On August 9 at 4pm, Harvard’s Houghton Library will close as part of a yearlong renovation project that will increase accessibility and refresh existing academic and research space.
Grolier Club
Much has been written about Poet of the Body, the Walt Whitman exhibition at the Grolier Club in New York City. But for those of you who won’t have the chance to see it before it closes on July 27, never fear: a hardcover exhibition companion book — we hesitate to call it a catalogue — is a fine stand-in.
4,500 Years of Miniature Books at the Grolier Club
Thousands of years before books were contained within a hand-held technological tablet or phone, there were cuneiform tablets no bigger than the size of a quarter.
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On October 12 the Grolier Club in Manhattan will host a symposium dedicated to Sylvia Plath.
"Artists & Others: The Imaginative French Book in the 21st Century" at the Grolier Club
The Grolier Club is pleased to be the sole US venue for a presentation of French artists’ books from the remarkable Koopman Collection at the National Library of the Netherlands. The exhibition “Artists & Others: The Imaginative French Book in the 21st Century” is on view from June 1-July 30, 2016. Focusing on work designed and produced in the past 15 years, approximately 70 visually expressive books have been organized in six themes by curators Paul van Capelleveen and Sophie Ham.
“Grabhorn Press: 1920-1965 and Beyond” at the Grolier Club
The Grabhorn Press was one of the foremost American producers of finely-printed books from the early 1920s to the mid-1960s.
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Poe fans have much to celebrate - there was last Sunday's statue dedication in Boston, Susan Jaffe Tane's Poe collection is on exhibit at the Grolier Club, and a movie based on his short story "
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Have you noticed the uptick in Edgar Allan Poe-related news? The classic American author is getting more attention than the typical October coverage of Gothic literature, due to a major exhibit, a statue reveal, and several lectures and related events.
“Evermore: The Persistence of Poe” at the Grolier Club
The Grolier Club’s exhibition “Evermore: The Persistence of Poe” is devoted to one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century, Edgar Allan Poe. On view from September 17 through November 22, “Evermore” showcases a wide array of materials drawn from Grolier member Susan Jaffe Tane’s personal collection, widely recognized as the finest Poe collection in private hands.
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The University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was abuzz Thursday evening. There were standing room only crowds and press milling about. But none of this had to do with the Duke-Carolina basketball game about to
