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 […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday - A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, August 3 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: George Snook, Educator and Vice President of The Manuscript Society Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A LIVE webinar with a Q&A with presenter George Snook Title: Manuscript Mondays: […]
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 […]
Sponsored by FABS August 10 FABS Handpress Era Group: “Humanist Gifts of Plutarch Texts to Queen Mary I” with historian Valerie Schutte. Mary Tudor has always enjoyed a reputation of having received a humanist education. Of the antique texts associated with Mary, the ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch stands out. Mary was advised to follow many […]
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 FABS August 17 FABS Bindings Group: This group devoted to the art, craft and history of bookbinding meets monthly on Zoom. To join their mailing list, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org. 24 August 2026 (note new date)7:30pm eastern / 6:30pm midwest / 5:30pm mountain / 4:30pm pacific INSIYA DHATT :: Honoring the Past, […]
Sponsored by FABS August 25 FABS Living With Books Group. Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the private library. Our topics this month: 1. Bibliophilic Zooms, podcasts, Youtubes, & TV documentaries; 2. How we have set boundaries in collections? In libraries? Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Sponsored by NOBS This is the year of Toni Morrison and all over Ohio bookclubs and organizations have been creating programs to honor one of Ohio's greatest writers and the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Toni Morrison, author and editor, was born in Lorain, Ohio in 1931 and her […]
During the First World War the American Red Cross mobilized fundraising with the slogan “All you need is a heart and a dollar.” It was so successful that it was quickly displayed all over the country on billboards, posters, in newspapers, and more. That catchphrase was the inspiration of Burton Emmett — a former book […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Michael Auslin, John Bidwell, Dan Lipcan, and Ted Widmer The 250th American birthday year's scrutiny of the Declaration of Independence's evolution, from rough drafts to widely disseminated and strategically edited printings, is shedding light on the document's original producers and consumers, shifting interpretations, and enduring influence and enigmas. […]
Sponsored by FABS September 14 FABS Handpress Era Group: This month Dr. Ilya Dines, specialist in codicology and medieval manuscripts, will present “A Florentine Pocket Classic and Its Readers: A Copy of the Giunta Justinus and Florus of 1510.” To receive a link contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.