March Evening Program
You’re invited to an in-person program at the Union League Club of Chicago. Three Caxtonians will give short presentations of interest to bibliophiles, followed by live Q&A session. Afterwards, those who wish may gather in the Rendezvous for a buy your own dinner.
Rudy Altergott: The Poetry of the Eclectic: Collecting Happiness. A newly-minted Caxtonian, Rudy Altergott’s interests are as eclectic as the volumes in his library. As we will see, his own serious book collecting was instigated by Sherlock Holmes and the example of an eminent Sherlockian and Caxtonian, Vincent Starrett.
Richard Bales: The Lost Literature of Nelson Algren. Richard is semi-retired after working more than forty years in the real estate title insurance profession. He is the author of The Short Writings of Nelson Algren: A Study of His Stories, Essays, Articles, Reviews, Poems and Other Literature.
Lou Pitschmann: Advancing Communist Party Agendas In the Former East Germany, 1959-1990: The Role of Miniature Books. Lou is a retired Dean of Libraries at The University of Alabama, and has researched and published on the History of the Book, and Building & Assessing Research Collections. His most recent publication is “Johann Bämler and the Making of Küchenmeisterei, 1485.” In: Gutenberg-Jahrbuch. vol. 98 (2023).
Social hour 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Bar accepts cash or credit cards. Presentation, book signing, and optional buy your own dinner to follow in the Rendezvous.
This program is free but you MUST preregister via website by February 27.
Registering for the program will allow you the opportunity to purchase copies of The Short Writings of Nelson Algren: A Study of His Stories, Essays, Articles, Reviews, Poems and Other Literature for $31.00 for pickup at ULCC on the night of the program or $36.00 if shipped to your address.
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