Alix Christie, Author of Gutenberg’s Apprentice, Reporter, and Letterpress Printer

Alix Christie wrote the book on Gutenberg. Her novel, Gutenberg’s Apprentice , puts us squarely in the milieu in which Gutenberg formed his studio, told through the eyes of his apprentice Peter Schöffer, also a historical figure. Alix’s non-fiction work includes reporting across decades as a domestic and foreign correspondent for a host of publications, including the Washington Post and the Guardian . She’s also a letterpress printer, who received her training in her youth from her grandfather, Lester Lloyd. We talk about Gutenberg, the history and “invention” of printing, the Grabhorn Institute (the non-profit preserving Mackenzie & Harris Type and the Arion Press), learning letterpress as a youth, and much more.

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Alix Christie, Author of Gutenberg’s Apprentice, Reporter, and Letterpress Printer is an episode from The Tiny Typecast by Glenn Fleishman.

This episode is 00:58:46 long.

This episode was published on May 31, 2021.

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