Endangered Alphabets

You can read the fifth episode of my behind-the-scenes Kickstarter diary at endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/13/the…

The third episode of my behind-the-scenes Kickstarter diary is now up at endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/11/the…

Hey, everyone--I'd be very grateful if you could circulate the news about my new Kickstarter campaign. If it succeeds, I'm going to be able to do a lot of good, but I'm going to need a lot of help first! kickstarter.com/projects/endan…

The first day of my Kickstarter campaign has been plagued with bots making fake pledges, apparently the latest form of phishing for personal data. Please check the campaign out at kickstarter.com/projects/endan… and, if you are in a position to do so, make a genuine pledge!

We're off! It's my new Kickstarter campaign to make ten Endangered Alphabets carvings and send them out to their communities of origin where they will do the most good. Please back the campaign if you can at kickstarter.com/projects/endan… --and please tell your friends and colleagues!

LAUNCHING ON SUNDAY: my Bringing It All Back Home Kickstarter, about getting my carvings of endangered alphabets out to their user communities where they can be a source of pride, a sign that the world has not forgotten them. Check out the pre-launch page kickstarter.com/projects/endan…

My friends: having heard how much Bezos has donated to Trump, I've decided MY BOOKS WILL NO LONGER BE SOLD THROUGH AMAZON. You can find them at endangeredalphabets.com by clicking on the Shop tab. It may lose me sales, but I refuse to fund the destruction of the US.

Price reduced! Anyone who joins my wonderful By Hand Book Club for the last three sessions (starting this Sunday) can do so at the cut price of $20--including a free digital copy of the book! Details at endangeredalphabets.com/2025/12/11/the…

Price reduced! Anyone who joins my By Hand Book Club for the last three sessions (starting this Sunday) can do so at the cut price of $20--including a free digital copy of the book! Deets at endangeredalphabets.com/2025/12/11/the…

Many thanks to Ron Charles of the Washington Post for his great review of my new book, By Hand: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?track…

@ibnsayeed That would be fabulous if you can find a publisher to support you....

@EAlphabets would like to translate it in Sylheti if nobody did this before

Well, isn't that a pretty sight! The Japanese edition of my Atlas of Endangered Alphabets is now out and about!

Starting Sunday: the most interesting discussion group you'll ever join. We're going to explore the importance of the handwritten word in an age of AI and digital tools. Urgent. Complex. Passionate. For more details and to register, head over to endangeredalphabets.com/2025/12/11/the…

ELEVENTH-HOUR CALL FOR BRILLIANT RESCUE PLANS Pangea, my largest sculpture (at 7'x7') was due to be donated to a university, but that has fallen through. I leave for the UK on Wednesday. How can it be rescued from the dump?

Reminder: If you want a *signed* copy of my book By Hand, and live in North America, order it BY JAN 4th, before I leave. After that the estimable Alana Brown will handle fulfillment, and though I admire her, she's not authorized to sign my name! Orders: endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/

Reminder: If you want a *signed* copy of my book By Hand, and live in North America, order it BY JAN 4th. After that the estimable Alana Brown will handle fulfillment, and though I admire her, she's not authorized to sign my name! Orders: endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/

If you want a *signed* copy of my book By Hand, and live in North America, order it BY JAN 6th. After that the estimable Alana Brown will handle fulfillment, and though I admire her, she's not authorized to sign my name! Orders: endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/

Heads up! My very last live event in the U.S. will be on January 4 in Arlington, Vermont. Try to make it if you can--I'd love to see you in person! Please share!

Inexpensive last-minute gift for lovers of language and the art of writing--overseas?? Send them the digital edition of my new book By Hand! Details and ordering at endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/

Only ten days left in my global handwriting contest to win a copy of my new book By Hand! See endangeredalphabets.com/2025/11/22/glo… for full details...