Literary Journal

In Praise of Margin Notes: Why Books Belong to the Pencil
In Praise of Margin Notes: Why Books Belong to the Pencil
There is a polite superstition, common among collectors who rarely read what they own, that a book should pass through a human life without bearing a single scar of the... Read more...
The Weight of Rag Paper in an Age of Ephemeral Screens
The Weight of Rag Paper in an Age of Ephemeral Screens
  Touch a leaf of book paper printed in Venice in 1510 and you will be startled by its suppleness. Five hundred years after it was lifted from the vat... Read more...
How to Keep a Commonplace Book That Outlives the Decade
How to Keep a Commonplace Book That Outlives the Decade
In an era of effortless copy-and-paste, we hoard thousands of digital bookmarks that we never revisit. The very ease of capture strips the passage of its weight. When John Locke,... Read more...
Typography as Hospitality: Notes from Our Autumn Monograph
Typography as Hospitality: Notes from Our Autumn Monograph
Good typography does not wave its arms at the reader; it pulls out a well-proportioned chair, adjusts the lamp so there is no glare upon the page, and steps quietly... Read more...