The Book Club of California Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Frémont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of. His adventures are […]
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Sponsored by The Book Club of California In Continental Reckoning renowned historian Elliott West presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and its vital role in the transformation of the nation. In the 1840s, by which time the United States had expanded to the Pacific, what would become the […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía (Hispanic Women and Typography) celebrates the talents and contributions of Hispanic women to design and typography. Showcasing four individual projects created by Laura Meseguer, Marina Garone, Sandra García, Dafne Martínez, and Jimena Gamio, this publication targets tangible topics, such […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023 Contempo Jo Mora 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Pacific In-person and virtual Presentation; all are welcome. The creative career of Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) was both compelling and diverse. A painter, muralist, sculptor, building designer, cartographer, actor, set […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California 6:00 PM – 7:15PM Pacific In-person and virtual presentation 5:30 PM Pacific – Reception 6:00 PM Pacific – Program The late 19th century has been labelled the “Baedeker Era” after the famous series of compact, bright-red travel guides published simultaneously in German, English, […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Dec 12, 6:00pm Pacific time ** The Fourth Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Lecture on the History of the Book Trade in California and the West ** Book trade historian Charles Nelson Johnson provides a fresh look at lesser-known Southern California antiquarian bookseller Alice Parsons […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Sept. 26, 5:00-6:30 Los Angeles/Pacific time By examining historical records and drawing on oral histories and the work of anthropologists, archaeologists, ecologists, and psychologists, We Are Not Animals sets out to answer questions regarding who the Indigenous people in the Santa Cruz region […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California and The Northern California Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America Sept. 19, 6:00pm-7:15pm Los Angeles/Pacific time Every movement needs a voice, and ever since Gutenberg systematized the concept of movable type posters have been one of the media of choice for […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California and The American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers Sept. 12 , 6:00pm Los Angeles/Pacific time A celebration of the centenary of organized bookplate collecting in the United States. An in-person and virtual presentation via Zoom by William E. Butler, bibliophile, editor, and […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Los Angeles time | A live online via Zoom and in-person event Join us in-person or online via Zoom to view seldom seen photographs from the Book Club archives and help […]