• Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford

    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 […]

  • California Eden: Heritage Landscapes of the Golden State

    Book Club of California

    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 […]

  • Out of the Gutters: How California Comix Saved Comics

    Book Club of California

    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 […]

  • Charles W. Chesnutt: Symposium (In Person)

    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. […]

  • Eileen Buckholtz on “Queens of Code”

    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 […]