Kingdom of Thirst

The Disappearance of the Mass Market Paperback

This week, Abigail takes on the slow-moving mystery of the disappearance of the mass market paperback. Discussion includes thicc books, the history of publishing, fishy claims, and the necessity of cheap books in an expensive world. ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst PO Box 460816 San Francisco CA, United States 94146-0816 Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts. SOURCES: WHERE ARE MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS HEADED in PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/90039-mass-market-paperback-sales-whither.html THE PAPERBACK REVOLUTION in BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing/The-paperback-revolution THE REVOLUTIONARY EFFECT OF THE PAPERBACK BOOK in THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-revolutionary-effect-of-the-paperback-book-36209689/ ALLEN LANE & PENGUIN BOOKS INVENT THE MASS-MARKET PAPERBACK: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2642 HOW PAPERBACKS TRANSFORMED THE WAY AMERICANS READ in MENTAL FLOSS: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12247/how-paperbacks-transformed-way-americans-read THE HISTORY OF DUST JACKETS: FROM DISPOSABLE TO COLLECTIBLE in BOOK RIOT: https://bookriot.com/history-of-dust-jackets/

Gilgamesh: Part Four

This is the final part of December’s special audio essay series on The Epic of Gilgamesh! This week, Abigail breaks down the entire dang story — and really goes hard on why it’s a love story you should care about. You can listen to it or read it at patreon.com/worksbyabigail. INCREDIBLE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Kingdom of Thirst's theme (sans sax) by the incomparable Andrew Machado! bit.ly/2L1LcCL [http://bit.ly/2L1LcCL] RESOURCES: GILGAMESH by STEPHEN MITCHELL: https://amzn.to/3B2BWom [https://amzn.to/3B2BWom] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 13: https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD [https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 9: https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ [https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ] INANNA: QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH by DIANE WOLKSTEIN AND SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER: https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3 [https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3] EVERYDAY LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA by JEAN BOTTERO: https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu [https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu] EPIC OF GILGAMESH by ABED AZRIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8] THE WRITTEN WORLD by MARTIN PUCHNER: https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI [https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI] ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst EMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com PO Box 460816 San Francisco CA, United States 94146-0816 Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.

Gilgamesh: Part Three

This is the third part of December’s special audio essay series on The Epic of Gilgamesh! This week, Abigail tells you all about our favorite baby-man: Enkidu. He’s more than a metaphor and he’s too good for this world. You can listen to it or read it at patreon.com/worksbyabigail. INCREDIBLE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Kingdom of Thirst's theme (sans sax) by the incomparable Andrew Machado! bit.ly/2L1LcCL [http://bit.ly/2L1LcCL] RESOURCES: GILGAMESH by STEPHEN MITCHELL: https://amzn.to/3B2BWom [https://amzn.to/3B2BWom] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 13: https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD [https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 9: https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ [https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ] INANNA: QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH by DIANE WOLKSTEIN AND SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER: https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3 [https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3] EVERYDAY LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA by JEAN BOTTERO: https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu [https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu] EPIC OF GILGAMESH by ABED AZRIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8] THE WRITTEN WORLD by MARTIN PUCHNER: https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI [https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI] ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst EMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com PO Box 460816 San Francisco CA, United States 94146-0816 Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.

Gilgamesh: Part Two

This is the second part of December’s special audio essay series on The Epic of Gilgamesh! This week, Abigail introduces you to romance’s most unlikeable hero: Gilgamesh himself. Discussion includes seventeen foot tall men, charisma out the wazoo, and why this king’s head is really, super-duper empty. You can listen to it or read it at patreon.com/worksbyabigail. INCREDIBLE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Kingdom of Thirst's theme (sans sax) by the incomparable Andrew Machado! bit.ly/2L1LcCL [http://bit.ly/2L1LcCL] RESOURCES: GILGAMESH by STEPHEN MITCHELL: https://amzn.to/3B2BWom [https://amzn.to/3B2BWom] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 13: https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD [https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 9: https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ [https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ] INANNA: QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH by DIANE WOLKSTEIN AND SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER: https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3 [https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3] EVERYDAY LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA by JEAN BOTTERO: https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu [https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu] EPIC OF GILGAMESH by ABED AZRIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8] THE WRITTEN WORLD by MARTIN PUCHNER: https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI [https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI] ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst EMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com PO Box 460816 San Francisco CA, United States 94146-0816 Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.

Gilgamesh: Part One

This is the first part of December’s special audio essay series on The Epic of Gilgamesh! This week, Abigail breaks down what it is, why it matters, and why you should maybe, possibly care about it. Discussion includes the world’s first paranormal romance, plowing [REDACTED], and how Gorbie became Gorbie the Great. You can listen to it or read it at patreon.com/worksbyabigail. INCREDIBLE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Kingdom of Thirst's theme (sans sax) by the incomparable Andrew Machado! bit.ly/2L1LcCL [http://bit.ly/2L1LcCL] RESOURCES: GILGAMESH by STEPHEN MITCHELL: https://amzn.to/3B2BWom [https://amzn.to/3B2BWom] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 13: https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD [https://bit.ly/3ijDfsD] FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS PODCAST - EPISODE 9: https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ [https://bit.ly/3VolZkQ] INANNA: QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH by DIANE WOLKSTEIN AND SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER: https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3 [https://amzn.to/3XPgtt3] EVERYDAY LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA by JEAN BOTTERO: https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu [https://amzn.to/3uk0vtu] EPIC OF GILGAMESH by ABED AZRIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARRP5i2nw8] THE WRITTEN WORLD by MARTIN PUCHNER: https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI [https://bit.ly/3XSdRdI] ABIGAIL’S STUFF: https://linktr.ee/abigailkellyauthor KOT’S MERCH STORE: https://rdbl.co/2Vg6ZeA CITIZENS OF THIRST DISCORD SERVER: https://bit.ly/30NsP8P TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirst KoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirst EMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com PO Box 460816 San Francisco CA, United States 94146-0816 Kingdom of Thirst is a member of the Frolic Podcast Network! Find all our episodes and tons of new podcasts to enjoy at frolic.media/podcasts.