The first copies of Three Constitutions are nearing completion! You can read about the book and the inspirations behind it in the store.

The most recent issue of the Library of Congress Magazine features our nation’s book arts collections. Articles cover the breadth of the collections, from medieval pieces to conservation models, designer bookbinding and French livres d’artistes to contemporary artists’ books. I was kindly asked to write the “Last Word” column for the issue. Take a look.

There is a new post on my blog about my forthcoming book, Three Constitutions. Take a look!

Happy to see a small selection of my dystopian printing on display at the National Library of the Netherlands.A short write up can be found here.

My book From the Editor: The Selected Writings of Sandra Kirshenbaum is finally out! Copies may be ordered from the Book Club of California here. If you happen to be in the Bay Area on Monday, March 9, stop by the Club at 5:45 for the publication party.

Want to hear my thoughts on digigraphic lettering? Well, you’re in luck! On Wednesday, November 13, I’ll be giving a lecture titled, “Character Traits; or, Can the Twentieth Century Please End?” as part of the Type@Cooper Lecture Series at Cooper Union, New York City, 6:30pm. The talk is free and open to the public, but you need to register to attend.

On November 9 I will be delivering the Saturday keynote, Smashing the Crystal Goblet: A Reappraisal of Legibility for Contemporary Private Press Books, at the Hamilton Woodtype & Printing Museum Wayzgose in beautiful Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The weekend includes talks and demonstrations by type designers, letterpress printers, woodtype manufacturers, and scholars from far and wide. Register today.

I’ll be speaking about Peter Koch’s work at the Grolier Club on October 2, beginning at 6pm, with a reception to follow. The talk coincides with Peter’s 45 year retrospective and is free and open to the public. 47 East 60th Street, between Park and Madison, New York City.

I have a few events scheduled for this fall:

September 7 • Join me and a jolly group of printers & bibliophiles at the Whittington Open Day & Presstival, Whittington Court, off the A40 outside of Cheltenham, 12:30 pm

September 17 • Join me to celebrate the publication of Character Traits at Maggs Bros., 48 Bedford Square, London, 6:30–9 pm

October 2 • “Against Design: The Work of Peter Koch,” a lecture with reception to coincide with the exhibit, “Embodied Language and the Form of the Book: Peter Koch, Printer. A Forty-five Year Retrospective” at the Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York City, 6 pm. Open to the public.

October 18 & 19 • I’ll be on two panels at the symposium “The Codex Effect,” at the Grolier Cub, 47 East 60th Street, New York City. Currently sold out.

November 9 • Lecture “Smashing the Crystal Goblet: A Reappraisal of Legibility for Contemporary Private Press Books” at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum annual Wayzgoose in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Register Today!

November 13 • Finally, I’ll be giving a lecture titled, “Character Traits; or, Can the Twentieth Century Please End?” as part of the Type@Cooper Lecture Series at Cooper Union, New York City, 6:30pm. Register today!

I’ve written a blog post about finishing Character Traits for the University of Utah’s Marriott Library/Red Butte Press blog. Take a look here!