- From Sarah Werner, "book history questions and digital facsimiles."
- Former Lilly Librarian William Cagle died this week at the age of 83. Joel Silver has an "In Memoriam" post on the Lilly's blog.
- Among the Rare Book Monthly articles for October, Michael Stillman reports on the end of California's controversial autographed memorabilia law as it pertains to booksellers, Susan Halas profiles Nancy Pearl, and Michael Stillman covers a recent AbeBooks downtime.
- Rich Rennicks highlights a national scavenger hunt in Ireland for copies of Bill Drummond's The Curfew Tower is Many Things which have been hidden in each of the 32 counties in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- The National Library of Ireland announced a series of major Yeats-related acquisitions. More from RTÉ.
- Emory University has acquired the "Joan Anderson letter," sent from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac and credited as the inspiration for On the Road.
- Betsy Walsh, head of reader services at the Folger Shakespeare Library, passed away on 22 September. There is a memorial post up at The Collation.
- An early Hemingway story (perhaps his first) was recently identified in a collection of material owned by the Bruce family, longtime Hemingway friends.
Reviews
- Stephen Taylor's Defiance; review by Lauren Elkin in the NYTimes.
- Jonathan Cott's There's a Mystery There; review by Jerry Griswold in the WaPo.
- Edward St. Aubyn's Dunbar; review by Bethanne Patrick in the LATimes.
- Maja Lunde's The History of Bees; review by Ellie Robins in the LATimes.
- Several recent books on Montaigne; review by Patrick J. Murray in the TLS.
Upcoming Auctions
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 4 October.
- Fine Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror at PBA Galleries on 5 October.
