Hot Type: The Magnificent Machine that Gave Birth to Mass Media and Drove Mark Twain Mad

by Jeff Jarvis

376 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication August 20, 2026

About the author

Jeff Jarvis is an American journalist writing for publications such as New York Daily News, the San Francisco Examiner, and The Guardian. In 2006 he became an associate professor at City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism, directing its new media program. He is a co-host on This Week in Google, a show on the TWiT Network.


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