An archive survives to be revived. The archive as a limit, a thing in a box, is always also an opening. It opens on losses sustained, harms inflicted, the tenacity of survival, and on the persistence of lineages both proud and shameful. But what is it to approach an archive, to unlock the cabinet, lift […]

Ellen Lupton wrote the classic textbook Thinking with Type. Researching the all-new third edition of this book meant questioning everything. What assumptions are baked into the English-speaking design vocabulary? How can type education become more forgiving? What stories lurk behind basic forms such as grids, capital letters, reverse stress, and typographic widows? Thinking with Type, […]

How to Market Books for Children Micaela S. Benn, Marketing Strategist & Children’s Book Author Looking for a way to consistently generate orders of 20 or more of your children’s books at a time, directly from a website that you own? Then you need to learn how to pitch your children’s books to independent retailers […]

Want to learn more about poisons used in murder? Dr. Jen Prosser, creator and host of the Pick Your Poison Podcast, gives a Primer on Poisons, discussing poisons and toxins from cases taken from headline news. She’ll discuss popular historical poisons like arsenic and cyanide as well as modern toxins like the cage convulsant, tetramine. Join […]