- Starting today on Getman's Virtual, the Ephemera Society's Virtual Ephemera Fair, running through 22 March. And coming up on 9–12 April, Spring Break for Booklovers, virtually combining the Florida and Washington fairs.
- John Lancaster sends along some of the neat work being done at the Staatsbibliothek Bamberg on the library and collecting of Joseph Heller (1798–1849): digitized materials from his collections, an online exhibit, and an open-access book (in German).
- From Daria Rose Foner for the Morgan's blog, "New Light on Belle da Costa Greene."
- The ABAA blog has a memorial post for Dorothy Sloan, who died on 14 March.
- For the Swann Galleries blog, Rick Stattler shares some ephemera from Black-owned businesses offered at Swann over the years.
- Princeton University Library highlights some recent acquisitions documenting women's lives in early America.
- John Hessler writes for the LC's Worlds Revealed blog, "Of Maps, Manuscripts and Memory."
- APHA has issued a call for proposals for a virtual conference focusing on Latin American and Caribbean printing, to be held in October.
- On the University of Toronto's The New Normal podcast, Maydianne Andrade talks to Alexandra Gillespie about the origins (and origin stories) of western printing.
- Over at The Fate of Books, "To Break a Book: Bibliophiles as Book Enemies."
- Allie Alvis' Bite Sized Book History is back with an episode on marginalia.
- InfoDocket has a good rundown of coverage on the recent announcement from Israel that researchers have identified new Dead Sea Scroll fragments. More from the BBC.
- The Princeton Graphics Arts Collection blog highlights Fred Siegenthaler's wonderful Strange Papers.
- From the BL's Medieval Manuscripts blog, "Fascinating beasts (and where to find them)."
Review
- Kurt Zimmerman's Rare Book Hunting; review by Rebecca Rego Barry for the Fine Books Blog.
Upcoming Auctions
- La bibliothèque poétique de Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller – Première partie at Christie's Paris on 23 March.
- Books & Works on Paper at Chiswick Auctions on 24 March.
- The Entire Personal Library of the late John Wyse Jackson (1953–2020) at Purcell Auctioneers on 24 March.
- Autographs & Memorabilia at Chiswick Auctions on 24 March.
- Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper at Forum Auctions on 25 March.
- Printed & Manuscript African Americana at Swann Galleries on 25 March.
- Space Travel – Fine Press – Maps – Americana – Books in all Fields at PBA Galleries ends on 25 March.
- Spring Auction at Arader Galleries on 27 March.
- 20th Century Art and Art Books at Second Story Books on 27 March.
