A Canticle for Leibowitz Resources

NNDB wants to catalogue the whole world. While still beta, the site has at least made it as far as one Walter M. Miller, Jr.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy gives Leibowitz some love.

Paul Brians was kind enough to put his notes for Leibowitz online. If you need a go-to place for translating that Latin—and most of us will—then here you are. Don't thank us; thank Professor Brians.

TV Tropes takes a break from the normal TV fodder to focus on Leibowitz.

A reference page for all things Walter M. Miller, Jr. and his novel.

A site dedicated to the art and history of the illuminated manuscript. Did you know that animal skins had to be soaked in lime and water for three to ten days in preparation to be parchment? You will if you visit this website. Well, we guess you already know that one factoid. But you'll know a whole lot more if you visit this website.

The Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscript is just what it sounds like.

Think that's true? Guess you'll just have to read this article at io9 to find out.

David Samuelson looks at Miller's short stories and novellas in search of the thematic glue that holds this author's personal canon together.

Guardian blogger Sam Jordison compares Miller's Leibowitz to McCarthy's The Road to discuss why both are excellent reads—regardless of what genre box you squeeze them into.

SF Reviews takes on Leibowitz forty years after its initial release. Unsurprisingly, they love it.

Find out where Leibowitz lands on Time's Top Ten Best Post-Apocalyptic Novels. While you're there, you might as well hit up the other nine.

A history of atomic war in fiction. It's like glimpsing into history's nightmares.

A website dedicated to 1950s propaganda on nuclear war. Just a little something to get you into the mindset of the era when A Canticle for Leibowitz was written.

The Cambridge Union Society holds a debate on the value of religion in the scientific age. The dulcet tones of so many British accents keep the proceedings from becoming too heated.

A presentation on community and individuality that uses A Canticle of Leibowitz as its catalyst.

Atomic Café is a documentary that'll show you both the horrors and the hilarity of 1950s nuclear war hysteria in the U.S. At the time, people were preparing for what they thought would be an inevitable nuclear war. Like in A Canticle. Only in the book, one actually happens…

Dr. Sally Dormer tours the making of Medieval illuminated manuscripts. The only thing more fabulous than the lecture is her hairstyle.

A documentary on the Book of Kells, which is probably the most famous illuminated manuscript in all of world history. Just saying: you might want to check it out.

An audiobook version of Leibowitz made free by the folks at the Internet Archive. And yes, they totally misspelled Leibowitz in the URL, but, hey, it's free, so take it or leave it.

The BBC gives Leibowitz the radio treatment, and we think it's kind of cute how they believe people still listen to radio. (Aw, just kidding. We love the radio.)

A twisty musical piece by Jorge Lima Barreto and Saheb Sarbib titled, "A Canticle for Leibowitz." Naturally.

One of Leibowitz's more contemporary covers in all of its mushroom cloud-y glory.

You've published one of the best science fiction novels of all time, Walter Miller. Time to have your picture taken.

An illuminated manuscript from the 15th century. 500+ years have not dulled its artistic awesomeness.

A monk paints his illuminated manuscript in this Medieval work of art. In case you were wondering what those illuminated manuscript thingies were all about.

The 1st edition cover. Believe it or not, there's a science fiction novel hiding beneath that unassuming cover art.

Readers of the 1990s got to enjoy Leibowitz with this wonderfully crazy cover.

A cover from the 1980s edition of Leibowitz. Got to give the 80s some lovin' too.

Karen Hanmer created a fantastic book cover for her copy of Leibowitz. You feel that? That's envy, dear Shmooper.

Bob Eggleton's art depicting Leibowitz's explosive finale.