Stone Reader
In 2002, Dow Mossman was the subject of the documentary film Stone Reader by Mark Moskowitz, which chronicled the director's attempt to resuscitate the acclaimed book and speak to its…
How To Make A Book From An AO3 Page
This material is made available for free as part of the greater fandom gift economy. Pay it forward. Create more gifts for authors. The greatest reward of the whole process…
The Ultimate List of DRM-free Bookshops
A regularly updated list of online shops that sell DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs.
Entrepreneur à la vie rocambolesque et pionnier du livre de poche
Si vous lisez des livres en format poche, c’est en partie grâce à cet éditeur à la vie rocambolesque, Emanuel Haldeman-Julius. Dès 1919, ce militant socialiste, entrepreneur visionnaire, ami de…
Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird – Ada Palmer
Renaissance history is so much wilder and weirder than you would have expected. Very fun chatting with Ada Palmer (historian, novelist, and composer based at the University of Chicago).
The Atlas Obscura Podcast: The Family That Tried To Escape History
In 1978, a team of Soviet geologists working deep in the Siberian taiga came across something they never expected to see: a house. As it turned out, they had stumbled…
Rebecca Solnit on George Orwell
Rebecca Solnit has devoted her latest book to his life and work. It’s called Orwell’s Roses, and it was inspired by a visit she paid to his rural cottage, where…
Cloth and Complicity: Seth Rockman on Plantations, Textiles, and the Art of Weaving
Some people might think this book offers a smoking gun of complicity: Aha, those sanctimonious New Englanders were just as tied to slavery as the Southerners! But complicity seems too…
The Name of the Rose (film)
The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same title by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars…
Viscera Objectica
by Yugo Limbo