A starred review for B is for Bibliophile in School Library Journal. www.schoollibraryjournal.com/review/b-is-...
Posts by Lauren Simkin Berke
Nice to see Zine Making & Bookbinding on Set & Setting Shop's Bookshop Anticipated 2026 Reads list: bookshop.org/lists/2026-a...
There will also be a B is for Bibliophile event at noon on April 25th at the Seaport McNally Jackson. www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/seapor...
Very nice to see B is for Bibliophile included in the suggested books for Screen Free Week next month.
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NYC launch event for B is for Bibliophile will take place at the Brooklyn Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on April 25th at 3pm. www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/fam...
Preview event for Zine Making & Bookbinding will take place at Artbook at MoMA PS1 on April 18th as part of PS1's 50th Anniversary Block Party.
www.eventbrite.com/e/zine-makin...
Book launch for Zine Making & Bookbinding will be on the 28th at the Society of Illustrators.
societyillustrators.org/event/zine-m...
2) Zine Making and Bookbinding: A Beginner's Guide in 25 Projects, an instructional book about making books and zines, which I both wrote and illustrated myself, published by Chronicle Books. Out April 28th. www.chroniclebooks.com/products/zin...
I have two books coming out this month...
1) B is for Bibliophile, a picture book about the physical structure of books, words by O.E. Zelamanovich, and pictures by myself, published by Enchanted Lion Books. Out April 21st. enchantedlion.com/all-books/b-...
Nice to see Zine Making & Bookbinding to be included in "A Dozen New Reasons to Love Paper: Spring 2026 Book Round-Up" on All Things Paper. www.allthingspaper.net/2026/02/spri...
MoCCA Arts Fest at Metropolitan Pavilion (NYC) is a week away. I'll be at table 114.
Starting the tote printing process in preparation for MoCCA Arts Fest at the end of the month.
Pittsburgh book launch for B is for Bibliophile will be at the White Whale on March 31st...
www.eventbrite.com/e/b-is-for-b...
I illustrated subTerrain Magazine issue no. 70 back in 2015, which now has a dedicated page on their website: www.subterrain.ca/issue-70
Someone made a AI video of Trayvon Martin and it’s being shared on IG and I just… the internet was a mistake.
Zine Maiking & Bookbinding is available for preorder wherever books are sold. You can order it through your local independent bookseller, or an independent bookseller you would like to support, like, perhaps, Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis: www.magersandquinn.com/product/Zine...
B is for Bibliophile O.E. Zelmanovich • Lauren Simkin Berke
My beautiful friends published an incredible book that’s now available for pre-order!
wildrumpusbooks.com/book/9781592...
I am indeed 🙂
American Illustration 44 winner @lsberke.bsky.social
A portrait of a young Beatrix Potter. May 2024.
#AmericanIllustration #ai44 #artdirector #illustrationportrait #beatrixpotter #artwork #illustration #illustration #educator
Elsewhere Museum 2026 residency applications are now open (deadline Feb. 28th):
www.elsewheremuseum.org/apply
Enchanted Lion offers three subscription options for 2026 books, for either spring or fall titles, or the full year. B is for Bibliophile comes out in April, so it will be included in spring and full subscriptions. enchantedlion.com/all-books/20...
"Lesser Known Sketches and Doodles" from the 2018 edition of The Sketchbook Project: sketchbookproject.replit.app/library/S169...
"From This to That" from what I assume was the 2012 collection of The Sketchbook Project: sketchbookproject.replit.app/library/S70524
The Sketchbook Library has revived its digital library of books. Here's the link to the digital version of You Make Me Smile, a book I made for the 2011 tour and collection:
sketchbookproject.replit.app/library/48527
Insomnia, bibliophiles, river trolls, last things, and more abound in this delightful preview of @enchantedlion.bsky.social's Spring 2026 offerings. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/29/e...