Ever wonder about Jack White’s process in the studio, or the experiences of artists like Beck, First Aid Kit, Tom Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Stephen Colbert, Michael Kiwanuka , Insane Clown Posse, and many more who recorded with him? The stories are right here in interviews of the artists by Third Man Records co-founder Ben Blackwell.

Third Man Books inaugural publication, The Language Lessons boxset, includes two LPs and a 300+ page hardcover book with over 20 award winning musicians, poets and authors. The boxset features music and writing by contributors such as Richard Hell, Destruction Unit, Ken Vandermark, Paul Wine Jones, Carlton Melton, C.D. Wright, Adrian Matejka, Frank Stanford, Steve Stern, Sampson Starkweather, besmilr brigham, TJ Jarrett, Sommer Browning, Dale Ray Phillips, Tav Falco, Chet Weise, and more! “Language Lessons truly breaks ground by placing these established academic-literary writers alongside spoken word artists, punk rockers, and folksingers.” —Rain Taxi