Nate Pedersen

Nate Pedersen is a writer in Mankato, Minnesota. His most recent book is Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them. His website is natepedersen.com.

Banned, Burned, Seized, and Censored
A new exhibit, focusing on the "machinery" behind American censorship, opens today at the Harry
ABA President on Safari
Lawrence Worms, current President of the ABA in Britain and owner of
Edgar Allan Poe House
Following on the heel's of yesterday's blog post about Edgar Allan Poe, the New York Times
9/11 and Cultural Loss
The Associated Press reported last week on the loss of historical records and documents in the 9/11 attacks, a
Collecting Photobooks
The Polar Almanac
Battered Books
Last week, the Guardian profiled the charm of battered books:
P. Lal, Founder of Writers Workshop, Dies at 81
Purushottama Lal, renowned poet and publisher of the great Indian literary imprint Writers Workshop, passed away on November 3 at his home in Kolkata. He was 81 years old.
Invention of Writing Exhibition
Early writing developed independently at four spots around the ancient world: Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and Mesoamerica.
Kafkaesque