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FABS Member Society events for October
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
October 5: Write Long and Beautiful Letters: The Vallejos’ Californio Correspondence, 1846–1888 The experiences of Mexicans who were living in California when it was annexed by the United States form a crucial element of the history of the American Southwest. These Californios, as they called themselves, made California diverse and multi-cultural from the moment it became part of the United States. The Vallejos of Sonoma were one of the most prominent of these Californio families. This presentation will explore the experiences of this family, using more than 180 letters that Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo and Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo exchanged with each other and their children between 1846 and 1888. A virtual presentation by Rose Marie Beebe, author, historian, and Professor Emerita of Spanish literature, Santa Clara University and Robert M. Senkewicz, author, historian, and Professor Emeritus of History, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. (Book Club of California)
Oct 12 FABS Handpress Era Group: Rodger Friedman will present “A publishing skirmish (Naples vs Venice) over the late Giovanni Pontano's body of verse.” Venice (Aldus) and Naples (the Accademia Pontaniana) engaged in a rivalry to be the first to publish the poetical works of the humanist Giovanni Pontano (1426-1503). In the event two editiones principes were produced in 1505, one Venice and one Naples, with widely varying contents. To receive a link contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
October 9: Jack Lynch on “The First English Dictionary?” Join us as Prof. Lynch explores the history of the books that often have a home right on our desks…or linger in the background on our computers, regularly interrupting to auto-correct even when it makes us scream, “No! Don’t do that. I meant that!” Lynch is a distinguished professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark, noted Samuel Johnson scholar, and the author of The Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson. (Caxton Club)
October 14: We Are All Ducassians: Panel on Surrealism Presented by ANOTHER SPACE at the Grolier Club, We Are All Ducassians explores the enduring legacy of Isidore Ducasse, better known as the Comte de Lautréamont (1846-1870), and his influential work Les Chants de Maldoror. First published in the late nineteenth century, Maldoror shocked readers with its unsettling erotic and violent imagery. The text became a foundational source for Surrealist and avant-garde artists and writers. Drawing on their respective fields of expertise, the speakers curator Beverly Adams, curator and writer Kevin Saliou, writer and cultural interlocutor Éric Walbecq, and scholar and author Caroline Weber will consider Lautréamont’s international influence on literature, visual art, Surrealism, and the broader history of modernity. (The Grolier Club)
Oct 15 Join the FABS 19th Century group on Zoom for congenial discussion of all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Oct 19 FABS Bindings Group: This group devoted to the art, craft and history of bookbinding meets monthly on Zoom. To join their mailing list, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Oct 19 Behind the Scenes with Transit Books: A California Publisher with Global Reach What does it take to bring a remarkable book into the world? Join the co-publishers of Transit Books for a behind-the-scenes conversation about the role of award-winning, nonprofit publishing. Founded in 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Transit Books is an internationally focused publishing house that has achieved unusual reach over the last decade: most notably publishing a Nobel Prize–winning author (Jon Fosse) and turning a niche translated novel (I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman) into a half-million–copy hit. An in-person and virtual presentation by Adam Levy and Ashley Nelson Levy, co-founders and co-publishers, Transit Books. (Book Club of California)
October 22: Romance 101: The History, Evolution, and Hallmarks of the Modern Romance Novel, with Julie Blitz Join us for a forum that is sure to have you swooning! Julie Blitz has been reading romance novels since age 11 when she stole her grandmother’s Danielle Steel novels off her bookshelf. In the 40 years since, she has read many thousands of romance novels, joined romance communities online, and consumed podcasts and interviews with all the OG writers of the romance genre. (NOBS)
Oct 27 at 5:00 EST (note time change) FABS Living With Books Group. Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the private library. This month’s topics: (1) Basic Rules for New Collectors and (2) How to Recover from Disasters. To receive a link contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Stay tuned to the FABS Calendar, as more events are sure to be posted soon.
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