- David Segal writes for the NYTimes about the ongoing Aristophil scandal. This is the most in-depth account of the case I've seen so far.
- In the March Texas Monthly, "The Legend of John Holmes Jenkins" by Chris O'Connell. Michael Vinson's biography of Jenkins, Bluffing Texas Style, is scheduled for publication in March by the University of Oklahoma Press. I'm very much looking forward to this book ...
- The Chicago Sun Times has an obituary for Kenneth Nebenzahl, famed antiquarian map dealer.
- The Times (paywalled) ran a report on luxury handbags being made which each contain a fragment of a manuscript written by a well-known person (Dickens, Queen Victoria, Casanova, &c.).
- Contextual Alternate's "Drafts of History" project is calling for volunteers to send copies of their local newspapers from 10 March 2020 (in part to replicate a similar attempt made on 10 March 1888). Please join if you can!
- Antiquarian bookseller Barbara Rootenberg was honored at this year's California International Antiquarian Book Fair; an introductory speech given by her granddaughter (and third-generation bookseller) Madison Rootenberg Schwartz is up on the ABAA blog.
- Book Patrol highlights the Prismatic Jane Eyre project, which explores translations of Jane Eyre.
- From Stephen H. Grant for The Collation, "First Folger Director: William Adams Slade, Part I."
- In the "Bright Young Booksellers" spotlight, Will Baker of W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera.
- The Library of Congress has acquired the archive of photographer Shawn Walker, as well as Walker's collection of the Harlem-based Kamoinge Workshop.
- Texas A&M University will host an exhibition this spring and summer, "The Eternal Passion: Nicholas A. Basbanes and the Making of A Gentle Madness." A symposium on 19 March will feature Basbanes, Rebecca Romney, Kurt Zimmerman, and curator Kevin O'Sullivan.
- Simon Beattie highlights an unrecorded variant of Goethe's edition of Ossian.
Upcoming Auctions
- Classic & Contemporary Photographs at Swann Galleries on 25 February.
- A Collection of Edward Gorey at Doyle New York (online) closes on 25 February.
- Travel & Exploration at Bonhams London on 26 February.
- Bibliothèque Georges Pompidou and Éditions Originales du XIXe au XXIe Siècle at ALDE on 26 February.
- Autographs, Books & Relics Include Kerouac Estate & Hemingway at University Archives on 26 February.
- Livres Avant Garde Surréalisme at Binoche et Giquello on 28 February.
- Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins, Part III at Potter & Potter on 29 February.
