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Media contacts, media assets and links to interviews with/articles about Carolyn Porter
Carolyn Porter, Marcel Heuzé, P22 Marcel, World War II, STO, love letters, Paris, White Bear Lake, typography, font design, genealogy, Alphabettes, Minnesota Book Awards,
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Downloadable media assets:

RMA Publicity Feature Article, Book Cover, Sell Sheet, Reviews and Blurbs, Sample Interview Questions, Book Club Discussion questions.
Additional visual assets available; contact Rachel Anderson for details. 

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Media inquiries or to arrange an interview with Carolyn:

Rachel Anderson RMA Publicity

rachel@rmapublicity.com

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Interviews/Speeches

Alphabettes: Letters in Letters, A Chat with Carolyn Porter

ATypI Conference, Montreal: Watch video here

Authors Answer: Carolyn Porter

Bas Bleu: Marcel’s Letters, Q&A with Carolyn Porter

Covered, a bi-weekly podcast by Harry Marks about writers and their books: Listen to Episode S4E4

Deborah Kalb: Q&A with Carolyn Porter

Design Feast: Marcel and His Letters: Graphic Designer Carolyn Porter’s Bold Passage in Typography, History, Writing and Publishing

KMSP TV – FOX9 interview: Quest to Create New Typeface Unearths Incredible Story

Steven Heller / The Daily Heller, Print magazine: A Typographic Detective Tale

Swenson Book Development: Q&A: The Making of Marcel’s Letters 

Swenson Book Development: The Journey of Marcel’s Letters—An Interview with Carolyn Porter

TEDxMahtomedi: The Unexpected Journey of a Passion Project

Star Tribune: The Joy of Text: The Twin Cities is a Hotbed for Type Designers

WBEV Radio, the “Book Nook” Segment with Brenda Murphy: Listen here (jump to 21:27 in show)

WCCO Radio with Jordana Green and Paul Douglas: Listen here.

WeMentor, Inc. podcast: An Incredible True Story, Part One.  Part TwoPart Three.

Writer’s Bone Friday Morning Coffee interview series: Marcel’s Letters Author Carolyn Porter

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Media Coverage of Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate

Alphabettes: Our 2018 (Type-Centric) Holiday Gift Guide

Bas Bleu: Marcel’s Letters included in Bas Bleu’s 2018 “Life Stories” Book-a-Month Gift Pack

Brevity magazine; article by Heidi Fettig Parton: Of Fonts, and Fate and Marcel’s Letters

Booklist: The Best New Books: Week of June 5, 2017

Creative Pro: Marcel’s Letters, A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate

Design Feast Book Review: Typography and Technology in Play throughout Designer Carolyn Porter’s debut book “Marcel’s Letters: A Font and The Search for One Man’s Fate”

Dunn County News: Font of Love: Alumna’s discovery leads to award-winning typeface, book

Eye Magazine, the international review of graphic design: Elusive Characters

Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library: 2018 Minnesota Book Award Finalists Announced  Marcel’s Letters was a finalist in the Memoir & Creative Nonfiction category.

Growler: Finding Marcel: The letters that brought a WWII love story to life for a Minnesota font designer

Handwritten Work: Whisper Thin Cursive from the Musty Corners of Antique Stores

Independent Publisher: Marcel’s Letters ties for a 2018 Gold IPPY for Best First Book–Non-Fiction

L’Echo RepublicainL’incroyable histoire des lettres de Marcel Heuzé de l’Eure-et-Loir aux États-Unis

Le Parisien: Les lettres de Marcel ont inspiré un livre américain

Midwest Book Review: October 2017 Reviewer’s Bookwatch

PolitiChicks Book Review: Highly Recommended

Publisher’s Weekly: iBooks U.S. Bestseller List 10/8/2017—Biographies & Memoirs

Print magazine *Editor’s Pick*: P22’s Marcel Font, The True Tale Behind the Typeface

Star Tribune: Marcel’s Letters

Type magazine: Letters that inspired a typeface

Typograph.her: In search of inspiration – Type Designer Carolyn Porter found a profound story

UW-Stout press release, Nov. 28, 2017: “Alumna’s discovery leads to award-winning typeface, book” (View as .jpg here)

UW-Stout Outlook alumni magazine: The Font of Love

Verona Press: Verona Native’s Book Traces Historical Mystery

White Bear Lake Magazine: In Search of Marcel

White Bear Lake Press: Chance discovery brings history to life

White Bear Lake Press: Local author a finalist for book award

Writer’s Bone: 35 Best Books of 2017

Writer’s Bone: 16 Books That Should Be On Your Radar–September 2017

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Media coverage of Marcel Heuzé’s letters:

Le Télégramme: Lettres. Expédiées des États-Unis 70 ans après

UK Daily Telegraph: Wartime letters of French father in Nazi labour camp resurface

UK Daily Mail: Love letters from Nazi labour camp delivered to Frenchman’s family 70 years on, thanks to U.S. collector’s detective work

Yahoo! News US: Letters sent from Nazi labor camp delivered 70 years later

Yahoo! News Canada: Family finally receives wartime love letters from French father in Nazi labour camp

Huffington Post: Love Letters Written By Frenchman In Nazi Labor Camp Finally Get Delivered To Family

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Media coverage of the font P22 Marcel Script:

Behance: P22 Marcel Script Pro font

Print Magazine, article by Steven Heller: A Face In Search Of A Name

New York Type Directors Club Typeface Design Award Announcement

AIGA Award Announcement

Communication Arts 2015 Typeface Awards Announcement

Print Magazine Typography and Lettering Awards Announcement

Project Passion Press Release

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Do you want to send an email directly to Carolyn?

Email Carolyn [at] Porterfolioinc [dot] com