Sullivan Book Arts

Sullivan Book Arts We specialize in custom bookbinding and repair using quality materials and traditional techniques. Who are we? We're bound only by your imagination.

We now have a storefront in Pittsburg, Kan., complete with a gallery of local artists. Our store hours are posted below, but we're also available by appointment. I'm Olive Sullivan, writer, dog person, and bookbinder. I hold a certificate in Core I Bookbinding from the San Francisco Center for the Book, and I trained for several years as an apprentice with Sharen May, of Drennan Bookbinding in Jop

lin, Mo. I'm passionate about books and making books, specializing in creating custom blank journals with fantasy or nature themes, your design or mine. Sullivan Book Arts also offers custom bookbinding using quality materials and traditional techniques. We restore your beloved books or create custom binding for new work, including dissertations, family histories, and more. The same storefront hosts my partner in bookmania, Angel Abshire, who is Wyrd Hoard Letterpress and Photography. Please get in touch to learn more, or stop by for a tour.

Thistle and Mushrooms on Moss, lined journal. What can I make for you?
05/08/2026

Thistle and Mushrooms on Moss, lined journal. What can I make for you?

Sunday was a perfect day for cyanotype! Here are some of our successes, and one in progress (but we were losing the ligh...
05/05/2026

Sunday was a perfect day for cyanotype! Here are some of our successes, and one in progress (but we were losing the light by then).

If you missed it and wish you hadn't, get in touch. We can do custom party printmaking or bookbinding workshops for your group on your schedule!

Join me at the Literary Cat Co. for Indie Bookstore Day. Open mic starts at 6:30, and meanwhile, lots of local authors a...
04/25/2026

Join me at the Literary Cat Co. for Indie Bookstore Day. Open mic starts at 6:30, and meanwhile, lots of local authors are available to chat.

04/13/2026

Preserving stories one page at a time - Sullivan Book Arts specializes in custom bookbinding and repair using quality materials and traditional techniques! Make sure to check ‘em out at 202 West 4th St. during ArtWalk or any time during their regular business hours! 📚✨

I have been talking to my shop lock for a while now. I had so much trouble with it, then one day I just started talking...
03/14/2026

I have been talking to my shop lock for a while now. I had so much trouble with it, then one day I just started talking to it and expressing my appreciation. When it works (relatively) smoothly, I say "thank you." And sometimes "Good girl!" But I feel like I might have gone too far today when I promised the door I would bring her a sticker from the Gently Mad bindery https://www.thegentlymad.co.uk/ in Edinburgh.

I finished writing the novel I have been working on for years--it was my MFA thesis, among other iterations. And now I d...
03/08/2026

I finished writing the novel I have been working on for years--it was my MFA thesis, among other iterations. And now I don't know what to procrastinate on!

I really like the smell of Mod Podge. Could be worse...
02/09/2026

I really like the smell of Mod Podge. Could be worse...

We had so much fun at our linocut workshop, Secret Love for Hearts! What do y'all want to do next? I want to offer a cla...
02/09/2026

We had so much fun at our linocut workshop, Secret Love for Hearts! What do y'all want to do next? I want to offer a class in bookbinding, and I'd love to offer open stuio time. Interested? Let me know!

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Pittsburg, KS

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Tuesday 1pm - 6pm
Thursday 1pm - 6pm

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