Sponsored by The Book Club of California Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history […]
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Sponsored by The Book Club of California The Oscar Lewis Awards were established by the Book Club of California in 1994 in honor of Oscar Lewis (1893-1992), author, historian, and club secretary. This year Richard Siebert will be recognized for his contributions to the Book Arts and Dorothy Lazard will […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California. In-person and virtual presentation Exhibition opening: American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals. From air conditioners to yogurt makers, kitchen appliance manuals—with step by step directions for achieving a desired outcome—are incredible examples of early technical writing. The instruction manuals on display reflect […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Lowell Thing, author of “Cover Treasure – The Life and Art of Margaret Armstrong,” describes how, beginning on the lawn of a library book sale, he began to discover and collect books from the “Golden Age” of American trade publishers’ decorated cloth bindings […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California At Home, Together: The Quarantine Public Library Monday, July 25, 2022, 5-6:15 PM Online presentation via Zoom Quarantine Public Library is a repository of one-page books made by artists, free for anyone to download, print and assemble—to keep or give away. Tracy Honn […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California The Global Library Project Monday, July 18, 2022, 6-7:15 PM In-Person event & Livestream to Zoom After 18 years of photographing libraries throughout the United States, Robert Dawson and Ellen Manchester took what they had learned and applied it to a global perspective. […]
Co-sponsored by The Book Club of California Rare Books LA – Palm Springs Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, 2022 Friday, May 20 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm/PT Saturday, May 21 | 10:00am – 6:00pm/PT Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 Join the Book Club […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Boston-based Brattle Book Shop proprietor and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Kenneth Gloss will talk about some of his “favorite finds” and describe some of the many joys of “the hunt.” He will touch on what makes a book or manuscript rare and what goes […]
The original concept behind FABS was for member societies to welcome each other at their events. The Book Club of California carried on this tradition in February 2022 by hosting a reception at the 54th California International Book Fair in Oakland. Guests from FABS societies included members of The Caxton […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California. Members of FABS bibliophilic societies are invited to join the Book Club of California for a special Member & Guest Reception to celebrate the 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair. Mix and mingle with Book Club members, volunteers, and staff. Wine, beer, and […]