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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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Minneapolis — Cathy Ryan is the winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Artist Award for her pandemic-inspired book entitled Chronicle. Sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group and presented as part of the Minnesota Book Awards with MCBA, this biennial award recognizes a Minnesota book artist or…
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Nick Twemlow, literary and poetry collections librarian at the Rose Library at Emory University in Atlanta.
What is your role at your institution?
New York – In the world of international diplomacy, it is often the backstairs conversations that smooth the path to agreement. The peace talks in Paris from April 1782-September 1783 at the end of the American War of Independence were no exception, as demonstrated by two important letters from…
Amherst, MA — Since the 1970s, millions of young artists have learned to draw—and to see—at the hands of Ed Emberley, the universally beloved illustrator, age 90. “You know what I like to hear the kids say?” asks Emberley. ‘I could do that!’”
Let’s take a closer look at our current issue’s Editor’s Shelf of engaging winter reads for bibliophiles.
Los Angeles — Julien’s Auctions closed out its auction season on Sunday, December 5th, 2021 with their year-end grand finale presentation of Property from The Life and Career of Sylvester Stallone, featuring the international superstar and the Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated…
Minneapolis — Minnesota Center for Book Arts is proud to announce the acquisition of beautiful new wood type in Hebrew and Arabic, plus Spanish and Swedish glyphs. With this movement beyond English wood type, MCBA plans to expand potential audiences and practitioners of letterpress printing.
At Bloomsbury on Tuesday, December 7, The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection. The 60 lots include an Egyptian thirteenth dynasty gold foil funerary inscription bearing the name of Princess Nubhetepti-khered (£30,000–50,000).
Chicago – This month, Hindman will present three days of fine art sales featuring more than 300 works of art. The trio of auctions begin with American and European Art on December 13, followed by Post War and Contemporary Art on December 14 and ending with Prints and Multiples on December 15.…
Boston — With 1,000 lots up for bidding, RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an extraordinary wealth of scientific autographs—Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Alfred Nobel, Nikola Tesla, James Watt, Henri Poincare, and Charles Darwin are among the key names.
