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Inscription 3 (on folds) is nearly here! To order, inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/

"a history of the book in which the book’s fate over the long term is to become what it was all along: a binder." @DrBibliomane and @craig2robertson in INSCRIPTION no. 2, on 'PINNING AND PUNCHING: A PROVISIONAL HISTORY OF HOLES, PAPER, AND BOOKS'

INSCRIPTION no. 2 is out in October -- it's all about HOLES, and ft. WORDS by Deidre Lynch + Craig Robertson, Heather Wolfe, Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic, James Misson, Louis Lüthi, Aleksandra Kaminska + Juliette De Maeyer + Myriam Dion, Michael Marcinkowski, Paul Reynolds ...

<10 copies left for sale of edition no. 1 of the "sexiest academic journal ever" (@djbduncan). inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/

The incredible Harold Offeh has been filling his mouth with rock crystals for our forthcoming issue. Why?? Because HOLES is our theme, that's why! Here's a sneak preview of his very weird and brilliant Crystal Mouths.

Our project for @yalebookhistory on index cards and Edwin Drood -- 'Droodian Solutions' - is nearly done! Fascinating finding out how a card archive creates connections we never imagined. @djbduncan @roguepages

Landings! We have only ca. 15 copies left of Inscription no. 1 (with all the trimmings - vinyl lp, commissioned large print, poetry booklet), and there won't be a reprinting of no. 1 as we move to no. 2. You can snap up your collector's item via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/

If you miss one of the final copies for sale, try this!

Tomorrow! Bonnie Mak, in discussion with @djbduncan, @roguepages, & @AdamSmy36314691 of @39_press. Wednesday, March 31, 4:45-6:15 (EST). Register at: tinyurl.com/5azp3snt.

Thank you Artists Book Reviews! INSCRIPTION 'strikes a balance between risk-taking and rigor ...[with] exceptional production value...it pushes at the limits of a physical publication...with [an] editorial board stacked with big names' artistsbookreviews.com/2021/03/13/ins…

Shining in the future: Bonnie Mak, in discussion w/ @djbduncan, @roguepages, & @AdamSmy36314691 of @39_press. Wednesday, March 31, 4:45-5:15 EST. Register at: yalelibrary.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

@John_Attridge 'Twas ever.

Reintroducing the apostrophe to the word 'cello, who's with me?

@OsbornEarlyMod @BeineckeLibrary A good, but specific category.

This is fascinating, but I think I spotted some typos.

We're delighted to be working on a project on 'presence' for @yalebookhistory. Details to emerge: but at the heart of it are Dickens' (unfinshed) Mystery of Edwin Drood, hundreds of 6x4 cards, postal art, and practices of indexing. @OsbornEarlyMod @djbduncan @roguepages

Speed-reading issue 1

Inscription vol. one!

Inscription issue one comes with a hole drilled through the middle. Does it mean there's more journal, or less? Not sure. But it's nearly here!

INSCRIPTION no. 1 comes with (among other things) a vinyl recording of the brilliant Sean Ashton reading from his novel 'Living in a Land'. Here is the box of 500 black sleeves just arrived at Inscription Towers.

September is publication month for issue 1 of INSCRIPTION (ft. 10 articles, print, vinyl lp, hole thro' middle). Copies selling fast! If you'd like to subscribe, please email inscriptionthejournal@gmail.com for details.