League of the Lexicon

“A beautifully crafted trivia game.” –Wired“A feast for any word lover, wordaholic, verbivore, and logolept.” –Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English“A feast for the inquiring mind.” –The New York Times“A fiendish delight for all word lovers.” –Susie Dent, author Word Perfect“A joyful experience of linguistic discovery.” –David Crystal, author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language“A logophile’s dream … It’s a triumph.” –Stephen Fry, author of Mythos“Beautifully designed and very enjoyable.” –Lynne Truss, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves“Entrancing fun for word lovers … I can’t stop playing!” –Benjamin Dreyer, New York Times bestselling author of Dreyer’s English“The perfect gift for that erudite friend or trivia junkie in your life.” –The Wall Street Journal“The ultimate test of wordly wisdom.” –The Atlantic Dispatch

Joshua Blackburn is a writer and photographer. He’s also the inventor of the most successful word game in Kickstarter history, League of the Lexicon. His previous books include the award-winning Acme Climate Action and Launderama, a photography book that beautifully documents London’s last remaining launderettes. Joshua created League of the Lexicon for his two sons during Covid lockdown and was the game’s most prolific question writer. He has since become an accidental linguist, appearing on podcasts like The Allusionist, Because Language, The Failing Writers, and Butter No Parsnips. He lives in London with his family, a neurotic cat, and an overly large taxidermy collection.