It’s an event series, it’s a (potential) place, it’s a beta test. Meet Pilcrow House, a gathering place for interesting ideas. First speaker: Behance founder Scott Belsky on Nov. 29. The Philly-based ...

The pilcrow. The derivation of its name is as complex as its form. It originally comes from the Greek paragraphos(para, “beside” and graphein, “to write ...

The following is the second of three excerpts from Keith Houston’s new book, Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks. As the symbol’s appearance ...

In his new book, “Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks,” Keith Houston reveals the stories behind esoteric punctuation marks, from the pilcrow (¶) to ...

In terms of fiction, mental illness remains very much en vogue. Physical disability, however, has enjoyed much less attention — presenting, perhaps, greater difficulties for writers themselves.

The following is the first of three excerpts from Keith Houston’s new book, Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks. The orthographic world of ancient ...