Pennantian parrot by the self-taught 18th-century artist Sarah Stone, who created extraordinary natural history paintings of exotic, endangered, and extinct species at a time when neither science nor art were open to women. Click through for more, and for prints. 

The wonderful folks of Holstee have turned my 7 learnings from 7 years of Brain Pickings into a beautiful letterpress poster inspired by vintage children’s book illustration:

Denise Levertov’s poem “Love Song,” adapted as a visual haiku by illustrator Ohara Hale. Prints and original Levertov audio at the link:

Denise Levertov’s poem “City Psalm,” adapted as a visual haiku by illustrator Ohara Hale. Prints and original Levertov audio at the link:

Denise Levertov’s poem “The Ache of Marriage,” adapted as a visual haiku by illustrator Ohara Hale. Prints and original Levertov audio at the link:

Denise Levertov’s poem “To the Muse,” adapted as a visual haiku by illustrator Ohara Hale. Prints and original Levertov audio at the link:

Denise Levertov’s poem “Open Secret,” adapted as a visual haiku by illustrator Ohara Hale. Prints and original Levertov audio at the link:

Denise Levertov’s poem “The Certainty,” adapted as a six-panel visual haiku by illustrator Ohara Hale. Prints and original Levertov audio at the link:

Anaïs Nin on Love 1

Diary excerpts selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman. Available as a print, with 100% of proceeds benefiting A Room of Her Own, a foundation supporting women artists and writers. 

Anaïs Nin on Love 2

Diary excerpts selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman.

Available as a print, with 100% of proceeds benefiting A Room of Her Own, a foundation supporting women artists and writers. Details and prints at the link.

Edie Windsor Said

Edith Windsor’s historic phone call with President Obama, marking the legal dawn of marriage equality. Illustrated by Debbie Millman. 

Roland Barthes’s Favorite Things

Illustration by Lynore Avery. Details and prints and the link.

Susan Sontag on Art

Diary excerpts selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton. Details and prints at the link.

The Geography Series: Joan Didion on the Far West

From a series of typographic homages to literary geography: Six main regions of American literature, each celebrated with a passage from a beloved author representing the respective region. Quotes selected by Maria Popova, illustrated by Debbie Millman. Details and prints at the link.