- From the new issue of Common-place, a great piece by Endrina Tay on the sale of Jefferson's library to Congress in 1815.
- New York City police have released photos of a suspect in the theft of two books from PRPH Books back in April.
- Daniel Akst reports for the WSJ about an MIT/Georgia Tech research effort to use electromagnetic waves (terahertz radiation) to "read" stacked pages: the technique could potentially have uses in analyzing ancient manuscripts, &c.
- Leah Grandy writes for Borealia about the increasing need for training in basic cursive paleography.
- NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room will reopen on 5 October after being closed for more than two years for repairs and restoration.
- Carla Hayden was sworn in this week as Librarian of Congress. You can watch the ceremony here via C-SPAN. Nicholas Fandos reported for the NYTimes on Hayden's remarks at the event, and read an interview Hayden gave to USA Today.
Reviews
- John Dickerson's Whistlestop; review by Molly Ball in the NYTimes. The podcast is excellent, and I'm looking forward to reading the book.
- Richard Kluger's Indelible Ink; review by Bill Keller in the NYTimes.
- Keith Houston's The Book; review by Clea Simon in the Boston Globe.
- Robert Gottlieb's Avid Reader; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
- Mary Sarah Bilder's Madison's Hand; review by Stuart Leibiger in Common-place.
- Boston's joint "Beyond Words" exhibition of illuminated manuscripts; review by Barrymore Laurence Scherer in the WSJ.
