Sponsored by FABS The FABS Handpress Era Zoom Group meets the second Monday of the month for presentations and discussion of printed materials before 1800. This month noted optics collector David DiLaura will speak on the transition from manuscript to print of illustrations dealing with geometry and natural philosophy, using examples from his collection. All […]
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial and informal discussion of all things bibliophilic and nineteenth-century with your host Bill Bryson. Meets the third Thursday of the month. For a link to this month's meeting, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial group hosted by Reid Byers for conversation about the joys and challenges of home libraries. This month's topics: 1. Book Cartoons and Jokes 2. What Advice might you offer to younger bibliophiles from your experience as a book collector? To receive a link, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by The Grolier Club With Colm Tóibín Award winning Irish novelist and critic Colm Tóibín will trace the legacy of the Irish Literacy Renaissance through successive generations of Irish writers. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-the-irish-literary-renaissance-tickets-1981942212510?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Randy Gue, Michael Inman, Elizabeth Ott, and Carolyn Vega A lively panel discussion with members of the NYPL's Berg and Emory's Rose Library, which both hold substantial repositories of Jack Kerouac material. Carolyn Vega and Michael Inman from NYPL and Elizabeth Ott and Randy Gue from Emory all have a […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Ann Charters, Holly George-Warren, Joyce Johnson, and Regina Weinreich Kerouac scholars Ann Charters, Joyce Johnson, Holly George-Warren, and Regina Weinreich will discuss their experiences with, and thoughts on, Jack Kerouac. The four panel members are all noted Kerouac scholars and biographers. Ann Charters and Joyce Johnson knew Kerouac personally and […]
Sponsored by FABS This month we try out a new discussion format with the topic “Ebay and Catawiki: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.” We’ll discuss the pros and cons of these online auction platforms for collectors of Handpress Era materials. If you use them, what are your search strategies? Have you ever regretted […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday - A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, May 11 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Barrye Brown, Curator of Manuscripts, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A live presentation followed by a […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Paul Muldoon and Kevin Young will read a selection of poems by the leading poets of the Irish Literary Renaissance and their successors. Paul Muldoon and Grolier Club member, Kevin Young will read a selection of poems by the leading poets of the Irish Literary Renaissance and their successors, as […]
Sponsored by FABS Bookbinding models replicate book structures to show us how a book operates. They range from practical to experimental and may reproduce bookbinding techniques from various eras and cultures. Model-making has been a research and instructional method in the Libraries’ Conservation Lab since its inception in the mid-1980s. Today, the Book Model Collection […]
Sponsored by FABS Join your host Bill Bryson and this congenial group for discussion of all things bibliophilic and nineteenth- century. To receive a link and join the mailing list, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org).
Sponsored by The Grolier Club With R. F. Foster, Belinda McKeon, Fintan O’Toole and James Pethica R. F. Foster, Belinda McKeon, Fintan O’Toole and James Pethica come together for a wide‑ranging virtual conversation on Risings: The Irish Literary Renaissance and the Making of a Nation. As foremost historians, writers, critics and scholars in their respective fields, […]