Sponsored by FABS Join your host Reid Byers (author of The Private Library) and the gang for discussion of the joys and challenges of the home library. To join the mailing list and receive a link, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Lecture with Carla Kaplan Acclaimed biographer Carla Kaplan, author of Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford (HarperCollins), will explore the print and manuscript culture of Jessica Mitford (1917-1996) and her five sisters, members of a famous British literary family. They wrote autobiographical novels and memoirs, offering wildly contrasting accounts of […]
Sponsored by FABS The Handpress-Era Zoom Group meets monthly for presentations and discussion of materials printed before 1800. All are welcome! June 8, 7:30-8:30pm EST: Jennifer Larson “The House of Elzevier's Tiniest Books.” Past FABS Chair Jennifer Larson presents a capsule history of the Elzeviers, one of the premier printing firms of the Dutch Golden […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club With Charlotte Priddle, Dr. Miranda Garno Rossa, Elyssa Maxx Goodman, & Chris Hammer How have members of the LGBTQ+ community, throughout centuries, left record on the printed or handwritten page, or glaring absences? Where do we look today for their traces, and what are best practices for interpretation? A panel […]
Sponsored by The Book Collectors' Society of Australia June 13: Book Collectors' Society of Australia - Meeting on Saturday 13 June 2026 at 2PM Sydney time (10 pm Friday 12 June, New York time). Tim White presents "Meet Mrs. Beeton." Tim White from Books for Cooks (https://www.booksforcooks.com.au) will speak about Mrs Isabella Beeton, author of […]
Sponsored by FABS June 15, Monday at 4 pm Pacific Time. For a link contact Jennifer at info@fabsocieties.org Chicago book artist Karen Hanmer began processing, dyeing, and binding with fish parchment as a covid lockdown distraction. In the six years since, it has become a large part of her practice. In this month’s presentation she […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday - A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, June 15 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Caroline Bicks is the inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A live presentation followed by a Q […]
Sponsored by FABS This congenial Zoom group moderated by Bill Bryson and Richard Kopley meets monthly to discuss all things bookish and 19th century! We hope you will join us. For a link contact Jennifer Larson info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS Hosted on Zoom by Reid Byers, author of The Private Library, this discussion-based group focuses on the joys and challenges of the home library. This month's topics: 1. Books that Opened Up a New World for Us 2. Reading in Bed We hope you will join us! For a link contact Jennifer […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of Detroit Bookseller Sam Gatteno presents highlights from his eclectic collection, including Shakespeare and Shakespeare forgeries, incunables and 16th century books, fine press books, art books, Bibles, and bindings. A past president of the Book Club of Detroit and a well-respected antiquarian book collector, Sam has extensive expertise on earliest […]
Sponsored by FABS On Monday July 13 we have two guests: Dr. Gene Flamm will discuss his copy of the first printed medical dictionary: Simon Genuensis . Synonyma medicinae sive Clavis sanationis. Padua: 1474. This copy has an interesting non-medical provenance. Martha Driver Ph.D. will present "A Holy Card and A Book of Hours: Tracking […]
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial group for conversation about all things bibliophilic and 19th-century! We meet monthly on the third Thursday. To be added to the list for links, contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org