Choosing the Right Paper, and Other Links

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Written By J. MARK BERTRAND

PaperOptions It's Friday. Here's what I've been writing and reading this week:

"Choosing the Right Paper."  If you're intrigued by the notion of writing by hand, it's important to choose the right paper. I've posted a round-up of the paper I use on my other blog.

"In Praise of Robert Alter, Part 3."  Garrett Brown writes about Margaret M. Wagner's design choices for Norton's editions of the Bible translated by Robert Alter.

"18th Century Bibles."  Beautifully bound facsimiles of eighteenth-century New Testaments. The whole site is fascinating, just be warned: you're going to want to buy something.

"Crossway Personal Size Reference ESV in Black TruTone."  Elliot Kang has posted a review after my own heart, an in-depth look at the newest printing of the PSR, Crossway's original single-column ESV.

And finally, something that will interest you Clarion fans ...

"What's the Deal with the Page Curling?"  Back in June, H. James Keener posted info from Cambridge on the Clarion ESV's page-curling problem. Good stuff, and the site is well worth following.

J. MARK BERTRAND

J. Mark Bertrand is a novelist and pastor whose writing on Bible design has helped spark a publishing revolution. Mark is the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World (Crossway, 2007), as well as the novels Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—described as a “series worth getting attached to” (Christianity Today) by “a major crime fiction talent” (Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Henning Mankell.

Mark has a BA in English Literature from Union University, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and an M.Div. from Heidelberg Theological Seminary. Through his influential Bible Design Blog, Mark has championed a new generation of readable Bibles. He is a founding member of the steering committee of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, and chairs the Society’s Award Committee. His work was featured in the November 2021 issue of FaithLife’s Bible Study Magazine.

Mark also serves on the board of Worldview Academy, where he has been a member of the faculty of theology since 2003. Since 2017, he has been an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Laurie life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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