Books that
the Etymologist Ate

Algospeak

Adam Aleksic

“There’s no one who understands the internet and language better than Adam Aleksic.”

Taylor Lorenz, author of Extremely OnlinePublished endorsement

The Etymologicon

Mark Forsyth

The Language-Lover's Lexipedia

Joshua Blackburn

Endangered Languages

Evangelia Adamou

Slip of the Tongue

Katie Haegele

“will please anyone who fancies themselves a logophile or linguistics genius, or even just someone looking for a good, fun book.”

Ashley Houk,Published endorsement

In the Land of Invented Languages

Arika Okrent

“A lively, informative, insightful examination of artificial languages—who invents them, why, and why most of them fail.”

Will Shortz, Crossword Editor,New York TimesReview excerpt

I Made You Up Inside My Head

Marta Pérez-Carbonell

How to Kill a Language

Sophia Smith Galer

“A sobering, urgent call for action to save a thousand tongues while we can.”

Kirkus ReviewsReview excerpt

The Language of Liars

S. L. Huang

Thirty-Two Words for Field

Manchán Magan, Wade Davis

“Thirty-Two Words for Field is a luminous linguistic guide, addressing Old Irish and the magic of island culture and ecology.”

Michele Sharpe, Foreword ReviewsReview excerpt