Here are a few things of importance from Going Postal in chronological order. Sort through them in alphabetical order in this list. For the record, there are 23 publications about pins in this list.
Ankh-Morpork Times, The – Newspaper started by William de Worde.
What Gallows? – Publication of interest to Daniel Trooper, at least.
Pseudopolis Herald – Similar to the A-M Times.
Sto Plains Dealer – Publication of a more financial nature than the Times.
Pins Monthly – Strictly for hobbyists.
Popular Needles – Anyone could collect needles.
Total Pins – Edited by Stanley Howler.
Book of Regulations – Reading a page from this Post Office manual often quietens down the piles of letters.
Pins – Written or edited or compiled by J. Lanugo Owlsbury. Apparently the last word on the subject.
Misdraws, Double Pointers, and Flaws – Errors of interest to the true acuphile.
Pins of Uberwald and Genua – Apparently pins can be regional.
First Steps in Pins – Obviously for the newbie.
Adventures in Acuphilia – Possibly for the more advanced collector.
New Pins – For the acuphile who needs to keep up-to-date.
Practical Pins – For the collector on a budget.
Modern Pins – What’s new in the realm of pins.
Pins Extra – The absolute latest in the industry.
Pins International – For the collector with an open mind.
Talking Pins – A more conversational publication.
Pins World – More eclectic than World Pins.
World Pins – Less eclectic than Pins World.
World of Pins – Likely started by an editor snubbed by Pins World and World of Pins.
Pins and Pinneries – Of a more technical nature.
Acuphile Digest, The – Advanced, but brief.
Extreme Pins – You could hurt yourself with this one.
Stifte! – From Uberwald. Good if you collect foreign pins.
Beginning Pins – A part-work. Gives you a new pin every week.
Pin Times – Newsy, like the A-M Times.
Back Alley Pins – Has lots of pictures of young women in leather, but they’re generally holding pins.
Common Clay – Pamphlet distributed by The Golem Trust. “By Our Own Hand, Or None”.
Hnaflbaflsniflwhifltafl – Alt. Sp.: Hnaflbaflwhiflsnifltafl. Designed by Morose Stronginthearm. Similar to and a precursor of Thud. Vetinari owns a copy given to him by Rhys Rhysson.
Thoughts – Written by Bouffant. Likely contains the line, “If any man is not free, then I, too, am a small pie made of chicken.” Thoughts?
Modal Contextities – By Freidegger. Pretty much the opposite of Bouffant. The meaning of that statement is left as an exercise to the reader.
Pin Catalogue – Compiled by Hubert Spider.
Chem – The words inserted into the head of a golem on a piece of paper. They determine its task and function.
History of Hats, A – Written by F. G. Smallfinger.
Synonyms for the Word “Plimsoll” – Consists of at least 41 volumes. Said works can be made into a chair if carefully put together.
Gevaisa – Tomb of living words. Words are important. When there is a critical mass of them, they change the nature of the universe. (See library.)
Edith Leakall’s Premium Reserve – Expensive stuff, with a hint of wild garlic.
Offler’s League of Temperance – Violet the Tooth Fairy was a blue-ribbon-wearing member.
Hex – Partly magical computer located in the High Energy Magic Building of Unseen University.
Haruspex’s Directory of Varying Dimensions – The work chosen by Ridcully to be sent to Genua for the competition between Moist and Reacher.
Omniscope – Mainly made of glass (and some controls), can be used by a wizard with sufficient technical know-how to see anywhere and any time. Granted, finding such a wizard may be a bigger challenge than using the device itself.
