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FABS Member Society events for June. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
June 1: Performing Chinatown: Hollywood, Tourism, and the Making of a Chinese American Community. Chinatown and Hollywood represented the two primary sites where Chinese Americans performed racial difference for popular audiences during the Chinese exclusion era. In Performing Chinatown, historian William Gow argues that Chinese Americans in Los Angeles used these performances in Hollywood films and in Chinatown for tourists to shape widely held understandings of race and national belonging during this pivotal chapter in U.S. history. (The Book Club of California)
June 8: FABS Handpress Era Group. Jennifer Larson “The House of Elzevier’s Tiniest Books.” Past FABS Chair Jennifer Larson presents a capsule history of the Elzeviers, one of the premier printing firms of the Dutch Golden Age, and their small-format productions. This talk will focus on the 24mo format and the varying business strategies for the 24mo pursued by Elzevier proprietors in Leiden and Amsterdam. All are welcome. To receive a link contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
June 8: Tomorrow is Another Day: Bestselling Novels of the Great Depression Era. Through analysis of the most popular 1930s newspaper stories, magazines, and books, historian David Welky examines how voices both outside and within the media debated the purposes of literature. He will discuss such topics as the newspaper treatment of the Lindbergh kidnapping, domestic dynamics and gender politics in cartoons and magazines, Superman’s evolution from a radical outsider to a spokesman for the people, and the popular consumption of such novels as the Ellery Queen mysteries, Gone with the Wind, and The Good Earth. (The Book Club of California)
June 11: LGBTQ+ in Print: Panel Discussion, 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 of experts will explore how they identify, place, and preserve the physical materials that foster research and publications in this realm. (The Grolier Club)
June 12: Julie Tanaka on Is This a Book? The University of Washington Library’s Book Arts Collection. Young Lochinvar is come out of the west … which is great, because that leaves plenty of room for us to head to Seattle to enjoy a virtual visit to the University of Washington’s superb book arts collection, which includes historical and modern pieces encompassing all aspects of the physical book. We’ll be going behind the scenes, thanks to Julie Tanaka, Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections at the UW Library. As a special treat, her generously illustrated talk will reveal highlights of the collection and give attendees a first look at the library’s latest acquisitions. (The Caxton Club)
June 12: Tim White on Cookbook Author Isabella Beeton
(Friday 12 June at 10:00pm, New York time; June 13 at 2:00pm, Sydney time).
Tim White from Books for Cooks (https://www.booksforcooks.com.au) will speak about Mrs Isabella Beeton, author of The Book of Household Management that was one of the most significant and commercially successful British cookery books of the 19th century. The talk will explore her personal history and her contributions to cookery book publishing in Victorian Britain and the British Empire. Please email hjgoldsmith@bigpond.com for the link to the meeting if you would like to join. (Sponsored by The Book Collectors’ Society of Australia)
June 15: FABS Bindings Zoom Group (4:00pm Pacific). This month: Chicago book artist Karen Hanmer began processing, dyeing, and binding with fish parchment as a covid lockdown distraction. In the six years since, it has become a large part of her practice. In this month’s presentation she will take you through the steps to make and use your own, and show a variety of finished work. All are welcome. For a link contact Jennifer Larson, info@fabsocieties.org.
June 16: Celebrating Bloomsday Live at the Grolier. An evening of Traditional Irish Music featuring Cashel Blake Day-Lewis, Ursula Garry, Matt Stapleton Isaac AldersonJoin 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. (The Grolier Club)
June 18: Join the FABS 19th Century group on Zoom for lively discussion of all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
June 23: FABS Living With Books Group. Join this congenial group hosted by Reid Byers for conversation about the joys and challenges of home libraries. This month’s topics: (1) Books That Opened Up a New World for Us; and (2) Reading in Bed. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
June 25: Play Reading: Colin Murphy’s “Inside the GPO” This performance is part of the “Risings” events at the The Grolier Club. 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 Rebels occupied the GPO after proclaiming an independent Irish Republic. (The Grolier Club)
Stay tuned to the FABS Calendar, as more events are sure to be posted soon.
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