July 24, 2012, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingArtists’ books bring text to life through art The definition of what constitutes an artist’s book varies significantly depending on the social or critical circle observing the book. Is it an artist’s book, a livre d’artiste, an artist’s illustrated book, bookart, pop art, or a fine press book? If one were to look up the term and read… read more
September 14, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingDavid Foster Wallace’s library: Dog ears, coffee rings, duct tape, and heavy markings Jacqueline Muñoz, librarian at the Ransom Center, cataloged more than 300 books from David Foster Wallace’s archive. Here, she writes about her experience working with the collection and her personal response to Wallace’s work. I didn’t think much of Infinite Jest in the beginning. My impression of David Foster Wallace’s… read more
March 16, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsNorman Mailer’s "real" Facebook Facebook. No doubt you’ve heard of it. But did you know that the origin of Facebook really comes from the concept of a “freshman facebook”? Many universities publish and distribute a yearbook of sorts to its incoming freshman students that includes registrants’ photos and a few biographical details about them.… read more
