When I first learned about ABH’s vision, I was enchanted. The more I learned, the more I came to realize how truly our paths align. I’ve been long drawn (moth, flame) to ventures that foster diversity, equity, inclusion, humanistic expression, and creative voice.
Read moreConversations: Michelle Ross with Jamie Thome
Last fall, we spoke with Michelle Ross, who is the Fiction Editor at Atticus Review.
Read moredreamscape by Jamie Lou Thome
“Just before the moment of death, a woman dreams”
Read moreThe Séance by Kenneth Gerleve • Margot McMahon
“May I have your name, sir?” asked the mousy young woman who stood just beyond the threshold of the concave wooden door.
Read moreThe Wheel of Misfortune by Kenneth Gerleve • Linda Scholly & Kenneth Gerleve
It began when a tiny sputtering stream of water rained down on Kevin O’Donnell’s forkful of au gratin potatoes as he lifted them towards his mouth.
Read moreA Little Getaway by Howard Simmons • Lisa Barcy
“This wallpaper is almost psychedelic,” Rian said, running his hand along the pattern. Up close, the image was beautiful, but strange. “It looks like eyes.”
Read moreIn the Shade of a Houseplant by Landis Blair • Mary Sweeney as Horror Floral
It was always the same spot. The exact same spot. First it was a money plant. Then a bird of paradise several weeks later. Then an aloe which was quickly followed by a schefflera.
Read moreConversations: Maria Pisano with Jamie Thome
For this ABH Conversation, Jamie Lou Thome talked with international book artist and curator Maria Pisano.
Read moreConversations: Martha Meyer with Jamie Thome
The Blueberry Awards, including the 25 honor Books and the Blueberry Changemaker Books, are given to children’s books for 3 - 10 year olds in a certain year that help kids love nature and act on its behalf.
Read moreConversations: Jessi Zabarski with Greg Baldino
I first encountered Jessi Zabarsky's work when she tabled at the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo many years ago. I WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING said the cover, above a cartoon bunny flung over a pile of fruits and vegetables and pastries and--I had to buy it.
Read moreConversations: The Fan Brothers with Brian Wilson
As a children’s librarian who loves discovering exciting and cinematic picture books, I am a major fan of the brilliant Terry and Eric Fan (aka The Fan Brothers), who live in Toronto, Canada.
Read moreABH Conversations Ep 42 Brandon Graham
For this ABH Conversation, Jamie Lou Thome talked with Brandon Graham about writing, making art, raising children, and life in general.
Read moreABH Tutorials: Marbling Paper with Sarah Noreen
In this ABH Tutorial, Sarah Noreen demonstrates how to marble paper.
Read morePlease Support Artists Book House this Giving Tuesday!
Support book arts! Help us create a home for all things bookish.
Read moreSpooky Rhymes and Creepy Content by Todd Summar
Words, like incantations, can serve as the backbone of any Halloween spectacle. Stories complement images to conjure a delightfully spooky mood.
Read moreEthereal Realm by Mary Sweeney & Tracy Whiteside
'Ethereal Realm' is a vision, as seen by Mary Sweeney (as Horror Floral) and photographed by Tracy Whiteside.
Read moreAnimal Party and The spirits come out at night... by Linda Scholly
Spirits peer out the bay windows of the breakfast room trying to see what’s going on in the world outside. Black vines grow around the windows as black birds and mice dance around the room.
Read moreSomething Strange is Afoot at the Harley Clarke!
Perhaps you have driven down Sheridan Road passed the Harley Clarke Mansion and seen its windows alight with scenes of not-so-scary Halloween horrors.
Read moreConversations: Karen Bonner with Eileen Madden
Karen Bonner’s debut novel, Witching Moon, is magical tale of healers and mysterious immortals living just the other side of our awareness.
Read moreA House, Haunted — Windows by Kenneth Gerleve
One Halloween he picked up a book / And read in the library’s nook / The story, bewitching and clever, / Cursed him to read there forever
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