On Margins https://craigmod.com/onmargins/ On Margins is a podcast about making books and book-shaped things, hosted by Craig Mod en-us © Craig Mod Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 craig@craigmod.com (Craig Mod) craig@craigmod.com (Craig Mod) Craig Mod On Margins is a podcast about making books and book-shaped things, hosted by Craig Mod Craig Mod craig@craigmod.com no episodic s02e04 - W. David Marx — Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e04/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e04/ W. David Marx — Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century Craig Mod W. David Marx and I discuss his book Blank Space. 2 4 full no Guest: W. David Marx

Book: Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century

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W. David Marx and I discuss his book Blank Space.

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Book: Ametora: How Japan Saved American Fashion

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W. David Marx and I talk about his book Ametora, Japanese culture, and books in translation.

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]]> s02e02 - Sam Anderson (Part 2) — Pandemic Writing https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e02/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e02/ New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson.]]> Sam Anderson (Part 2) — Pandemic Writing Craig Mod Part two of our interview with award winning New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson. 2 2 full no Guest: Sam Anderson

Book: Boomtown

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Part two of our interview with award winning New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson.

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]]> s02e01 - Sam Anderson (Part 1) — Town of Booms https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e01/ Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e01/ New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson.]]> Sam Anderson (Part 1) — Town of Booms Craig Mod An interview with award winning New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson. 2 1 full no Guest: Sam Anderson

Book: Boomtown

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An interview with award winning New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson.

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]]> 010 - Gray318 — Jon Gray's Infinite Covers https://craigmod.com/onmargins/010/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/010/ Gray318 — Jon Gray's Infinite Covers Craig Mod An interview with award winning book cover designer, Gray318 (Jon Gray). 010 full no Guest: Gray318

Book:

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An interview with award winning book cover designer, Gray318 (Jon Gray).

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]]> 009 - Lynne Tillman and What She Would Do https://craigmod.com/onmargins/009/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/009/ Lynne Tillman and What She Would Do Craig Mod An interview with novelist, essayist, and cultural critic, Lynne Tillman. 009 full no Guest: Lynne Tillman

Book: Men and Apparitions

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An interview with novelist, essayist, and cultural critic, Lynne Tillman.

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]]> 008 - Jessica Hische and Tomorrow I'll Be Brave https://craigmod.com/onmargins/008/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/008/ Jessica Hische and Tomorrow I'll Be Brave Craig Mod An interview with designer and letterer Jessica Hische, author of the best-selling children's book, Tomorrow I'll Be Brave. 008 full no Guest: Jessica Hische

Book: Tomorrow I'll Be Brave

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An interview with designer and letterer Jessica Hische, author of the best-selling children's book, Tomorrow I'll Be Brave.

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]]> 007 - Lisa Brennan-Jobs and the design, production, and writing of memoir https://craigmod.com/onmargins/007/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/007/ Lisa Brennan-Jobs and the design, production, and writing of memoir Craig Mod An interview with Lisa Brennan-Jobs, author of the best selling memoir, Small Fry. Lisa and Craig Mod discuss the design, production, and writing of this fascinating book about family, identity, and the complications of growing up in Palo Alto as the daughter of Steve Jobs. 007 full no Guest: Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Book: Small Fry

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An interview with Lisa Brennan-Jobs, author of the best selling memoir, Small Fry. Lisa and Craig Mod discuss the design, production, and writing of this fascinating book about family, identity, and the complications of growing up in Palo Alto as the daughter of Steve Jobs.

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]]> 006 - To make a book, walk in the woods with a book https://craigmod.com/onmargins/006/ Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/006/ To make a book, walk in the woods with a book Craig Mod A walk in the woods with Craig Mod, talking about the economics and production of his book made in collaboration with Dan Rubin, Koya Bound. 006 full no Guest: Craig Mod

Book: Koya Bound: Eight days on the Kumano Kodo

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A walk in the woods with Craig Mod, talking about the economics and production of his book made in collaboration with Dan Rubin, Koya Bound.

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]]> 005 - Jason Kottke — Twenty Years of kottke.org https://craigmod.com/onmargins/005/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/005/ Jason Kottke — Twenty Years of kottke.org Craig Mod Jason Kottke has been distilling his brain into kottke.org for twenty years. 005 full no Guest: Jason Kottke

Book: kottke.org

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Jason Kottke has been distilling his brain into kottke.org for twenty years.

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]]> 004 - The making of Rebel Girls https://craigmod.com/onmargins/004/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/004/ The making of Rebel Girls Craig Mod Elena Favilli is the co-creator (along with Francesca Cavallo) of Timbukutu Labs, a company that used to make apps and now makes international best selling books. 004 full no Guest: Elena Favilli

Book: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls

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Elena Favilli is the co-creator (along with Francesca Cavallo) of Timbukutu Labs, a company that used to make apps and now makes international best selling books.

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]]> 003 - Kevin Kelly, photographing and backpacking through Asia in the 1970s https://craigmod.com/onmargins/003/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/003/ Kevin Kelly, photographing and backpacking through Asia in the 1970s Craig Mod Technologist, futurist, author, and photographer Kevin Kelly discusses traveling during the golden age of global exploration. We cover how photography has changed over the years, his decades cavorting through Asia in the 1970s and 80s, and how he self-produced (eventually getting it published by Taschen!) his Asia Grace book in the 90s. 003 full no Guest: Kevin Kelly

Book: Asia Grace & Vanishing Asia

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Technologist, futurist, author, and photographer Kevin Kelly discusses traveling during the golden age of global exploration. We cover how photography has changed over the years, his decades cavorting through Asia in the 1970s and 80s, and how he self-produced (eventually getting it published by Taschen!) his Asia Grace book in the 90s.

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]]> 002 - The new golden age of bookmaking https://craigmod.com/onmargins/002/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/002/ The new golden age of bookmaking Craig Mod Designer and author Frank Chimero discusses the process behind his seminal design book, "The Shape of Design." We dig into the normalization of paying creative people to make things via crowd funding and patronage platforms, and why there's never been a better time to make books. 002 full no Guest: Frank Chimero

Book: The Shape of Design

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Designer and author Frank Chimero discusses the process behind his seminal design book, "The Shape of Design." We dig into the normalization of paying creative people to make things via crowd funding and patronage platforms, and why there's never been a better time to make books.

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]]> 001 - The years-long road to the Field Study Handbook https://craigmod.com/onmargins/001/ Sat, 14 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://craigmod.com/onmargins/001/ The years-long road to the Field Study Handbook Craig Mod Researcher and author Jan Chipchase has a new book — "The Field Study Handbook." We discuss how he came to produce this 500+ page magnum opus — a distillation of his life's work — and why he is self publishing. 001 full no Guest: Jan Chipchase

Book: The Field Study Handbook

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Researcher and author Jan Chipchase has a new book — "The Field Study Handbook." We discuss how he came to produce this 500+ page magnum opus — a distillation of his life's work — and why he is self publishing.

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