Sponsored by FABS Aug 15: 19th Century Group (third Thursday of the month). Congenial conversation on all things 19th-century and bookish. You are welcome! To join the list contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
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Sponsored by FABS The FABS Living With Books Zoom Group, hosted by Reid Byers, invites you to their lively monthly discussion of home libraries, with all their pleasures and paraphernalia. Recent discussions have included cataloging, lighting, photographing books, bookmarks, and much more. To get on the list and receive links, […]
by Marcia McBrien The best children’s literature doesn’t only entertain – it also helps young people develop empathy and confront difficult issues through reading, explained Dr. Kristy Spann, educator and member of the Book Club of Detroit. At a July 13 meeting of the Book Club of Detroit, Dr. Spann […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Free, Live, Webinar Monday, August 5, 2024, 8:00PM Eastern Time Presenter: Rebecca Elder, Elder Cultural Preservation Join us for a live presentation to learn more about properly caring for your manuscript collection. Experienced cultural heritage preservation consultant, Rebecca Elder will lead us through the physical […]
By Nadeem Toodayan I am not infrequently introduced by family members to visitors as a hoarder of books. My mother thinks I’m crazy about them. But I for one cannot see what all the fuss is about, as mine is but a modest and mostly well-kept collection. I can draw […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Join us for a Virtual Tour and Curator Q&A Join the Grolier Club for a pre-recorded video walk-through of the “Hardly Harmless Drudgery” exhibition followed by a live Q&A via Zoom with the show’s co-curators, Bryan Garner and Jack Lynch. This public exhibition is on view at […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Live, Free Webinar Monday, July 1, 2024 – 8:00 PM Eastern , 5:00 PM Pacific (US and Canada) Presenters: Christine von der Linn of Honey & Wax Booksellers Lizzy Young owner of Lizzy Young Bookseller With feet firmly planted in both the book and culinary worlds, Christine von […]
by Jennifer Larson “Do you find it easy to get drunk on words?” “So easy that to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober.”–Busman’s Honeymoon (1937) To my mind, only two sleuths in the mystery genre exert a never-ending fascination: Sherlock Holmes and Lord Peter Wimsey. (I admit […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club Julie Park on Containing the Self in Eighteenth-Century Pocket Diaries: Graphic Forms and Formats of Personal Information Storage When/Where: 6/14/2024 12:00 PM CT/1:00 PM ET. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. ULCC live attendance – Zoom presentation and optional […]
Sponsored by FABS May 28 (fourth Tuesday of the month), 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern: Living With Books: Hosted by The Private Library author Reid Byers, this is a group on the pleasures and paraphernalia of home libraries. The format for the May meeting will be an open discussion about reading places […]