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 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 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, […]
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 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 Grolier Club An evening of Traditional Irish Music featuring Cashel Blake Day-Lewis, Ursula Garry, Matt Stapleton Isaac Alderson Join the Grolier Club and the Irish Arts Center for a special Bloomsday, June 16th, evening of traditional Irish music, featuring Cashel Blake Day-Lewis on fiddle, Ursula Garry on flute, Matt Stapleton on guitar, and Isaac Alderson on the uilleann pipes. We look forward to an […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club This play covers the five days in which the 1916 Rebels occupied the GPO after proclaiming an independent Irish Republic. First performed inside the General Post Office on O’Connell Street in Dublin during the 2016 commemoration of the Easter Rising, this play covers the five days in which the 1916 […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Michael Auslin, John Bidwell, Dan Lipcan, and Ted Widmer The 250th American birthday year's scrutiny of the Declaration of Independence's evolution, from rough drafts to widely disseminated and strategically edited printings, is shedding light on the document's original producers and consumers, shifting interpretations, and enduring influence and enigmas. […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Stacie Vos This talk will focus on the two publications of the Hroswitha Club–Hroswitha of Gandersheim: Her Life, Times and Works, and a Comprehensive Bibliography and Notes on Woman Printers in Colonial America and the United States–in order to argue that the HC was both more inclusive and more focused in […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Curator Susan Gosin and Tricia Wright Presented in conjunction with Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné In celebration of Dieu Donné’s 50 years of making innovative handmade paper art with contemporary artists, Susan Gosin, co-founder of Dieu Donné, will talk about her newly […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview Curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Artist Lesley Dill, Poet Tom Sleigh, and Printer Peter Kruty Presented in conjunction with Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné Curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson will speak with artist Lesley Dill, poet Tom Sleigh, and printer Peter Kruty, who collaborated, along with […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Beverly Adams, Kevin Saliou, Éric Walbecq, and Caroline Weber Presented by ANOTHER SPACE at the Grolier Club, We Are All Ducassians brings together scholars and curators to explore the enduring legacy of Isidore Ducasse, better known as the Comte de Lautréamont (b. 1846 Montevideo, Uruguay – d. 1870 Paris, France), […]