In the run up to summer, @PrintHistory has 4 events to look forward to: 'The people of print: seventeenth-century England'; 'Letterpress printing: past, present future'; 'Print networks between London and the regions'; 'Illustrating chapbooks'. More info: https://t.co/lznI6Z3vp4
We are looking forward to hosting the Print Networks symposium on 19th July, on the theme of print networks between London and the regions.
Booking for the event is now open, via the Print Networks website https://t.co/kmvShaGdEH
#PrintHistory#BookHistory#Library#WhatsOn
It’s here! My new oral history of Factory Records told through the voices of more than 75 women who worked behind the scenes, at the Haçienda, as musicians + DJs, filmmakers + artists, sound engineers + chefs, + more. Grab a copy today! @WhiteRabbitBks https://t.co/PSOI8G8ULH
“Orlando had become a woman… Their change of sex, though it altered their future, did nothing whatever to alter their identity… but in future we must, for convention’s sake, say ‘her’ for ‘his’ and ‘she’ for ‘he’.”
Virginia Woolf having no problems with pronouns in 1928.
One for our inky friends - @bainbridgePRINT are seeking submissions for their Bainbridge Open 2023 showcase of contemporary print based art
https://t.co/VIHLauJlka
So Redditch is the town I grew up in and I know quite well. Over the past few years it’s gone under, especially since COVID. It has a rubbish reputation but it’s cheaper than living in Brum (it’s a commuter town) and it does have Eduardo Paolizzi mosaics. In short, invest in it
A new station building will attract noone except people like me who might go and take a look at it and then leave. People are unlikely to want to visit en masse until they remove the ringway & replace the Kingfisher Centre with an attractive, walkable town https://t.co/gvXQWTly4n
Does the McMansion include room for a couple of printing presses? If so, myself and the cats (I’ll train them) can publish pro cat literature which would be more useful and intellectually prosperous than anything Matt Walsh can come up with
Would you like to know more about #BeatriceWarde and her incredible legacy? Then join us online or in-person to celebrate her life and work on 10 November, 7pm GMT at a special talk being given by St Bride Library Trustee, Nicolas Barker.
Find out more: https://t.co/VHPxpsibVQ
Inspired by old references in books and magazines, the Inès Davodeau's elegant typeface Holise expertly revives a 130-year-old font > https://t.co/icG8h3h8Tr
Gotta say this again: publishers and authors, NAME THE DESIGNER when doing a cover reveal. Book covers do not just materialize from will. If you’re going to do a post *about the cover* of a book, naming the person/people who created it is the right thing to do.