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For some readers this book will have the charm of the Antiques Roadshow. Adam Smyth, professor of English Literature and the History of the Book at Balliol College, Oxford, presents with caressing attention to technical detail an array of illustrious book people. They may be unfamiliar names to those who don’t know a colophon from
Connoisseur Andrew Robinson gives ten of his favourite tomes from the year a more expansive review. Connoisseur Andrew Robinson gives ten of his favourite tomes from the year a more expansive review.
“Reading occupies a strange position in today’s world, being at once physiologically unnecessary and culturally central.”
In this podcast episode, Adrian Johns digs into the complex history of reading, from America's Reading Wars to today's fights over book bans.
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.