This annual publication inverts the almanac form, offering art by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, writing by Naomi Klein, and poems elegizing the plants of Gaza.
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A New Bookselling Platform Challenges Amazon’s Monopoly
“Directing readers to buy their books from Amazon is harmful to the authors, and the publishers, whose work you are trying to support,” reads a letter encouraging independent media resources to use platforms like Bookshop.
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How the First Illustrated English Book Described the Universe
The first illustrated English book was ambitious, describing large ideas like the roundness of the Earth and why we experience day and night.
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A Century After Being Cast into the River Thames, a Celebrated Typeface Reemerges
Nearly a century after all 2,600 pounds of it were cast into the murky water of London’s River Thames, what remains of the lost Doves Press type has been recovered by divers.
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A Talk With Christopher Kardambikis, Artist’s Book Enthusiast
Every great museum has at least a few vitrines dedicated to the remarkable object that is the artist’s book.
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Rare and Forgotten Photography Books, Resurrected
Many landmark photography books are simply unavailable today. By reprinting expensive, rare, or out-of-print photobooks in new editions, the small press Errata Editions is aiming to make some significant reissues of such books available through their Books on Books project.
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Rewriting the Story of Shame and Isolation: The Lambda Literary Awards Turn 25
On Monday night the Lambda Literary Awards turned 25. For those unfamiliar, the Lammys are awards given out to LGBT authors in a variety of categories ranging from serious nonfiction to science fiction. They were started in 1989 by Deacon Maccubbin, founder of the now-shuttered Washington, DC, gay bookstore Lambda Rising.
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Iconic US Graphic Novel Publisher Calls it Quits
US-focused graphic novel publisher Tokyopop, founded in 1997, has announced that it will be closing the doors on its American operation on May 31. Tokyopop was the first to publish Japanese manga (comics, or graphic novels) in their original, un-flipped state and did much to popularize what has been called the “manga revolution.”
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MoMA Hits the Streets With Newsprint
After stopping in to Hyperallergic’s local coffee shop one morning, I noticed something interesting in the newsstand next to the Village Voices and L Magazines. I took a closer look. MoMA’s logo? On a newsprint publication? The Museum of Modern Art is refreshing an old form of advertising to get the word out about two print exhibitions — the printed broadsheet. This two-sided newspaper publicizes the museum’s Impressions From South Africa: 1965 to Now and German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse with an eye-catching combination of information and print reproductions. Even better, the broadsheet presents the exhibition’s prints in their native multiple format.
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Alternate Realities in a Single Book Cover
Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s latest book, 1Q84, has become a blockbuster hit in the author’s native country, but the English edition is still forthcoming. As a preview, Knopf has released images of the book’s cover, by famous graphic designer Chip Kidd. Using transparent vellum as a jacket, the cover represents the book’s engagement with alternate realities.