SHARP News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Case of the Initial Letter: Charles Dickens and the Politics of the Dual Alphabet
Gavin EdwardsSHARP News'What if Charles Dickens was typeset as charles dickens?' @amandalastoria asks at the start of her review of Gavin Edwards' _The Case of the Initial Letter: Charles Dickens and the Politics of the Dual Alphabet_. #bookhistory #bookstudies #publishing https://t.co/M8FzlCE4XM
Hardcover, 2020
$130.00$105.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Ulysses
J. JoyceSHARP NewsWe're looking for someone to review @hutton_clare's in-person 'Women and the Making of Joyce's Ulysses' exhibit at the @ransomcenter (up until 17 July 2022) for #SHARPNews. Anyone in/near Austin open to this opportunity? DM us! 🇺🇸📚👯♀️ @LiberalArtsUT https://t.co/ADF0vMqvjj
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The Brand of Print: Marketing Paratexts in the Early English Book Trade
Andie SilvaSHARP NewsCatherine Evans calls @andiesilva's _The Brand of Print: Marketing Paratexts in the Early English Book Trade_ an 'exciting, lucid work, that deftly moves through a wealth of different genres and print agents. Silva’s writing is perceptive and accessible.' https://t.co/0nFeFyGNDE
Hardcover, 2019
$180.00$155.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions: Taking a Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach
Lauren Alex O'HaganSHARP News*SEEKING REVIEWER* _The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions: Taking a Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach_ - Lauren Alex O'Hagan (@laurenohagan91) https://t.co/0etBUxFpug
Paperback, 2022
$48.95$24.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Three-Volume Novel
Troy J. BassettSHARP NewsStephanie Meek's review of @3VolumeNovel's _The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Three-Volume Novel_ praises the 'rich history' of this format that is presented throughout the book. 📚 #bookhistory #bookstudies #publishing https://t.co/CIDJOZIBqz
Hardcover, 2020
$99.99$74.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
Dennis DuncanSHARP NewsEver open a book and head straight to its index? Us too! @SLevelt reviews @djbduncan's _Index, A History of the_ for SHARP News, calling the book 'an eminently legible and appealing page-turner on the subject'. #BookStudies #BookHistory #publishing https://t.co/9krE4kfqhz
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Feminist Acts: Branching Out Magazine and the Making of Canadian Feminism
Tessa JordanSHARP NewsTessa Jordan's _Feminist Acts: Branching Out Magazine and the Making of Canadian Feminism_ is 'a well-written, thoughtful, and engaging piece of scholarship' that draws from a wide range of primary materials. @ellen6arth reviews the book for #SHARPNews: https://t.co/9oJFGruiAI
Paperback, 2019
$38.99$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Typewriter Century: A Cultural History of Writing Practices
Martyn LyonsSHARP NewsC'mon, we know you all love typewriters as much as we do. @alicektg reviews Martyn Lyons' _The Typewriter Century_ for SHARP News: 'clearly the result of extensive research but that does not inhibit the prose, which is very engaging.' #BookHistory https://t.co/5emhHhg7gp
Paperback, 2021
$35.95$17.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wit's Treasury: Renaissance England and the Classics
Stephen OrgelSHARP News*SEEKING REVIEWER* _Wit's Treasury: Renaissance England and the Classics_ - Stephen Orgel https://t.co/FvoEWq9NUS
Hardcover, 2021
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ghosts, Holes, Rips and Scrapes: Shakespeare in 1619, Bibliography in the Longue Durée
Zachary LesserSHARP NewsBOO(ks)! 👻 Megan E. Fox reviews @ZacharyLesser's _Ghosts, Holes, Rips and Scrapes: Shakespeare in 1619, Bibliography in the Longue Durée_. 'Lesser grapples with a sensationalizing trend in which bibliographic research casts itself as [...] séance.' https://t.co/1XxNp2fH7T
Hardcover, 2021
$69.95$44.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)