Michelle Dunn Marsh was employed in the publishing industry for two decades before conceiving and launching Minor Matters a dozen years ago. This lecture and conversation around making, selling, owning, and earning a living (or not) from visual books will be informed by her love of books as a vehicle for words and pictures, her passion for books as a technology, and her professional expertise in the centuries-old business of publishing, which has been deeply affected by the culture and communications of the 21st century. She’ll touch briefly on what “was,” rapid shifts in the last fifteen years, and what is gained and lost through some of the many channels available for making books today. Bring your joys and concerns, noting her answers may lead you to consider new questions.