BOOKNESS at the Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library in Oxford has books. Lots of books. But also books that don’t look like books. Books that self-destruct. Books that decay.
Join librarian Jo Maddocks and conservator Alice Evans to explore the wonderful world of the Bodleian’s artists’ books and discover what makes a book a book.
This podcast is for book lovers, book nerds and book makers.

Brought to you by the Bodleian Library’s Centre for the Study of the Book.

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Episode	Description	People	Date
S2 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Kevin Steele	BOOKNESS talks to graphic designer and book artist Kevin Steele about his pop-up book ‘The Movable Book of Letterforms’, which is on display in the Bodleian’s exhibition ‘Alphabet’s Alive!’ until the end of January 2024.	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Kevin Steele	13 December, 2023
S2 Ep1: BOOKNESS with Paul Johnson	BOOKNESS talks to book artist Paul Johnson about his pop-up book ‘Dies Natalis’, which was created as a gift to the Bodleian library for the Gifts and Books exhibition.	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Paul Johnson	13 October, 2023
S1 Ep5: BOOKNESS with Justine Provino	On the 30th anniversay of its publication, BOOKNESS talks to book conservator and PhD candidate Justine Provino about her research into the self-destructing book 'Agrippa'.	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Justine Provino	9 December, 2022
S1 Ep4: BOOKNESS with Stephen Emmerson	BOOKNESS talks to poet and artist Stephen Emmerson about his book 'Translation of Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge', a paperback novel 'translated' into mushrooms.	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Stephen Emmerson	21 November, 2022
S1 Ep3: BOOKNESS with Yiota Demetriou	BOOKNESS talks to multi-media artist Yiota Demetriou about her book 'To You', a book made with thermal ink that requires the intimacy and heat of the reader's hands to reveal its text.	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Yiota Demetriou	15 November, 2022
S1 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Ben Denzer	In the first episode in this series, BOOKNESS talks to book designer and artist Ben Denzer, about a book he has created from 20 slices of Kraft American cheese.	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Ben Denzer	8 November, 2022
S1 Ep1: Welcome to BOOKNESS	Welcome to BOOKNESS, a podcast from the Centre for the Study of the Book at the Bodleian Libraries exploring artists' books made of unusual materials…	Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Chris Fletcher, Emma Smith, Adam Smyth	8 November, 2022

BOOKNESS at the Bodleian Library

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