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17 designs — 12 by Bindery’s designers, 5 by the studio’s authors. Start your book inside any of them: the typography, margins and chapter openers are set before your first word. Authors earn a royalty when books in their design are printed.

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Trade NovelA page set in the design Trade Novel
 Trade NovelNew Bindery house design · Novel The classic fiction paperback: EB Garamond, chapter numbers spelled out in spaced small caps over a hairline, a drop cap where each chapter opens, quiet running heads. EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · drop caps · running heads 2 books started here
NonfictionA page set in the design Nonfiction
 NonfictionNew Bindery house design · Nonfiction Ideas, clearly: Source Serif text with Source Sans headings, a large light chapter numeral, numbered sections, a boxed key takeaway, a contents page with leaders — for business, science, self-improvement and how-to. Source Serif + Source Sans · 6 × 9 in · numbered sections · takeaway boxes 2 books started here
MemoirA page set in the design Memoir
 MemoirNew Bindery house design · Memoir Warm and unhurried: Cochineal on a roomy 6 × 9 page, each chapter opening flush left with its number in grey and its title in a large italic, an epigraph block for the lines a chapter is remembered by. Cochineal · 6 × 9 in · epigraphs · running heads 1 book started here
Essays & ColumnsA page set in the design Essays & Columns
 Essays & ColumnsNew Bindery house design · Essays For a collection of essays, columns or newsletter issues: Baskerville, every piece opening with an italic title and a small-caps dateline, sub-heads in spaced small caps, a contents page that lists each piece without numbers. Baskerville · 5.5 × 8.5 in · datelines · no chapter numbers 1 book started here
Poetry CollectionA page set in the design Poetry Collection
 Poetry CollectionNew Bindery house design · Poetry A slim pocket collection: Libertinus Serif, no running heads, every poem on its own page with a small-caps title, verse set with a hanging indent so a long line never reads as a new one. Libertinus Serif · 5 × 8 in · a page per poem · hanging verse Be the first to start a book here
Large PrintA page set in the design Large Print
 Large PrintNew Bindery house design · Large print Built to large-print conventions: Charter at 14 point on 20, a short measure, ragged right with no hyphenation, big centred folios and roomy margins — also the right start for a children's chapter book or a first-reader edition. Charter 14 pt · 6 × 9 in · ragged right · no hyphenation Be the first to start a book here
Literary FictionA page set in the design Literary Fiction
 Literary FictionNew Bindery house design · Novel The contemporary literary paperback: Libertinus Serif with real small caps, each chapter opening with a large light numeral and a quiet italic title, no drop caps, short rules between scenes, a contents page without leaders. Libertinus Serif + Fira Sans numerals · 5.5 × 8.5 in · light chapter numerals · no drop caps Be the first to start a book here
Thriller & CrimeA page set in the design Thriller & Crime
 Thriller & CrimeNew Bindery house design · Novel The page-turner: Charter set tight on a full measure, chapters that open with a big bold numeral over a heavy rule, a slug line for time and place, running heads in spaced capitals — nothing slows the eye. Charter · 5.5 × 8.5 in · bold numerals · slug lines Be the first to start a book here
CookbookA page set in the design Cookbook
 CookbookNew Bindery house design · Cookbook A 7 × 10 kitchen book: Montserrat headings and Merriweather text, every recipe opening with a yield-and-time line and a headnote, ingredients in a narrow column beside the numbered method so a cook can find their place with floury hands. Merriweather + Montserrat · 7 × 10 in · two-column recipes · headnotes Be the first to start a book here
Textbook & CourseA page set in the design Textbook & Course
 Textbook & CourseNew Bindery house design · Textbook A 7 × 10 teaching book: Source Serif text with Fira Sans headings, a learning-objectives box under every chapter title, numbered sections, worked examples and exercises between rules, key terms in bold with a list at the chapter's end. Source Serif + Fira Sans · 7 × 10 in · objectives boxes · numbered exercises Be the first to start a book here
Children’s Chapter BookA page set in the design Children’s Chapter Book
 Children’s Chapter BookNew Bindery house design · Children’s For readers of seven to eleven: Merriweather set large and clear, chapter openers with “Chapter 3” big and bold, short lines, no hyphenation, and a place for a drawing on every chapter with a caption in the story’s voice. Merriweather + Fira Sans · 5.5 × 8.5 in · big chapter heads · room for pictures Be the first to start a book here
Guided JournalA page set in the design Guided Journal
 Guided JournalNew Bindery house design · Journal A book people write in: Montserrat labels and Source Serif prompts, every question followed by ruled lines, day pages with a date line, quote pages to open a section, no running heads — a gratitude journal, a workbook, a planner. Source Serif + Montserrat · 6 × 9 in · ruled prompts · day pages Be the first to start a book here
The Double-Headed DragonA page set in the design The Double-Headed Dragon
 The Double-Headed DragonNew design by Catherine Yanovsky EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · drop caps · running heads · two columns 5.5 × 8.5 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
The CorporationA page set in the design The Corporation
 The CorporationNew design by James Smith 6 × 9 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
A Fortress of Ash and IronA page set in the design A Fortress of Ash and Iron
 A Fortress of Ash and IronNew design by Melissa Haines EB Garamond · 6 × 9 in · drop caps · running heads 6 × 9 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
Last Act LiesA page set in the design Last Act Lies
 Last Act LiesNew design by Charm Crafters 6 × 9 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →
Dr. ToddA page set in the design Dr. Todd
 Dr. ToddNew design by Todd A. Smith, DO EB Garamond · 5.5 × 8.5 in · running heads 5.5 × 8.5 in Be the first to start a book here See a book in this design →