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An (Extra)ordinary Commencement
Posted on Feb 15, 2020
A report on the first day of the 3-month Professional Course in Publishing by one of the students from the Class of 2020. An (Extra)ordinary Commencement Shubhayan Chakrabarti Hmm. Where to begin? So much is happening already that I’m completely flummoxed with everything we’re learning with each passing day. Anyway, they say that the beginning is always the best place to . . . well . . . for the lack of a better word . . . begin (although I personally I find the in medias res technique far...Continue Reading
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Finding a Voice: With Ros Schwartz
Posted on Jan 22, 2013
The day began with us bustling in, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. It was all very exciting. We...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2013
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Read MoreUnlearning the Book and Learning it Again
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
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Read MoreThe Editor's Glasses
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
A persistent image: Buried beneath a pile of books, he has an editor’s Oxford Dictionary as hi...
Read MoreThe Labor of Ideas: A Visit to the Printing Press
Posted on Jan 16, 2013
the labor of ideas and how actions speak—this is what I’ve been thinking about ever since our c...
Read MoreMany Balls in the Air: Introductory Workshop at the Seagull School of Publishing
Posted on Jan 07, 2013
Having been part of several introductory sessions for courses, I felt I knew what to expect whe...
Read MoreA view from behind the stage
Posted on Aug 09, 2012
About two weeks ago I was flooded with an overwhelming nostalgia for someone I revered deeply....
Read MorePublishing Lives 11: Allan Sealy, Author
Posted on Aug 09, 2012
Why do we write? Is it to read or to be read? Is it to give voice to an ideology that we have e...
Read MoreSeagull: An Event in My Life
Posted on Aug 09, 2012
When I came back from the School today, my mother asked me over our cup of afternoon tea, ’So,...
Read MorePublishing Lives 10: Gita Wolf, Publisher, Tara Books
Posted on Aug 09, 2012
‘Publishing is a very individual vision,’ begins Gita Wolf. About a week before Gita’s schedul...
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