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The library of American-born poet Ruth Fainlight and her late husband the writer Alan Sillitoe…
A new exhibition opening today at the London home of Charles Dickens brings together the women he…
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Paper dresses aren’t just for paper dolls, as the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona reveals in its current exhibition, Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s.
Just a couple of sales for the first week of 2022:
London — The British Museum announces full details of its upcoming special exhibition on Stonehenge. This major exhibition will see over 430 objects brought together from across Europe in a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle on the history – and mystery – of the ancient monument.
It’s that time of year when you catch up on all the most popular stories of 2021 that you somehow missed. The great Fran Lebowitz leads our list, while the legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti concludes it. In between: books about books, book collectors, and booksellers.
#1 Fran Lebowitz, Book…
Manuscripts, early prints, maps, and other treasures from the Bodleian Libraries’ collections in Oxford are on show in a new exhibition examining how 600 years of Anglo-Dutch history have affected books and book production. North Sea Crossings: Anglo-Dutch Books and the Adventures of Reynard the…
As readers of FB&C will know from our current issue, PEN celebrated its centennial in 2021. As part of the ongoing look at the history of this prominent literary organization, the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities at the University of Oxford is hosting a two-day workshop in February…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 825 lot sale to be held on Saturday, January 29th starting at 10am CDT. The event will be held online and live streamed, with a limited number of bidders physically allowed in the gallery as determined by current Illinois public…
Wilton, CT – A manuscript handwritten in German by Albert Einstein, signed, with several lines of mathematical equations, a check made out to a charter airline by John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign, and a handwritten document signed by the legendary lawman Bat Masterson when…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions' December 11th magic sale, featuring the Bob Rossi collection of materials related to Joseph Dunninger—The Master Mind Of Modern Mystery—delivered breathtaking results from start to finish. When the hammer finally fell silent after a long day of energized…
For the past six years, we have checked in with consummate reader Linda Aragoni of the Great Penformances blog for her appraisal of the bestseller list from a century ago. This year we continue the tradition, learning about the bestsellers of 1921 and how they hold up today.
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