Learn to use ChatGPT3 as a tool to help your creative process, and avoid pitfalls. Great for authors and anyone in publishing. Every month there seems to be a new explosion in AI that reverberates in business, medicine, healthcare, education, and writing. While writers are concerned about AI’s predatory behavior, writers can learn to use […]
Scholars David Stromberg and Aaron Lansky will discuss a new book, Isaac Bashevis Singer's Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt, The War Years, 1939-1945 (White Goat Press). November 11 would have been the 120th birthday of the late Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer. This collection, edited and translated by David Stromberg, editor of the Singer Literary Trust, is […]
Birgitte will lead the meeting. We're meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
Instructor: Peter Geraty In this class students will be guided to explore and accomplish several types of edge treatments for bindings, including solid edge gilding, rough edge gilding, colored and decorated edges, and more.
This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). Group agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat: * […]
with Diane V. Silverthorne, Dan Reynolds, Megan Brandow-Faller Join the contributors of our latest book for a visit to Vienna in 1900, a moment with an outsized influence on lettering and graphic design. Discover the world of Vienna 1900 graphic design in a roundtable with the contributors to our latest book, Die Fläche: Design and Lettering […]
Discover the art of digital scrapbooking in Adobe InDesign, where creativity meets design excellence. In this engaging Learn to harness the power of Adobe InDesign to craft stunning digital scrapbooks. Explore the seamless integration of Libraries, a feature that simplifies asset management, enabling you to organize and reuse your favorite images and graphics effortlessly. Unlock […]
Hosted/Organized by: PPN This event is open to anyone in the book-publishing industry and provides a great opportunity for connection. Grab a drink and come and catch up, share news, and get advice. We generally hold virtual meetups over Zoom on the third Thursday of each month, not just because this is the safest way […]
Join two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist John King in discussion on his new book Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities. King’s narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building. Rich with feats of engineering and civic imagination, his story introduces colorful figures who fought to preserve the Ferry […]
Paper Is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures, co-curated by Tia Blassingame and Stephanie Sauer, offers a new definition of paper within a global and decolonial framework. Featuring works by local, national, and international artists, this exhibition explores the vital role substrates play in human communities and how meaning is made from what we might call […]
with Rüdiger Schlömer Explore basic typeknitting techniques and plan your next holiday knitting project using Knit Grotesk and other custom hand knitting fonts. Over two weekends (Saturday-Sunday, November 18, 19, December 2 & 3), learn to knit a monogram, name tag, instagram meme, poster, scarf, pullover, or blanket during this online typeknitting workshop. Use your […]
Karl Henwood is offering another free range day! This great event is sponsored by a former military officer and police officer at his family’s ranch east of Sacramento so that writers can learn all about guns in a safe environment. This way their books are accurate and they understand the tactile nature of weapons. Karl […]