Remember Me: American Carved Stone Books from the Ian Berke Collection, curated by Mindell Dubansky, is a fascinating exploration of the realm where book-like objects and folk art intersect. San […]
Ever wonder what materials are used to make the book you are reading? Come see American Bookbinders Museum latest exhibit and explore the different categories of materials and their various […]
Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836–1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support women’s education, the labor […]
From a book’s “spine” to its “appendix,” bibliographers use a language of the body that reveals our intimate connection with books. Yet books do more than describe bodies—they embody a […]
Nurturing great relationships with authors is essential for long-term retention and the profitability of your business. Ensuring authors receive accurate royalties in a timely fashion is a key element. In […]
In Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier! historian James Harris tells the dramatic story of survival for this Southern California icon—fighting Mother Nature, politics and changing times. This […]
Litquake and KQED Live present a night with SongWriter, a podcast that turns stories into songs (featured guests have included Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Roxane Gay, […]
Our annual celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses goes online with an encore of our 2020 Bloomsday film featuring a montage of readings, performance, song and celebration. We have guest artists from the […]
Maybe you can’t judge a book by its cover, but in a bookstore we judge most of them first by their spines. With most new books—not the ones lying out […]
with Saad Khan Explore historical print media from Iran and Pakistan. Join us on an interesting trip through the world of old print media from Iran and Pakistan. This lecture […]
Tom White asks, “How does someone go from Rocket Science to Graphic Design?” While many aspects of graphic design necessitate creativity and an artistic approach, he bases his work and […]
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