Bookbinding developed gradually, with the availability of materials and prevailing tastes dictating the details. One of the more overlooked aspects of book design was the creation of endpapers ...

Inspired by process videos on social media, a new generation is taking up an old-fashioned craft: bookbinding. They’re turning paperbacks into hardbacks, re-casing them in cloth or leather, and ...

Think HGTV, but for books: A novel gets torn apart, its cover ripped away. Then, in mere minutes — with some glue, a utility knife, cardboard and cloth — it gets a spiffy new look.