emily doucet

👀 The intro of Inventing Nadar is now up online for free!

Can't wait to read this one!

Me too! There is a fantastic portrait of her "en ballon" from the Nadar studio from 1879 or so.

A few notes on (ballooning) stationary: buttondown.com/emilydoucet/...

new year, new book, old questions Dear reader, Writing a book is a strange thing. A smart friend asked me over dinner recently: why did you write a book? I’m not sure I know the answer but if...

A (non-academic) friend asked me "why did you write a book" over dinner last week, I made an attempt (conceptually-speaking) at an answer in my newsletter this week:

Thanks for sharing! Excited for this to be out in the world soon 🎈

I have the same questions about the one that goes: (artists) thought (painting) was (dead) (after) the (invention) of (photography). Working on something on this very idea right now...

Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...

Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.

Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.

Book poem/index

This is a very special little book 💗

Honoured to be in very good company here!

Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts

Inventing Nadar will be out in April and available for pre-order now!

😂 also so weird they chose a hilma af klimt painting to illustrate this story (theosophy x LLM?)

PSA: Your paragraphs are longer than you think. — Signed, someone who has been poring over their final page proofs.

Thanks James!! I can't wait to hear what you think :)

So excited to share this book with everyone!

Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts

Clock those blurbs ☺️!

Book cover with aerial photograph showing an oblique aerial view of the city of Paris, picturing the avanue du Bois du Boulogne and the Arc de Triomphe. The surface of the photograph is annotated in red and black ink. The book title and author appear in white serif font: Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts, by Emily Doucet .

My book has a cover! Inventing Nadar will be out in April 2026 from @dukepress.bsky.social.

Kodak Quietly Begins Directly Selling Kodak Gold and Ultramax Film Again Kodak appears to be taking back control over the distribution of its film.

A sign I need to start working on my Kodak infrastructure book again?