Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial group for conversation about all things bibliophilic and 19th-century! We meet monthly on the third Thursday. To be added to the list for links, contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Dr. Stephanie Stillo, Chief, Rare Books and Special Collection Division at the Library of Congress will show us some of the recently acquired bindings in the collection. The Library of Congress actively adds artists' books, fine and design bindings, and other treasures to the collection. July 20, Monday, 7:30 Eastern, 4:30 Pacific. […]
Sponsored by NOBS 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Congregation Mishkan Or, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Beachwood, Ohio, is the steward of an extraordinary collection of more than 200 rare volumes of Hebrew and other Jewish books from the 15th-20th centuries. Dr. Harold Greenbaum, a Cleveland physician, donated this collection to his synagogue, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, one of […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California The Celebrate People’s History poster series has organized and curated by Josh MacPhee since 1998. The over 200 posters in the ongoing series are rooted in the do-it-yourself tradition of mass-produced and distributed political propaganda, but detourned to embody principles of democracy, inclusion, and group participation in the […]
The Celebrate People’s History poster series has organized and curated by Josh MacPhee since 1998. The over 200 posters in the ongoing series are rooted in the do-it-yourself tradition of mass-produced and distributed political propaganda, but detourned to embody principles of democracy, inclusion, and group participation in the writing and interpretation of history. Over more […]
Sponsored by FABS On July 28 join your host Reid Byers and the gang for another lively discussion about Living With Books. Our topics this month: (1) "Prints, Paintings, and Decorations in the Library" and (2) "Reading Equipment." For a link please contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism. Who […]
Few people realize that Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, which won the 1956 Pulitzer Prize, was written in California in 1939-41. After winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936, O’Neill and his third wife, the actress Carlotta Monterey, built Tao House just outside Danville, California. Realizing that his writing career was coming to an […]
For many people, the concept of landscape is associated with gardens, especially estate gardens. California Eden reaches far beyond the elite circle of private estates; this book highlights a wide range of landscapes from the professional to the vernacular and delves deep into the cultural and historical significance of these landscapes, revealing the untold stories of the […]
Out of the Gutters: Obscenity, Censorship, and Transgression, edited by Jorge J. Santos and Patrick S. Lawrence, explores US comics that have been challenged for their boundary-breaking content. Covering well-known underground figures like R. Crumb and Charles Burns, newcomers such as C. Spike Trotman and Emil Ferris, and mainstream creators including Chris Claremont and Archie […]
Sponsored by The Western Reserve Historical Society, The Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society, The Rowfant Club, Charles W. Chesnutt Digital Archive, The Cuyahoga County Public Library, and the Cleveland Public Library. The Second Charles W. Chesnutt Symposium Saturday, September 26, 2026 8:00 AM through 5:30 PM At the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio Registration Fee: […]
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Our speaker for December 15, 2036 is author Eileen Buckholtz. Her 2026 book, Queens of Code, explores the increasingly important role of women in the dawn of the computer age and beyond, within the clandestine halls of the super secret National Security Agency. For a link contact Binnie Syril Braunstein, […]