Business Secrets Of The Pharoahs by Mark Crorigan [*]
Is this fool's gold? Probably. But that's not gonna stop me from reading it!
Category: Books
It doesn’t matter how many pages they have, books have the power to captivate and intrigue. These articles cover everything from cat pamphlets to 10th century bibles.
'Brutalist Paris' to explore post-war Brutalist architecture in the French capital [*]
The home of 'Béton brut' gets a book by Blue Crow Media.
Roy Mehta's 'Revival' explores Brent's multiculturalism between 1989–93
Mehta's collection of images from the late 80s/early 90s shows a part of London not unfamiliar with today.
A Quick Ting On: a non-fiction series focused on Black British culture
8 books are due to be released over the next couple of years.
Loose Ends: a literary supercut of 137 last lines from sci-fi books by Tom Comitta
A tapestry of final words from some of the greatest science fiction novels. That's Loose Ends.
The Literary Origins of Netflix’s 'Lupin' [*]
Sophie Gilbert examines the original story of Arsène Lupin for The Atlantic.
5 brilliant and possibly obscure Black authors
Discover—or rediscover—literary brilliance with these 5 Black authors.
Copyrighted works from 1925 enter the public domain today
Happy new year! Today is Public Domain Day and this year, copyrighted works from 1925 are free for all (subject to exceptions).
Toni Morrison on "Jazz" (1993)
Novelist Toni Morrison looked back on her youth, family and her newest book, "Jazz" in a 1993 interview with Charlie Rose.
Shape Grammars by Jannis Maroscheck is a book of shapes and systems
Maroscheck—a German graphic design student—created a design volume of shapes in response to a world dominated by AI.
24 Anti-Racist Books You Should Read
These 24 anti-racist books are essential reading, with 19 books chosen by Open Culture readers and 5 by us.
Tom Comitta pens tongue-in-cheek rework of Martin Scorsese's Marvel essay
What started out as a comical article on literature turned into a look at the pervasive world of publishing.
Codex Argenteus: the mysterious Gothic Silver Bible
Behind a silver cover lies the purple pages of Codex Argenteus, an enigmatic bible from 6th century Germany.
Game of Thrones books versus the TV series
As the series inches towards its finale, here's an infographic showing how the Game of Thrones books fed into the shows.
Copyrighted works from 1923 enter the public domain today
The likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are open to public domain reinterpretation.