![The endpapers feature a collage of performers exclaiming the signature line, “Live from New York!”](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_03.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
The endpapers feature a collage of performers exclaiming the signature line, “Live from New York!”
1 The endpapers feature a collage of performers exclaiming the signature line, “Live from New York!” 2 The book immerses readers in all things SNL, including the show's production.
![The book immerses readers in all things SNL, including the show's production.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_04.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
The book immerses readers in all things SNL, including the show's production.
![The show comes together in a week, and the book uses this as its organizing structure.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_05.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
The show comes together in a week, and the book uses this as its organizing structure.
![The layout of the book is simple and elegant, to provide a straightforward, journalistic feel.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_06.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
The layout of the book is simple and elegant, to provide a straightforward, journalistic feel.
![A conference room after a read-through, with script pages littering the floor.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_08.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
A conference room after a read-through, with script pages littering the floor.
![A look at the show's costume department.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_09.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
A look at the show's costume department.
1 A conference room after a read-through, with script pages littering the floor. 2 A look at the show's costume department. 3 Cast promo shots by Edie Baskin.
![Cast promo shots by Edie Baskin.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_10.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
Cast promo shots by Edie Baskin.
![Spreads feature photographs from various eras of the show.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_11.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
Spreads feature photographs from various eras of the show.
![Many of the original contact sheets are so great, they have been published in full.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/192177e9-51f4-4b0b-8a83-fa7de877133a/emo_snlbook_12.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=427)
Many of the original contact sheets are so great, they have been published in full.