The story of beer in San Francisco is as old as the city itself. San Francisco had its first commercial brewery by 1847, two years before the gold rush, and went on to reign as the major brewing center in the American West through the nineteenth century. From the 1930s to the early 1950s, iconic […]

Hosted by the Caxton Club. Starving authors. The Federal Writers’ Project. All 48 states plus territories, cities, and even rivers. Stories beyond numbering. Books tucked away next to a chimney in an attic. Jim Thompson, Zora Neale Hurston, John Cheever, Studs Terkel, Vardis Fischer, Ralph Ellison and the House Un-American Activities Committee. All of these […]

Hosted by the Florida Bibliophile Society. Elaine has published fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, but she is best known for her mystery stories, which have been published on the Web, in anthologies, and in major magazines. This event is virtual, with an in-person gathering at the Seminole Community Library. To receive a Zoom Meeting link call […]

Sponsored by the Chicago Jewish Historical Society and the Caxton Club Join the Caxton Club and the Chicago Jewish Historical Society as we co-host Stephen Durchslag to discuss his vast Haggadah collection. This collection of Passover texts began in 1984 when Steve saw a 200-year-old volume in a bookstore and was reminded of family celebrations […]

Hosted by The Baltimore Bibliophiles. The program is on Thursday, January 20, 2022, and begins at 7:00 pm EST. I hope many of you will be able to join us. Please feel free to forward this email invitation and accompanying attachment to interested friends and colleagues. Guests are always welcome! The Zoom link is provided […]

Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington The Book Club of Washington is pleased to present Reid Byers speaking about his remarkable book on private libraries (Oak Knoll Press, 2021), with emphasis on how the architecture and furnishings have evolved. Online Sunday, January 23, 2022, 2 p.m. PST Open to the public. RSVP here: https://www.bookclubofwashington.org/events-1/the-private-library-a-history-of-the-architecture-and-furnishing-of-the-domestic-bookroom

Hosted by The Book Club of California. 5:30 PM PST - Member and guest social 6:00 PM - PST Live presentation & Livestream via Zoom Webinar San Francisco was booming in the mid-nineteenth century, and along with adventurers seeking their fortunes came sacks of green coffee beans. The old Yerba Buena Cove swiftly filled with […]

Sponsored by CABS-Minnesota and the Bibliographical Society of America Within the diverse traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, the power of books—both printed and hand-written—lies not only in their contents, but also in their materiality as objects. While these texts primarily transmit the words of the Buddha(s), the teachings of Buddhist masters, and the commands of Buddhist […]

Sponsored by the Grolier Club. Collecting Sherlock Holmes. Grolier Club member Nicholas Basbanes in conversation with Glen Miranker, curator of the exhibition "Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects." Tues Jan 25, 4:00-6:00 EST Open to the public: register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grolier-club-virtual-conversation-on-sherlock-holmes-tickets-246493718347?aff=ebdsoporgprofile  

William S. Peterson will offer the Grolier Club's annual Bibliography Week Lecture on a topic related to the Daniel Press. This lecture is being offered in connection with our "The Daniel Press: Pioneer of the English Private Press Movement" exhibition, open in our second floor gallery December 2, 2021-February 12, 2022. This will be a […]

Sponsored by James Gray Booksellers and the Bibliographical Society of America. Please join Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA) co-editors Dr. Sarah Werner and Dr. Jesse Erickson for an online Q&A session on January 26. Drs. Werner and Erickson will discuss their vision for the journal and how it can be part of […]

Co-sponsored by Blue Mango Books and Manuscripts and Bruce McKittrick Rare Books; presented by the Bibliographical Society of America. The dominant practice in Western map studies has been to consider maps as “sovereign,” that is, as individual images separated from the material context of their production, circulation, and consumption. Book studies also have generally overlooked […]

Join Huntington Library curators and members of the trade, library, and collecting communities for a panel discussion on individual and institutional collecting today. Moderated by Claudia Funke and Erin Chase—curators of the Huntington exhibition "What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century"—the conversation will address the significance of collecting in this unprecedented period […]

Sponsored by the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society 7:30-900pm EST Join NOBS for their annual first forum of the year, Show & Tell. Book lovers of all ages have their favorites, whether a treasured old copy of a classic or a lovely edition of a book that you splurged on over the holidays or a book […]

Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington The first of three presentations that Spencer Stuart will be making for the Book Club of Washington this year, "On Collecting" covers the fundamentals of collecting, with all new content and examples. Tips for novice and experienced book collectors alike. Online Sunday, January 30, 2022, 2 p.m. PST […]

Hosted by The Book Club of California. 5:00 PM PST - Live presentation via Zoom Webinar With over 400 officially designated local, state, and national landmarks, San Francisco is steeped in history. The city’s neighborhoods feature unique buildings and special places, some that are well known to residents and tourists but also structures and locations […]