Jeff Deck & Benjamin Herson - The Great Typo Hunt

Highlands Ranch: Editor Jeff Deck, founder of TEAL (the Typo Eradication Advancement League), and league member Benjamin Herson, will discuss and sign their new book The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time ($23.99 Crown). Armed with markers, chalk, and correction fluid, Jeff and Benjamin circumnavigated America, righting the glaring errors displayed in grocery stores, museums, malls, restaurants, mini-golf courses, beaches, and even a national park (which turned out to be a mistake!). Beneath all the misspelled words and mislaid apostrophes, the friends unearthed deeper dilemmas about education, race, history, and how we communicate. Ultimately, their typo-hunting journey tells a larger story not just of proper punctuation but of the power of language and literacy—and the importance of always taking a second look.

Visit The Great Typo Hunt’s blog.

Hear and read NPR’s Talk of the Nation interview with Jeff Deck.

Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com