This week we'll be celebrating some of our favourite reader submissions for the blog including the best Flickr pictures, guest posts and stories covered on the blog in the past year.
"Effortlessly he creates art that prods and pokes, ignores and strokes, and slaps and stuns us into submission," wrote Hirst, adding that his favourite pieces were those Gregory had made with human bones and skulls.
At Unbound, which curates the titles it puts forward, launching 10-15 a month from around 20 daily submissions, supporters are asked to vote for their favourite jackets, and can interact with authors, if they choose.
Most of the posts are informed by our favourite blogs and tips from artists, though occasionally we do receive really exciting submissions that we share.
It was like a compact, compressed version of all your favourite early-80s pop moments – Haircut 100's Favourite Shirts shrieked into near-submission by Associates' Billy Mackenzie, with a Promised You a Miracle synth-line – only given a modern makeover by DFA.
We've got submissions ranging from rock and roll to Christmas classics, and we'd love to hear more of your favourite motivational tunes.
