📖 Bibliography after Empire: Documenting and Classifying Knowledge in the Tenth-Century Muslim World: The 2025 BSA Annual Meeting Keynote 📖 Learn more in Ahmed El Shamsy's article in the December 2025 issue of PBSA. Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio 🔗

📘The December issue of PBSA is here! Members and subscribers keep an eye on your mailbox 📬 and don't forget you can access the electronic edition right now! All BSA members get PBSA for free - Link in Bio to join today or login to access the digital edition. https://bit.ly/bsa-membership-benefits

Join us on  Wednesday 21 January at 2pm for an in person tour of the Hispanic Society Museum & Libraries exhibition - Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1700 - led by the curator, Amanda Wunder! Registration is required and limited to 25 participants. #bibweek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Purloined Letters" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Anne Peale share her research! #BibWeek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Mysterious Publication Histories" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Tom Hillard share his research! #BibWeek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Bibliographical Lore" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Lisa Fagin Davis share her research! @lisafdavis.bsky.social

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Mysterious Publication Histories" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Meredith Ivey Santaus share her research! #BibWeek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Bibliographical Lore" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Brandon Layton share his research! #BibWeek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Purloined Letters" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Eric Rossborough and Nathan E. Bender share their research!

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Mysterious Publication Histories" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Alexander Baert Young share his research! #BibWeek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each featuring 3 presentations and a group Q&A.  Choose "Bibliographical Lore" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear Yueying Li share share his research! #BibWeek26

Returning to the 2026 Annual Meeting: morning workshops! This year's program will feature 3 synchronous panels, each followed by a Q&A. Choose "Purloined Letters" on your Annual Meeting registration to hear @iulillylibrary's Samantha Foster and @folgerlibrary's Erika Giddens share their research!

We are so proud of the 2026 New Scholars! Congratulations to Cassandra Gillig, Clara Shaw, and Mindi Zhang.  Can't make it to New York for their live presentations on 23 January 2026? Join us for virtual talks the week of 12 January (check back for exact dates/times and registration info).

Join us for #BibWeek26! And stay tuned for more information about our weeklong program. The 2026 Keynote lecture, "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates" will be delivered by the @universityofga.bsky.social's @norabenedict.bsky.social  #bookstagram #bookhistory #bibliographyweek

Free and open to anyone attending the 47th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, hosted by! 📚✨ Join one of BSA's guided tours, where you'll meet esteemed BSA-member booksellers and delve into the art of book collecting. Newcomers are warmly welcome! @abaararebooks.bsky.social

PBSA is always open for submissions! Email [email protected] for info. ✒️📑📖

Step into the world of rare books and manuscripts at the 47th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair! 📚✨ Join one of BSA's two exclusive guided tours, where you'll meet esteemed BSA-member booksellers and delve into the art of book collecting. Registration link in bio.

🚨 Funding Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about book history, bibliography, or book arts? Submit your proposal today for financial support for upcoming events in your community! 📖✨ 📅 Deadline: 3 November (2 weeks away!) Learn more & apply today 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/funding-opportunities

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Kate Ozment's book, The Hroswitha Club and the Impact of Women Book Collectors 📖 Read Emiko Obata Hastings's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: http://journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737110 #BookReview #Bibliography

Join librarian and former Belle da Costa Greene curatorial fellow Erica Ciallela as we discuss iconic Black librarians, explore how each left a legacy, and see how current librarians build on their foundations. 📅 Date: Saturday 8 November 2025, 5pm 👥 Admission: Free & open to all in person (Boston)

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Ron Tyler's book, Texas Lithographs: A Century of History in Images 📖 Read Erika Piola's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737324 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Amy Gore's book, Book Anatomy: Body Politics and the Materiality of Indigenous Book History 📖 Read David Medina's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737109 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: John Bidwell's book, The Declaration in Script and Print 📖 Read Joseph M. Adelman's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737106 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023: Copy, Print, Paper, Type — edited by Samuel V. Lemley 📖 Read Cyrus Mulready's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737321 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Rebecca Whiteley's book, Birth Figures: Early Modern Prints and the Pregnant Body 📖 Read Katherine Bergevin's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737107 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Sara J. Charles's book, The Medieval Scriptorium 📖 Read Michaela Morrow's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737323 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: The Book by Design, edited by P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin 📖 Read Anna Opryszko's full review in the September 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737322 #BookReview #Bibliography

🚨 Funding Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about book history, bibliography, or book arts? Check out this funding opportunity to support events in your community! 📖✨ 📅 Deadline: 3 November – Don’t miss your chance to apply! Learn more & apply today 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/funding-opportunities

DEADLINE EXTENDED to 7 October! 📜Call for Proposals 🚨 The Events Planning Sub-Committee is seeking proposals for sessions centered on bibliographical mysteries to take place during BSA’s Annual Meeting in January 2026 View the full CfP and submission instructions: 🔗bit.ly/cfp-bib-mysteries2026

📖 A Closer Look at the Making of Barlow’s Aesop’s Fables 📖 Learn more in Lev Tsitrin's article in the September 2025 issue of *PBSA* Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio🔗 🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737072 #BookHistory #Bibliography #Bibliophiles

The 2026 Fellowships application is now open and accepting submissions! Application deadline is 3 December 2025. Applicants must become active members of the Society in order to receive a fellowship award.  Link in bio to learn more. 🔗https://bit.ly/bsa-fellowships

📢We are now accepting applications for the position of Executive Director of the Bibliographical Society of America. View the full job posting📝, including application instructions, at the link below. Please share with your networks! 🔗https://bibsocamer.org/news/job-posting-bsa-executive-director

📜Call for Proposals 🚨 We are seeking proposals for sessions centered on bibliographical mysteries, both those we have been able to solve and those that remain enigmatic, to take place during BSA’s 2026 Annual Meeting View the full CfP including submission instructions: 🔗bit.ly/cfp-bib-mysteries2026

👋 Join the BSA for a guided tour of Letra Muerta Inc. in Brooklyn next Thursday 18 September! Connect with fellow book lovers, scholars, and bibliophiles. Organized by the BSA Events Planning Committee. Link in bio for details and to register (required - cap at 15) – we can't wait to see you there!

📖 Rediscovering Sarah de Laredo: Historian, Bibliographer, Woman 📖 Learn more in Sara D’Amico's article in the September 2025 issue of *PBSA* Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio🔗 🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737029 #BookHistory #Bibliography

📃Help wanted!📃 Service on a Committee or Working Group is one of the most consequential and rewarding ways for members to be involved in the work of the Society and is open to people at 🌟all🌟stages of BSA membership! Learn more🔗 bit.ly/bsa2026volunteer

📖 Concurrent Printing, Watermarks, and the Print Run of the First Folio 📖 Learn more in Pervez Rizvi's article in the September 2025 issue of *PBSA* Read the full article in our latest issue: Link in Bio🔗 🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736969 #BookHistory #Bibliography

📘The September issue of PBSA is here! Members and subscribers keep an eye on your mailbox 📬 and don't forget you can access the electronic edition right now! All BSA members get PBSA for free - Link in Bio to join today or login to access the digital edition. https://bit.ly/bsa-membership-benefits

DEADLINE EXTENDED! The 2026 New Scholars application will remain open for submissions through Friday 12 September! Please share with your bookish networks. BSA membership is not required for New Scholars Program applicants. Link in bio to learn more. 🔗https://bit.ly/bsa-new-scholars

PBSA is always open for submissions! Email [email protected] for info. ✒️📑📖

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Printing and Misprinting, edited by Geri Della Rocca de Candal, Anthony Grafton, and Paolo Sachet📖 Read Cait Coker's full review in the June 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735892 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: John A. Dussinger's book, Samuel Richardson as Anonymous Editor and Printer 📖 Read Betty A. Schellenberg's full review in the June 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735932 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Laura E. Helton's book, Scattered and Fugitive Things 📖 Read Melissa Barton's full review in the June 2025 issue of PBSA. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735894 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Lucy Bell, Alex Ungprateeb Flynn, and Patrick O’Hare's book, Taking Form, Making Worlds 📖 Read Diana Proenza's full review in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735895 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Francesco Marco Aresu's book, Manuscript Poetics 📖 Read Giulia Benghi's full review in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735931 #BookReview #Bibliography

📝Reviewed in PBSA: Arianna Leonetti's book, Stampato a Gerusalemme 📖 Read Paul F. Gehl's full review in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Link in Bio 🔗 🔎 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735893 #BookReview #Bibliography

📖 The Leipzig Edition of Milton’s Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio 📖 Learn more in Thomas Matthew Vozar's bibliographical note in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA* Read the full note in our latest issue 🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735815 #Bibliography #Bibliophiles #BookHistory

Julie Enszer and a team from Sinister Wisdom has been working on a multi-year research project around Feminist Bookstore News, the periodical of record for the Women in Print Movement. The first dataset from FBN was published at Post45. Stats culled from the project were published at JSTOR Daily.

📖 The Dance Typewriter: IBM, the Labanotation Element, and “Women’s Work” in 1973 📖 Learn more in Mara P. Frazier's article in the June 2025 issue of *PBSA*. Read the full article in our latest issue 🔍 DOI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736029 #Bibliography #Bibliophiles

📜Call for Papers 🚨 We are seeking proposals for the BSA session at College Art Association Conference in February 2026, "The Islamic Material Text: Local Traditions and Intercultural Dialogue."  View the full CfP, including submission instructions: bit.ly/caa2026cfp 🔗 #CallForPapers #CAA2026