Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía (Hispanic Women and Typography) celebrates the talents and contributions of Hispanic women to design and typography. Showcasing four individual projects created by Laura Meseguer, Marina Garone, Sandra García, Dafne Martínez, and Jimena Gamio, this publication targets tangible topics, such as educational systems, endangered indigenous languages, and calligraphy. Lavinia Lascaris and Ximena […]

Our guests will speak about their careers in journalism and how they landed at their current position. We’ll learn how they cover and highlight books and authors, including recently featured writers and titles.  We’ll find out what they're looking for, how best to approach them, and much more. Given the restrictions of the pandemic, this is […]

This Publishers Roundtable will be in conjunction with the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia. Join us for a chat about the overlapping challenges we all face. Please note this PubWest session will not be recorded in order for participants to feel comfortable interacting openly and having frank discussions within the bounds of our conduct […]

PubWest and the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia invite you to a joint roundtable discussion on Thursday, April 13th, from 11:00-12:00pm PT. This roundtable will offer an opportunity for PubWest and ABPBC members to connect. As well, the roundtable will provide a forum to discuss overlapping industry issues: Successes and challenges accessing US […]

Protesters through time have used typography to strike through myriad forms of oppression. Their urgent, often handmade signs, placards, and banners put bigots on notice that their hate has been marked for correction. Charting the histories of this material is also an artform itself. The speakers in this panel will share their research and curatorial […]

Join us April 14 for KRAZY KRAFTS DAY FOR KIDS at the Printing Museum, a creative day of printing and crafts for the whole family. All are welcome, whether you are a kid or a kid at heart that just loves to make stuff! Activities throughout the day include letterpress printing cards, bookmarks, keepsakes, fun […]

Marketing expert Dave Farrow is the two-time Guinness World Record holder for greatest memory. To earn this title, Farrow recalled the exact order of 59 decks of shuffled playing cards using “The Farrow Memory Method.” This method was originally invented to combat Farrow’s dyslexia and ADHD and it is now a unique memory system backed […]

Heyday Books is proud to present a Point Reyes Birding Walk with Keith Hansen, author of Birds of Point Reyes. We will begin our walk at Point Reyes’ iconic Bovine Bakery, and from there Keith will lead us on an adventure of discovery and wonder, introducing all the local feathered friends that Point Reyes has to offer. […]