Book History, Illuminated

Episodes

1. 2

   2: Robert Darnton's Communications Circuit

   In the second episode of Book History, Illuminated, Leah introduces Robert Darnton's Communications Circuit, and explains why it is, and why it is not, so great. She talks about Thomas R. Adams and Nicolas Barker's response to Darnton's Circuit, Pride and Prejudice, and Polish samizdat. What's...

   Mar 4, 2016

   33 min
2. 1

   1: What the heck is book history and why should you care?

   Welcome to the first episode of Book History, Illuminated! To kick off the podcast, Leah tries (and fails - sorry!) to define what she means by "book", and explains what book history is and why you should care. If you're new to book history, listen to this episode for the background info you'll...

   Jan 24, 2016

   16 min