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The Deserts of California: A California Field Atlas

Mechanics' Institute


The San Francisco Chronicle #1 bestselling author Obi Kaufmann of the canonical California Field Atlas returns with an epic, forward-looking exploration of the state’s arid eastern regions. The Deserts of California: A California Field Atlas blends science and art in Kaufmann’s signature style to throw into relief ecological insights greater than either might yield alone. Through expressionistic mapmaking, wildlife renderings, […]

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Make Your Own Paper Gems

Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United States

with Dorothy Yuki Use your old publications (and ours) and turn them into Paper Gems. In this 5-hour in-person workshop, learn to make fun lightweight jewelry, boxes, and more with paper publications you no longer need, read, or use. Dorothy will take you through the process of creating unique, handmade holiday gifts using very few […]

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Marbling Fine Bindings

Zoom CA, United States

Join bookbinder–and marbler–Deborah V. Thomson of Echo Art Bindery for a look at marbling techniques on fine bindings. Deborah has a diploma in fine binding from the American Academy of Bookbinding where she studied with Don Glaister, Peter Geraty and Monique Lallier. She learned marbling with Regina St. John of Chena River Marblers. In this […]

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BABA Sunday Session

Zoom CA, United States

Bay Area Book Artists have a Sunday session led by one of your members.

Intro to Bookbinding – L2

American Academy of Bookbinding

Instructor: Lang Ingalls   This course is designed for students who have taken L1 Bookbinding and are ready to further develop skills and explore materials. Students will sew a textblock, making the Millimeter Binding with hooked endsheets. The class will cover the importance of bookblock preparation, the principles of a rounded spine, top-edge coloring, hand-sewn […]

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A Collection of Early English Books: Reading in the Age of Shakespeare

The Book Club of California 312 Sutter Street Ste 500, San Francisco, CA, United States

Paul Chrzanowski’s presentation explores “books that Shakespeare might have read.” He donated his collection of nearly 150 early English books to the UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. The earliest printed work is Cordyal of the four last and final things, a book printed in 1479 by William Caxton, England’s first printer. The donation includes […]

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Writing a Memoir That is More Than a Memoir

Zoom CA, United States

A Lunch and Learn Discussion with Nita Sweeney.  Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay! If you’ve been around the memoir scene for very long, you’ve no doubt heard “Memoirs don’t sell.” As with any myth, there’s more that’s false about that statement than true. A more accurate statement is “Some […]

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The 2nd Annual Robin Seaman Award Info Session

Zoom CA, United States

Learn about the Robin Seaman Award at our virtual info session on Tuesday, December 12th from 5:30–6:30 pm PST via Zoom. ​ BAWiP is excited for our second year of the Robin Seaman Award. Launched earlier this year, the Robin Seaman Award supports women and non-binary people in the Bay Area in advancing their publishing […]

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PubWest Publishers Roundtable – December

Zoom CA, United States

Join us for a Holiday Publishers Roundtable! We'll chat about the upcoming conference and more. Open to all PubWest members and guests, our Roundtables are not recorded.

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Editors Helping Editors

Zoom CA, United States

Join us for our "Editors Helping Editors" meeting. Bring your problems, big and small, as well as your thinking caps. We'll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular […]

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From Gutenberg to the Gallery: Five Decades of Print and Book Art

Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United States

In The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962), Marshall McLuhan argued that significant changes in technology would generate massive cultural transformations that will permanently alter the form and function of the book. Fundamentals of bookmaking have not changed much since the contributions of Gutenberg, but the cultural environments in which they have been grounded, expanded, and received certainly […]

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WNBA-San Francisco Chapter “Share & Tell” Holiday Mixer

Zoom CA, United States

It’s that time of year! The holidays are upon us and what better time to get together, relax, and have some fun. Grab a mug of your favorite coffee or tea and join us for an early afternoon of holiday cheer. Share your 2023 wins and Tell what you are working on for 2024! You can’t reach […]