The J. Paul Getty Museum will open its Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages…
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When Caleb Carr's historical thriller, The Alienist, was published in 1994, it quickly became one of my favorite contemporary novels. Set on the dark, gritty streets of fin-de-siècle New York, the novel follows a group of amateur detectives, led by forensic psychiatrist (or, "alienist") Dr. Laszlo…
Freeman's auction house in Philadelphia hosts a sale of Books, Maps & Manuscripts on Wednesday, January 17, in 345 lots.
Ithaca, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
This catalog features rare, antique and decorative books as well as select additions of ephemera. Featured is private collection of special and limited editions, along with many…
Dallas, TX- Thanks to two stellar signature animation art auctions and another exceptional event at Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park, California, Heritage Auctions’ Animation Art Department had its best year ever, with total sales for the year of $3,919,080 - breaking the department’…
Change is in the air in California.
This may be the year of Emily Brontë--her bicentenary, that is, with a major exhibition opening at the Brontë Parsonage Museum on February 1--but Forum Auctions has me dreaming about her brother Branwell.
Reno, NV - Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC is on the cusp of presenting its first big auction of the New Year - a two-day affair slated for the weekend of January 20th and 21st, featuring nearly 1,500 lots in many collecting categori
PBA Galleries is pleased to offer the Tyler-Goodwyn Family Archive, an archive of President John Tyler descendants containing approximately 265 letters, documents, writings, and other items, including manuscripts, typed material, partially printed forms, and more, plus
Austin, TX — The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of American playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005).
For the past two years, we have checked in with consumate reader Linda Aragoni of the Great Penformances blog for her appraisal of the bestseller list from a century ago. (See 2015 and 2016 respectively).
