Michael Cart talks about (among other things) the evolution of written language

~ emoshea

podcastIn this podcast, Infopoeple’s book guy Michael Cart talks about early publishing, the evolution of written language, and book collecting (including a mini review of a new Sherlock Holmes pastiche!).

Titles and articles mentioned in this podcast:

  • Andrew Pettegree. THE BOOK IN THE RENAISSANCE. Yale University Press.
  • Review of: Robert Pinsky. “Start the Presses.” NY Times Book Review, 8/15/10, p. 15.
  • Christopher Woods. VISIBLE LANGUAGE: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond. U. of Chicago Pr. 2010.
  • Nicholas Basbanes. A GENTLE MADNESS. Owl Books.
  • Allison Hoover Bartlett. “Extreme Book-Collecting.” Wall Street Journal, 10/9/10.
  • Grahame Moore. THE SHERLOCKIAN. Twelve. 2011.
  • Charles Felix (Charles Warren Adams). THE NOTTING HILL MYSTERY.
  • Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor. A CATALOGUE OF CRIME.

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