Larisa Cassell

Larisa Cassell was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1952. Along with her husband and partner, Chris, Larisa is the owner of Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books in Richmond, Missouri. During her recent tenure as President of the Missouri Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress, Larisa was the leading force behind the establishment of a literary prize in the name of her friend and mentor in the antiquarian book trade, ABAA emeritus member, Ardis L. Glenn. ABAA Member since 2002. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg on February 14, 2016 at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Pasadena.