These books were still reported missing as of June 11, 2019. The following items were stolen this past weekend in Brooklyn: 1. ; . Painting Illustrated in Three Dialogues, Containing Some Choice Obser... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

There are two exciting book festivals happening this weekend, the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, DC and the Brooklyn Book Festival in, you guessed it, Brooklyn, NY. The Nati... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Chicago's Newberry Library is celebrating its 125-year anniversary with a wonderful exhibit, The Newberry 125, and a number of special events. The Newberry 125 showcases 125 unique items from the libr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

A rare, first edition of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with illustrations by Arthur Rackham was recently discovered in a UK charity shop. The 1906 limited edition is bound in vellum, ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Young bibliophiles, pay heed! The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies is sponsoring an essay contest for the 30 and younger crowd, and the grand prize is $1,000. That's enough to buy a lot o... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

A Columbia graduate student discovered and authenticated a previously unknown manuscript by Claude McKay, a poet and intergal figure in the Harlem Renaissance. (McKay is best known for his poetry and ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The following items have been reported stolen: Title : Paradise Lost Authors : John Milton Date of publication : 1691 Publisher : Richard Bentley Description : Leather bound, illustrated, in good cond... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Rare Book School has posted five lectures from the 2012 summer sessions online. Listen to Stuart Bennett on "Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800", Matthew P. Brown's lecture on "Bell's L... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The well known magician David Copperfield recently purchased a previously posted about rare audio interview of Martin Luther King, Jr. Copperfield called the tape "priceless", declining to share the a... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Early findings in an interdisciplinary study at Stanford University provide biological evidence that supports the value of literature. Neurobiological experts, radiologists, and literary scholars have... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]