Cory Doctorow, "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" (Verso, 2023)

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Abigail Bainbridge, "Conservation of Books" (Routledge, 2023)

Editor Abigail Bainbridge and contributing author Sonja Schwoll join this discussion of Conservation of Books (Routledge 2023), the highly anticipated reference work on global book structures and their conservation. Offering the first modern, comprehensive overview on this subjec ...  Show more

Jacob Bricca, "How Documentaries Work" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Previous guest Jacob Bricca (Documentary Editing: Principles and Practice) is a professional film editor and director, specializing in documentaries. In his new book, he breaks down the hidden conventions of the documentary film in accessible language for film students and docume ...  Show more

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