Presented by the Bibliographical Society of America The June 2022 issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA) is devoted to the traditions and futures of Black Bibliography. Join guest Editors Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith McGill, together with authors and contributors to the volume, for a Virtual Salon on September 22, 2022 […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Sep 22, 7:00pm-8:30 New York/Eastern time Phylis Brody is a life-long experimenter and doer of arts and crafts, including dimensional quilts and textiles, encaustic painting, assemblage, and altered books. In her words, “Each book is a small and intimate work of art that compels the viewer to pay attention […]
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles For Zoom link please email Binnie Syril Braunstein: bsbgc@aol.com
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Sept. 26, 5:00-6:30 Los Angeles/Pacific time By examining historical records and drawing on oral histories and the work of anthropologists, archaeologists, ecologists, and psychologists, We Are Not Animals sets out to answer questions regarding who the Indigenous people in the Santa Cruz region were and how they survived […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club Zoom event open to the public. September 27, 6:30pm Chicago time George Salter (1897–1967) was a German-born and, from 1940 on, American calligrapher, book and book jacket designer, illustrator, and teacher who revolutionized the world of book jacket design. His design work ranged from best sellers for Alfred A. Knopf […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club A talk exploring the life, work, and home of lexicographer Samuel Johnson by Celine Luppo McDaid, for the past decade Donald Hyde Curator and Director of Dr. Johnson's House in London. McDaid is responsible for managing the only UK museum dedicated to the history of the English language, curating three […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Oct 3, 6:00-8:00pm New York time Jane Lahr, Michael Hearn, and Stephen Schwarz will present on "The Books of Oz." About this event Presentations by Jane Lahr, author, editor, literary agent and daughter of Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in the film version of "The Wizard of Oz;" […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday – Free Live Webinar – Monday, October 3, 2022 – 8PM Eastern Time Guest: Karen Linn Femia, Archivist (Library of Congress) Host: Brian Kathenes “The Warren G. Harding–Carrie Fulton Phillips Correspondence: A tangled tale of ownership rights, romance, and archival ethics” On July 22, 2014, the Library of […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club About this event Join us for two illustrated talks by the Curators of our "Aubrey Beardsley: 150 Years Young" exhibition, on view in our second floor gallery through November 12: "In Bed with Beardsley," by Margaret Stetz; and "Beardsleyophily," by Mark Samuels Lasner. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-curator-talks-on-aubrey-beardsley-tickets-412243540527?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_term=Virtual+Curator+Talks+on+Aubrey+Beardsley&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail This will be a […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington and FABS Open to all members of FABS Societies Members of FABS Societies visiting the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair are cordially invited to a reception on Saturday October 8, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 Pacific Time at McHugh’s on 21 Mercer Street, west of the Exhibition Hall. Hope to see […]
Sponsored by The Baxter Society. Open to all members of FABS Societies. Email baxtersociety@gmail.com to request a link, which will be sent on the morning of the event. Wed. Oct 12 at 7:00pm Eastern Time. David R. Godine, independent publisher, will speak on Maine books and authors together with some nautical titles.
Sponsored by The Caxton Club When/Where: 10/14/2022 Zoom begins promptly at Noon Chicago Time (Central). Preregistration required via website. Zoom (only) option is free and open to all. October Midday Program Let’s get a jump on college football and visit new Big Ten member UCLA before it starts regularly engaging in gridiron tilts in New […]