Ray Bradbury was one of the most celebrated American authors and screenwriters of the 20th century. He is best known for "Fahrenheit 451" (1953), which was written on a typewriter in Powell Library's basement.

Ray Bradbury's papers are stewarded by UCLA Library Special Collections: ucla.in/3VUw2A4

I’m sorry.

Every book is *someone's* favorite. And that is a glorious thing.

This lecture will feature discussion of the history and the production of the Mainz Catholicon (1460), including Needham's discovery that the book was printed from two-line castings, which continues to incite vigorous discussion in the field. RBML’s copy of the 1469 edition will also be on display.

Join us on Thursday, October 23 from 3-5 pm for a talk by Scheide Librarian Emeritus Paul S. Needham (Princeton University), titled "Gutenberg's Second Invention: The 1460 Mainz Catholicon."

All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.

Boo!

ICYM the early posting. I'll be in Houston on Oct 25th at the National Black Book Fest along with Ms. Brenda Jackson and some other great authors. Come see us. Here's the schedule.
nationalblackbookfestival.com/NBBF_2025_Sc...

And I bet they think that 1984 was 20 years ago, too.

NB: Librarians have specific training in this! Helping folks find books that they will like in genres they are unfamiliar with. We call it “reader’s advisory.” ASK YOUR LIBRARIANS (bonus: many of us are SFF nerds and you will get deep cuts of the good shit)

It's launch day for the US edition of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM!

What is the future for human art in the age of AI? What kind of AI is actually helpful? These are some of the questions driving this techno-thriller.

Get it from wherever you prefer to get your books.

@sagapressbooks.bsky.social

Alzheimer’s reversed in mice as scientists restore the brain’s ‘gatekeeper.’ Spanish and Chinese researchers have reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice using nanoparticles that repair the brain’s protective barrier. buff.ly/Dk1sdjd
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Coherent launches major archive of rare African magazines largely unknown among scholars 📚
librarytechnology.org/pr/31765

Oh, look, a rare book librarian Halloweeen costume!

Thanks!

An important new archive of #LGBTHistory:

#History 🗃️

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Letterform Archive partnered with the San Francisco office of COLLINS on 100 Tens — 50 “1”s from the Archive’s collection paired with 50 new works from a range of today’s leading designers.

#LetterformArchive #100Tens

Today’s pre-home-sale task involved noxious fumes (even with mask, goggles, fan, and ventilation), so I’m now sitting on the back porch trying to put fresh air into my lungs again.

Congrats to all the IGNYTE award nominees and winners—go out and buy their amazing stuff!

Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.

Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

:nods sagely in solidarity:

Happy Indigenous People's Day

Based on several true stories, alas.

Water from the ceiling.