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The 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival returns to the Washington Convention Center on August 12, taking as its theme 'Everyone Has a Story' to celebrate the storyteller in us all.
The 2023 LA Art Book Fair (LAABF) will take place August 10–13 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in downtown Los Angeles.Established in 2013, LAABF is an international celebration over four days, featuring a wide range of artists, small presses, institutions, galleries, antiquarian booksellers,…
To mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin will display all three copies in the library’s collection beginning August 19 as part of the exhibition, The Long Lives of Very Old Books.
In the age of snippet reviews, being a wordy blogger may seem disadvantageous. But not for me. I could never have written my book otherwise, writes Kate Jackson.
At Trafford Books on Wednesday, August 2, 253 lots of books, ephemera and autographs in their Auction No. 419, including some interesting group and shelf lots of books and ephemera.
Annotated scripts by playwrights including Tom Stoppard, Caryl Churchill, Winnie Holzman, Jez Butterworth, Richard Curtis, David Hare will go under the hammer in September to raise funds for refugee artists.
The Publishers Association has revealed its annual Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians, all of the titles included nominated by MPs and Peers as their recommended read for the Summer Recess.
Dating back to 1911, the postcard was part of an old family collection which had been largely forgotten about for many decades. Featuring a panoramic view of Dijon, the card is addressed to an AE Sauballe Esq in Purulia, West Bengal, the sender apparently anticipating its future desirability…
A group of University of Notre Dame researchers suggest Benjamin Franklin should also be known for his innovative ways of making money.
The Armada Maps National Treasures exhibition offers the chance to view 10 incredibly rare maps that chart the defeat of the Spanish Armada in August 1588, a defining moment in the UK’s national and naval history. All ten maps have been put on display to the public by the National Museum of…
