Pantheon Books

We’re gearing up for the release of a book we’re really, really excited for - Unterzakhn, an original graphic novel by the incomparable Leela Corman. We’re so excited, in fact, that we couldn’t wait until the book comes out on Tuesday (4/3) to start sharing some of the striking visuals from it. We’re especially fond of this panel, which highlights the (pretty but, ouch, uncomfortable) undergarments from the book’s turn-of-the-last-century setting.

It’s also apropos because “unterzakhn” is Yiddish for “underthings.” If you didn’t already know that, you’re definitely going to want to stick around the Pantheon Tumblr this week, because we’re gonna teach you some fun Yiddish words that range from useful to, er, less acceptable in most social situations (but still fun to say!).

Self-portrait by Marc Chagall.

What big books you have, grandma! This mighty fine stack of tomes was part of Berlin’s 2006 Walk of Ideas. We’re pretty sure you could stack all of Alexander McCall Smith’s books - at their normal size! - and get a stack as high as the one in that photo. [Photo by Scholz & Friends Sensai, agency of “Walk of Ideas.”]

Which books would you want to see made into a giant sculpture?

From Habibi, by Craig Thompson

Wired on the making of the creepy, cool, super slick (and we do mean oil slick) Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opening movie sequence.

This is definitely the coolest thing we’ve seen all day - it’s cool enough to get us past our aversion to defiling books. Behold, mountain sculptures carved out of books. Check out Guy Laramee’s website for more. [via Galleycat]

From MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman.