Josh Hockensmith produces handmade artist books and blank books under the name blue bluer books. He also curates the artist book collection at the University of North Carolina Art Library.

Natalie Stopka binds books using uncommon fibers, repurposed hand dyed fabrics and vintage textiles. She was a 2011/12 Van Lier/Stein Scholar at the Center for Book Arts, NYC and a 2012 intern at the Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn.

Beth Morris is an assistant librarian at the Yale Center for British Art. Her 2010 MSLS thesis focuses on how artists' book collections are used, accessed and developed within academic institutions.