Upcoming Events
Visit with your BSA friends and colleagues (including E.D. Erin McGuirl) at the Empire State Rare Book & Print Fair!
Visit to the Merriam Webster Headquarters
Join the BSA events planning sub-committee for a tour of Merriam-Webster’s headquarters in Springfield MA. Lexicographer Peter Sokolowski will provide an in-depth view of the physical plant, the lexicographic routines of the press, a look at the history of the Dictionary and the tools used in creating and maintaining it. He will be aided and abetted by Emily Brewster, one of the key people overseeing the Dictionary’s social media arm.
Jim Kelly of Amherst College has organized this excursion, and we will follow up with registrants to organize carpooling from the Amherst, MA area. Those outside of Amherst should organize their transportation to Merriam-Webster; free parking is available.
Join the BSA events planning sub-committee for a tour of Merriam-Webster’s headquarters in Springfield MA.
BSA Fellow Charles Johanningsmeier on Tauchnitz Editions
Join Caxtonian and 2023 Caxton Club Fellowship recipient Charles Johanningsmeier, Professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as he reveals the fascinating tale of the rise and fall of the all-too-tempting-to-collect Tauchnitz editions.
Charles Johanningsmeier on the rise and fall of the all-too-tempting-to-collect Tauchnitz editions
The Literature and Libraries of L.M. Montgomery
Hybrid lecture by Dr. Emily Woster on L.M. Montgomery. Scroll down for the full event description.
Dr. Emily Woster from the College of St. Scholastica and curator of The L.M. Montgomery Bookshelf Project speaks about L.M. Montgomery as a lifelong reader, re-reader, bibliophile, and a self-professed “book drunkard.”
BSA Council Meeting
For BSA Officers, Council members, and Editorial staff only.
The BSA Council leads and governs our organization, meeting three times annually.
Exploring Book Arts in Theory and Practice: Artist Talk and Workshop with Erin K. Schmidt
BSA members and friends in the Detroit area and around the world can participate in an artist talk and bookmaking workshop led by award-winning book artist Erin K. Schmidt.
Join the Center for Public Humanities at Oakland University (Rochester, MI) for an artist talk and bookmaking workshop led by award-winning book artist Erin K. Schmidt.
Deadline: Submit Your Proposal for Events Funding
Submit your Proposal by 1 November 2024
Submit a funding proposal to the Events Committee by 1 November 2024.
Visit with your BSA friends and colleagues (including E.D. Erin McGuirl) at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair!
This conference investigates how the movement of brief, compressed, and otherwise small forms ranging from early modern pamphlets to counterculture magazines shape the development of diverse publics, as well as the interplay between them.
The Best Kept Secret: 250 Years of Blooks
Join us for the Bibliography Week lecture at the Center for Books Arts (CBA), organized by the BSA and CBA. This year’s talk, “The Best Kept Secret: 200 Years of Blooks,” will be given by Mindy Dubansky.
Join us for the curator’s lecture for The Best Kept Secret: 200 Years of Blooks, an original exhibition at the Center for Book Arts.
Members Mixer at the New York Society Library
Our annual party at the New York Society Library is an opportunity for members to gather in a historic library, catch up with old friends, and meet new ones!
