Book As Object

I'll be giving an illustrated talk at the G.A.R. Memorial Library in West Newbury, MA next Tuesday, July 25, at 6:30 PM. I'll offer a few thoughts about the physical book in the digital age,

trace the history of the book around the world,

 Curandero Accordion Book from Mexico

 Account Book from Japan

 Cuneiform Tablet from Mesopotamia

 Sewn Binding from Japan

Palm Leaf Book from Bali

and some of the amazing work being done with the book form by contemporary artists.

 Pamela Paulsrud

 Julie Chen

 Shanna Leino

 Laura Martin 

Gail Smuda

 Colette Fu

Laura Russell

There will be a display of books from my collection and an opportunity to handle them at the end. Join me if you are in the area. Please feel free to share my information and this post with your local library. I love to give this talk.