125 Index, a History of The by Dennis Duncan -- The Post Office of Words

This discussion of Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan is a big day for Victoria because it’s an episode all about her favorite thing ever: sorting things into categories. Julia is there to help translate the Middle English quotes. Views expressed on Book Club with Julia and Victoria and bookclubwithjv.com are solely those of the hosts and not necessarily those of their employers, clients, guests, and collaborators. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more. Become a Member! Shop with us on Bookshop.org! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph. Mentioned in this episode: Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The Great Vowel Shift Book Parts edited by Dennis Duncan and Adam Smyth Victoria’s very rough attempt at an index of Julia’s thesis American Society for Indexing The Daily Show Scalable sociality William Poole Recommendations: Internet Archive Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chaika The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (book) The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (podcast) Garbage Day newsletter on Substack Currently Obsessed: Alligator Bites Never Heal 2024 album by Doechii 2024 What a Devastating Turn of Events 2024 album by Rachel Chinouriri Dunya 2024 album by Mustafa