Third instalment in our new series of extremely small and free-form cryptic crossword puzzles, themed on our latest essay.

Second instalment in our new series of extremely small and free-form cryptic crossword puzzles, themed on our latest essay.

First instalment in our new series of extremely small and free-form cryptic crossword puzzles, themed on our latest essay.

After a year of quiet labour, we are launching our new image-forward PDR sister-site!

Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2025.

From defenestration to bibliographic imagination, a rundown of the ten most read of what we published this year.

Our End-of-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Home.

The recommended cut-off dates to order from our shop by to ensure delivery in time for Dec 25th.

Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Heat.

Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2024.

From gin-drinking to cities plunging over clifftops, a rundown of the ten most read pieces we published this year.

Our End-of-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be The Heavens.

The recommended cut-off dates to order from our shop by to ensure delivery in time for Dec 25th.

A big batch of new prints is added to our online shop — and also free shipping, and discounts on multiple orders.

Details of a whole raft of important changes aimed at improving how we communicate rights labelling and championing those institutions openly sharing public domain works.

Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Machines.

We are revisiting older posts in our collection to give them some much needed love.

Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, where a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.

From a 1904 study of queer Berlin to the mysteries of a hole-punched archive, a rundown of the ten most read pieces we published this year.

We've made an index for the site, to track chance resonances, collect accidental symmetries, and chart themes that only become visible on an indexical scale.

Our End-of-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Power.

The recommended cut-off dates to order from our shop by to ensure delivery in time for Dec 25th.

Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Air.

Adam Green talks to Creative Review about the new image book Affinities, and the concept of "originality".

Published by Thames and Hudson, the trade edition of Affinities will be out in the UK on May 26th and in the US on June 7th.

Learn about the deletion of a huge archive of book illustrations and sign an open letter to save it.

Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, where a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.

From Alice's Wonderland to Japanese fireworks, a rundown of the ten most read pieces we published this year.

Thanks to the Music Modernization Act passed by US Congress in 2018, all sound recordings prior to 1923 will have their copyrights expire in the US on January 1st.

A new section on the site dedicated to celebrating works entering the public domain.

Our End-of-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Ink.

The recommended cut-off dates to order from our shop by to ensure delivery in time for Dec 25th.

New delights for your walls, including works by Blake, Grandville, Redon, Hiroshige, and lots of stunning Japanese firework illustrations.

Frances Wilson review's our project for a feature in this week's Times Literary Supplement

Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Play.

Editor Adam Green answers some questions about Affinities, offering a sneak peek at its inner workings and the idea behind it.

Gathering over 500 prints, paintings, illustrations, sketches, photographs, doodles, and everything in between, Affinities is a carefully curated journey exploring echoes and connections across more than two millennia of visual culture.

Its our big birthday! We celebrate with a year-by-year glance back over the last decade of the project.

Rundown of our Top 10 most read pieces of the year.

Our End-of-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Communication.

A little bit earlier this year (due to you know what), below are the recommended cut-off dates to order from our shop by to ensure delivery in time for Dec 25th. Please do get your orders in early! And remember all proceeds go directly back into supporting the project.

Introducing updates to the prints shop, including new ways to explore the collection.

We are looking for an experienced editor, researcher, and writer to work with us.

The Public Domain Review's Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched!

Some thoughts in light of the Black Lives Matter protests about how the PDR can do better.

The second of our free colouring books, including works by Walter Crane, Jessie M. King, and Arthur Rackham.

Our postcard sets sent to Friends of the PDR in summer will be themed on "touch"

Collection of 15 images to liven up your video chats and conferences.

We made you a colouring book to help you through these strange times, featuring works by Hokusai, Albrecht Dürer, Virginia Frances Sterrett, and Aubrey Beardsley.

Quick update as to how the coronavirus crisis is impacting The Public Domain Review.

PDR Editor Adam Green talks to Jason Forrest of Nightingale, journal for the Data Visualization Society.

Our top pick of those whose works on 1st January 2020 enter the public domain in many countries around the world.

The Public Domain Review's End-of-Year Fundraiser is launched!

After many months of secret toil and aesthetic deliberation, we are very proud to launch our brand new site — a total refurb from the ground up!