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It’s that time of year when you catch up on all the most popular stories of 2021 that you somehow missed. The great Fran Lebowitz leads our list, while the legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti concludes it. In between: books about books, book collectors, and booksellers.
#1 Fran Lebowitz, Book…
Manuscripts, early prints, maps, and other treasures from the Bodleian Libraries’ collections in Oxford are on show in a new exhibition examining how 600 years of Anglo-Dutch history have affected books and book production. North Sea Crossings: Anglo-Dutch Books and the Adventures of Reynard the…
As readers of FB&C will know from our current issue, PEN celebrated its centennial in 2021. As part of the ongoing look at the history of this prominent literary organization, the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities at the University of Oxford is hosting a two-day workshop in February…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this 825 lot sale to be held on Saturday, January 29th starting at 10am CDT. The event will be held online and live streamed, with a limited number of bidders physically allowed in the gallery as determined by current Illinois public…
Wilton, CT – A manuscript handwritten in German by Albert Einstein, signed, with several lines of mathematical equations, a check made out to a charter airline by John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign, and a handwritten document signed by the legendary lawman Bat Masterson when…
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions' December 11th magic sale, featuring the Bob Rossi collection of materials related to Joseph Dunninger—The Master Mind Of Modern Mystery—delivered breathtaking results from start to finish. When the hammer finally fell silent after a long day of energized…
For the past six years, we have checked in with consummate reader Linda Aragoni of the Great Penformances blog for her appraisal of the bestseller list from a century ago. This year we continue the tradition, learning about the bestsellers of 1921 and how they hold up today.
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Kansas City, MO – The Henry Fitz Jr. Archive of Photographic History, an extremely rare group of early daguerreotypes and related material from the family of pioneering practitioner Henry Fitz, was purchased at auction in Cincinnati on November 15. It includes what is believed to be one of the…
Los Angeles – Fans and admirers of the legendary stand-up comic Don Rickles may bid on personal belongings from his beautifully-appointed Los Angeles estate, which he shared with his wife Barbara, on Thursday, January 13 at 10 a.m. PDT. The live online sale will feature assorted “Toy Story”…
The Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound in Washington is pushing the boundaries of art and science. The brains behind its current exhibition, Science Stories—library director Jane Carlin, Evergreen State College professor emerita Lucia Harrison, and Puget Sound professor of…
