, we’re seeing a guerrilla library boom. Shannon Mattern asks “where they’re coming from, how they relate to existing institutions that perform similar roles, and what impact they’re having on their communities.”