Recs if you like Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries...
Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
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microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
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Language as Culture
Language is so much more than words. It’s our culture, our identity, and our history rolled into one. These books show how the way we speak shapes, and is shaped by, who we are.
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I can't remember the title, but the cover is blue
Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.
And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?
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Niche microhistories
Small topics that pack a punch
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let me let you in on a little secret
fiction and nonfiction titled "the secret life/lives of ____"
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meta-novels
books on books, writing, words, etc. fiction and non-fiction included
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cover is covering
when the cover is absolutely doing its job correctly
(gorgeous, funny, and uniquely fitting covers, all in one)
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