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Sponsored by The Book Club of California You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know some of the images he created, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic Bambi. Yet when he came to this country as a child, Tyrus was an illegal immigrant locked up in an offshore detention center. How […] |
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Sponsored by The Book Club of California. Information graphics transform data into compelling visual narratives, illuminating insights that might otherwise remain hidden. From the earliest printed charts and maps to today’s innovative designs, these visuals bridge art and science, helping us engage with complex phenomena. Often featured within books—whether rare historical volumes or contemporary publications—information […] |
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Sponsored by The Caxton Club May Midday Program Join Caxton Club members and Ian Gadd, Professor in English Literature, Bath Spa University, UK, for his talk on the "History of the Stationers Company." Well, here comes another of those Johnny-come-lately organizations that seem to pop up now and then. The Worshipful Company of Stationers in […] |
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Club member Richard Kopley, Distinguished Professor of English, Emeritus, at Penn State DuBois, and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement and Service Award from the Poe Studies Association, will be in conversation with Grolier Club Council member Susan Jaffe Tane, a preeminent collector of Poe's writings and artifacts, about his new critical biography, Edgar Allan Poe: […]
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Sponsored by The Book Club of California. Nora May French and Carrie Sterling arrive at Carmel-by-the-Sea at the turn of the twentieth century with dramatically different ambitions. Nora, a stunning, brilliant, impulsive writer in her early twenties, seeks artistic recognition and Bohemian refuge among the most celebrated counterculturalists of the era. Carrie, long-suffering wife of […] |
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Sponsored by FABS oin us for convivial conversation about all things bookish and 19th century! We meet the third Thursday of the month. For links and announcements, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org) |
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Sponsored by FABS Sol Rébora: Chaucer and Tomorrow's Past Join us for a discussion with binder Sol Rébora about binding William Morris's Chaucer, highlighting the balance between client expectations, conservation principles and contemporary bookbinding. The presentation will include models, process photos and a video of the finished work along with insights into the philosophy of […] |
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Sponsored by FABS Join the FABS Living With Books group for congenial discussion of the challenges and pleasures of home libraries. To join the list, please contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org |
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