Recent Press
TPM cofounder Rebecca Romney's new book, Jane Austen's Bookshelf ("a page-turning literary adventure that introduces readers to the women writers who inspired Jane Austen—and investigates why their books have disappeared from our shelves"), is now out. National Public Radio's Morning Edition visited TPM to discuss the collection that inspired the book. You can listen here.
"[Romney] brings to the works the distinctive insights of a rare-book dealer and finds clues to her mysteries in the physical books themselves." — The Wall Street Journal
"[A] meditation on reading and writing, on honesty and self-discovery — and on what books can teach us, if we let them." — The Washington Post
"Romney’s book is as sharp an examination of the 'great forgetting' of female writers as you could wish for, uncowed by big-name critics, buoyed instead by the instincts of a single reader trusting her honest enjoyment over dusty tradition." — The Guardian
Called a "gem of passionate criticism" by The New York Times and "a perfect project, a perfect book" by LitHub, Jane Austen's Bookshelf chronicles Romney's efforts to build a book collection of Austen's favorite women authors. Selected by Town and Country ("A can't miss for Austen fans and literary lovers alike") and Book Riot as one of the most anticipated titles of 2025, JAB is available for purchase from your local brick-and-mortar, Bookshop.org, and elsewhere. And don't miss author and bookseller Emma Straub's enthusiastic recommendation of JAB for THE TODAY SHOW.
“There’s tragedy there, but also a lot of joy and creativity. There’s something very archetypal about her life.”
Rolling Stone magazine interviewed TPM co-founder Brian Cassidy about our Amy Winehouse collection for their article "The Amy Winehouse Business Is Booming."
“[I]t’s not uncommon for collectors to have open invitations for scholars to come to their collection."
Francesca Mancino talked to TPM co-founder Rebecca Romney for her article on the ethics of rare book collecting.
"The figure’s gently-tilted head, introspective hand gesture, and the geometric constellation of various hues in pastel tones somehow speaks to Plath’s complex rendition of the human psyche in poetry."
GALERIE magazine covered our Sylvia Plath exhibition at this year's New York Antiquarian Book Fair, as did ARTNET, LITHUB, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and the Associated Press. Meanwhile, OUT featured our copy of THE GAY COOKBOOK.
“This isn’t a rarefied environment. This is for everyone.”
The WASHINGTONIAN profiled TPM and co-founders Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy for their February 2023 issue.
"[C]ollecting can be 'an exercise in autobiography.'"
TPM co-founder Rebecca Romney joins many of our friends and colleagues in Kate Dwyer's recent report "Meet the New Old Book Collectors" — focusing on the "young enthusiasts [...] helping to shape the future of an antique trade."
"A window into her process in a completely unexpected place..."
Gabriel Alizondo of Al Jazeera English interviewed (1:40) TPM co-founder Rebecca Romney about The Amy Winehouse Collection, which debuted at the 2022 New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. This collection of almost 230 books, which formerly belonged to the legendary singer-songwriter, also received coverage in Vice, The New York Times, BBC News, Lit Hub, Happy Mag, and elsewhere.
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Rebecca Malinsky of the Wall Street Journal featured our first edition set of Winnie the Pooh, the first volume signed by both A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, for their last-minute holiday guide of "30 luxurious, work-smart-not-hard gift ideas."
"He was sort of telling a story about human wonder."
Dan Barry interviewed Type Punch Matrix co-founder Brian Cassidy about Ricky Jay's book collection.
"Every business is in essence a hypothesis."
Our co-founder Brian Cassidy was selected as one of DISTRICT FRAY Magazine's "52 Trailblazers Rewrit[ing] The Rules of Business" for their October 2021 issue.
“They are brilliantly executed: Each card is itself a miniature story. The tone maintains a striking balance between optimism and tongue-in-cheek self awareness.”
Artnet profiles our set of Jean-Marc Côté's YEAR 2000 cards.
WaPo book columnist Michael Dirda features our limited edition publication, THE ROMANCE NOVEL IN ENGLISH: "a pioneering overview of a somewhat neglected collecting field, one that embraces “Pride and Prejudice,” nurse stories, Harlequin and Heartline titles, lesbian-themed paperback originals and paranormal adventures, among much else."
"To say that finding an original previously unknown draft of major American work of literature is unusual is certainly an understatement.”
Amanda Bartlett at SFGate.com writes about co-founder Brian Cassidy's recent discovery of a previously unknown typescript of Allen Ginsberg's defining poem "Howl."
The Guardian, LitHub, The Washington Post, Fine Books and Collections, and even the Allen Ginsberg Estate also covered the story.
"[T]he current Seuss rush strikes me as both psychologically compelling and logically unrealistic."
Co-founder Rebecca Romney points out the madness of crowds in this interview with Newsweek, during a spike in Dr. Seuss prices based in a misplaced fear of scarcity: "It's a resale hurricane right now, but this chaos will pass."
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