Kory Stamper. Pantheon, $26 (320p) ISBN 978-1-101-87094-5
For those who love language, this debut from Stamper, a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster, will be a delectable feast. Stamper, who also produces the dictionary’s “Ask the Editor” video series, has drawn up a witty, sly, occasionally profane behind-th
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Kory Stamper. Knopf, $32 (320p) ISBN 978-1-5247-3303-2
Lexicographer Stamper (Word by Word) takes readers on an uproarious journey into Merriam-Webster’s somber early-20th-century office and the decades-long, behind-the-scenes kerfuffle over the seemingly simple task of defining colors. Stamper tracks...
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Kory Stamper, read by the author. Random House Audio, 8 hrs., $17.50 ISBN 978-1-5247-7615-2
Stamper narrates the audio edition of her witty look behind the scenes of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, where she is lexicographer. The book explores the messy work of editing a dictionary, covering different aspects of the process, including how...
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