This week, Abigail takes on the slow-moving mystery of the disappearance of the mass market paperback. Discussion includes thicc books, the history of publishing, fishy claims, and the necessity of cheap books in an expensive world.

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SOURCES:

WHERE ARE MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS HEADED in PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/90039-mass-market-paperback-sales-whither.html

THE PAPERBACK REVOLUTION in BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing/The-paperback-revolution

THE REVOLUTIONARY EFFECT OF THE PAPERBACK BOOK in THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-revolutionary-effect-of-the-paperback-book-36209689/

ALLEN LANE & PENGUIN BOOKS INVENT THE MASS-MARKET PAPERBACK: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2642

HOW PAPERBACKS TRANSFORMED THE WAY AMERICANS READ in MENTAL FLOSS: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12247/how-paperbacks-transformed-way-americans-read

THE HISTORY OF DUST JACKETS: FROM DISPOSABLE TO COLLECTIBLE in BOOK RIOT: https://bookriot.com/history-of-dust-jackets/

This is the final part of December’s special audio essay series on The Epic of Gilgamesh! This week, Abigail breaks down the entire dang story — and really goes hard on why it’s a love story you should care about. You can listen to it or read it at patreon.com/worksbyabigail.

INCREDIBLE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Kingdom of Thirst's theme (sans sax) by the incomparable Andrew Machado! bit.ly/2L1LcCL

RESOURCES:

GILGAMESH by STEPHEN MITCHELL: https://amzn.to/3B2BWom

FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 13: https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD

FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 9: https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ

INANNA: QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH by DIANE WOLKSTEIN AND SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER: https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3

EVERYDAY LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA by JEAN BOTTERO: https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu

EPIC OF GILGAMESH by ABED AZRIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8

THE WRITTEN WORLD by MARTIN PUCHNER: https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

EMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com

PO Box 460816

San Francisco CA, United States

94146-0816

Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.

This is the third part of December’s special audio essay series on The Epic of Gilgamesh! This week, Abigail tells you all about our favorite baby-man: Enkidu. He’s more than a metaphor and he’s too good for this world. You can listen to it or read it at patreon.com/worksbyabigail.

INCREDIBLE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Kingdom of Thirst's theme (sans sax) by the incomparable Andrew Machado! bit.ly/2L1LcCL

RESOURCES:

GILGAMESH by STEPHEN MITCHELL: https://amzn.to/3B2BWom

FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 13: https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD

FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 9: https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ

INANNA: QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH by DIANE WOLKSTEIN AND SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER: https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3

EVERYDAY LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA by JEAN BOTTERO: https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu

EPIC OF GILGAMESH by ABED AZRIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8

THE WRITTEN WORLD by MARTIN PUCHNER: https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI

ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor

KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA

CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P

TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst

KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst

EMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com

PO Box 460816

San Francisco CA, United States

94146-0816

Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.