- Coming up 29 April–1 May, the Western States Book & Paper Fair.
- The Columbus Dispatch is looking for a new home for a 1920 Linotype machine. Can you help?
- New exhibition from the Cambridge University Library: Ghost Words: Reading the Past, about palimpsests.
- Over at Early Modern Female Book Ownership, a copy of the 1615 Faerie Queene.
- Lisa Fagin Davis has an excellent Twitter thread on "So you think you've solved the Voynich manuscript. What next?"
- From the University of St Andrews special collections blog, a two-part "Anatomy of an Enquiry" series on answering remote reference questions: Unlocking Answers in the Archive and Historical Firsts.
- Over on the BL's Medieval Manuscripts blog, "A newly discovered manuscript from Byland Abbey."
- From Kurt Zimmerman at American Book Collecting, "McMurtry, Pass By."
- On the Princeton Graphic Arts Collection blog, "Anatomy for Painters."
- Vartan Gregorian died this week at the age of 87. See his NYTimes obituary.
- I was also terribly saddened to hear of the death of Cornell librarian Lance Heidig, whose obituary is in the Morning Times. Lance's infectious enthusiasm and bright smile will be much missed.
Review
- Pip Williams' Dictionary of Lost Words; review by Helen Sullivan in the Guardian.
Upcoming Auctions
- Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana at Christie's ends on 22 April.
- Comic Books at PBA Galleries on 22 April.
- Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg at Christie's on 23 April.
- Shelf Sale of Books including Several Lots from Madeleine L'Engle's Library at New England Book Auctions ends on 24 April.
