book history

Earing the Clink of Chisels: An Imperfect Love Letter to Reading Literary Magazines
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Earing the Clink of Chisels: An Imperfect Love Letter to Reading Literary Magazines

ByEmilia Phillips

Every time I pause in front of a stack of lit mags at my house, I find myself flipping through one for a morsel. Gimme something good. I find myself re-reading things I’ve already read and feeling surprised by them again and again, as if the magazine keeps the poems new and Ziploc-fresh.

People of the Book: Stephen Skuce

People of the Book: Stephen Skuce

ByGretchen E. Henderson

People of the Book is an interview series gathering those engaged with books, broadly defined. As participants answer the same set of questions, their varied responses chart an informal ethnography of the book, highlighting its rich history as a mutable medium and anticipating its potential future. This week brings the conversation to Stephen Skuce, Program Manager…