The Book Album

A comprehensive overview of the Gutenberg Bible as well as a discussion of literacy in the medieval era.

I wanted to mention here that Mainz was actually a prominent town in the medieval era as shown by its innumerable examples of architecture and craft in its medieval churches; however, I stand by the opinion that it was certainly no Nuremberg!

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-gutenberg-bible

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bibles/the-gutenberg-bible.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gutenberg-Bible

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/gutenberg-bible

https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing#ref397985

http://medievalcolloquium.sewanee.edu/ask-a-medievalist/aam-columns/literacy.php

Our most existential episode featuring composer Lizzie Discenza from Northwestern.

Comedy or not? Let's dive in.

Fun facts: http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-the-taming-of-the-shrew.htm

Our show schedule has shifted slightly to accommodate my herculean midterm schedule. Apologies, this change does indeed mean a one week delay on the poetry series!

The second part of Breanna and I's chat about the legendary writer William Faulkner.

Part 1: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/04/02/faulkner-1-3-ft-breanna-poston-episode-35/

Like modern cinema, fashion, and literature, the 1920s also gave birth to today’s riveting topic: comics.

https://the-artifice.com/history-of-comics/

Part 1/3 of our #AprilinParis mini series on Faulkner!

Bearded Faulkner at Luxembourg: http://mwp.olemiss.edu//dir/faulkner_william/paris.html

A comprehensive overview of what makes a NY Times Bestseller.

Behind the List: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/opinion/21pubed.html

The List Itself: https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/

Freakonomics Episode: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/creativity-5/

Interviews from NY Times Employees: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/reader-center/behind-the-new-york-times-best-seller-not-best-reviewed-lists.html

Northeastern Article: https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/04/06/the-science-of-a-new-york-times-bestseller/

Another book review for March?

Introducing weekly episodes and a poetry series.

Gingerbread: https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Novel-Helen-Oyeyemi/dp/1594634653/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gingerbread&qid=1553024719&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Oyeyemi: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/59813/helen-oyeyemi

Bonus episode #2 with a bite-sized discussion of burnout, love, and my relationship with poetry. Featuring two poems I wrote!