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Karmiole Endowed Lecture: Paul Elder: A Literary Life in Seven Bookstores and Exhibition Opening

the blinn house 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, CA, United States

After resigning from his sales position at William Doxey’s bookstore in San Francisco’s famous Palace Hotel in 1897, a young Paul Elder opened his own shop two blocks away. Elder’s goal was a bookstore with a carefully crafted ambience, reflecting his embrace of the California Arts & Crafts Movement. Elder’s own publications were often designed […]

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Virtual Lecture: Historic First Editions in African American Literature

Zoom CA, United States

Club member Alvin Patrick, a CBS News Executive Producer, has amassed over 2,000 books during 30 years of collecting. He will discuss highlights of his first editions of African American literature dating back to 1817, and their importance to the story of Black people in America. Among his prized titles are Toussaint L’Ouverture: Biography and Autobiography (1863, […]

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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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The Art of Storytelling: Presentation & Book Signing

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

with Kit Hinrichs Join us for a unique evening with designer Kit Hinrichs, as he discusses his latest book and the value of storytelling in his career. Award-winning designer, author, and collector Kit Hinrichs will present his latest book, Narrative Design: A 50 Year Perspective. He'll explore how storytelling has allowed him to create lasting imagery […]

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The Intersection of A.I., Authorship, and Ethics

Mechanics' Institute


with SF State University Professors Carlos Montemayor, Denise Kleinrichert, and Dragutin Petkovic Discuss Artificial Intelligence, Authorship, and Ethics with San Francisco State University Professors Carlos Montemayor, Denise Kleinrichert, and Dragutin Petkovic.

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Fall Author Showcase @ Books Inc. – Mountain View

Books Inc Mountain View, United States

Here’s our outstanding list of authors who will be reading from their latest books: Ana Brazil Josie Brown Michele Drier Victoria Kazarian Claudia Hagadus Long Ana Manwaring Karen A. Phillips Nannette Potter Terry Shames Lisa Towles

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Editors of Color Coffee Hour

Zoom CA, United States

Are you an Editor of Color? Would you like to meet up with your fellow Editors of Color in a welcoming, intimate, online setting? Jesi Vega, recent president of the Northwest Editors Guild and a Puerto Rican Jew from the Bronx, hosts a monthly Zoom coffee hour for editors who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of […]

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AI for Writers with Nina Schuyler

Zoom CA, United States

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 […]

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Virtual Lecture: I. B. Singer’s ‘Writings on Yiddish & Yiddishkayt’

Zoom CA, United States

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 […]

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BABA Monthly Meeting

Zoom CA, United States

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.

Edge Gilding

American Academy of Bookbinding

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.

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Editing With Disability/Chronic Illness

Zoom CA, United States

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: * […]