Join Thornwillow Press and the Thornwillow Institute for their celebratory Bloomsyear Centennial Reading of James Joyce’s ULYSSES! Episodes 1–8 now available. Caxtonians Michael Gorman and Stephen Joyce will read in upcoming episodes.
Learn more about Joyce in past issues of the Caxtonian.
An exagmination round his publification: James Joyce and his complex publishing history June 2017
James Joyce and Samuel Beckett—'nothing left but sawdust’ June 1998
A private reading of James Joyce : himself, a literary epiphany of this century June 1998
Visit the Caxton Club booth at the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association Book & Paper Fair
Booksellers from all across the Midwest and the USA offer fine antiquarian, rare, collectible, first edition and other books in many fields
June 18, 2022Chicago’s Journeyman’s Plumbers Union HallGrand Ballroom1340 W. Washington St., ChicagoFree parking in lot next door.
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The Caxton Club proudly announces support of the 2022 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, an annual award of $1,000 for an outstanding book collection conceived and built by a young woman.
https://www.honeyandwaxbooks.com/prize.php
Read Cait Coker’s essay “Ladies of the Press: An Alternative History of Print” in the March/April 2022 Caxtonian.
The University of Chicago Press is having its biggest sale of the year.
Chicago by the Book is available at the discounted price of $11.00.
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Quantities are limited—don't wait! Sale ends June 15, 2022.
Thornwillow Press Invites you to celebrate James Joyce’s ULYSSES Centennial Bloomsday with Stephen Fry, David Mamet, Salman Rushdie, and many more! Now through June 16, 2022.
On February 2, 2022, James Joyce’s ULYSSES turned 100, a milestone that will be marked the world over on Bloomsday, June 16, 2022. To celebrate, Thornwillow is presenting a marathon reading of the novel by hundreds of friends over the course of the anniversary year.
Several video episodes are already available with audio episodes of the Colophon Podcast available here or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Caxton Club presented copies of Chicago by the Book to the 2021-22 Newberry Fellows. Pictured: Delia Moldovan (back left) Kirk Nickel (Scholar in Residence, back right) Kelly Wisecup (middle) Amy B. Huang (front). https://www.newberry.org/newberry-fellows
Caxton Club gave Chicago by the Book to ULCC Boys & Girls Clubs 2022 Youth of the Year candidates. Congrats to Youth of the Year, Jalissa (R) and Junior Youth of the Year, Malachi (L). The award recognizes academic performance and service to club, community, and family.
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To celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 215th birthday, we present two issues of the Caxtonian featuring the poet. (Click covers for readable pages.)
To read more about Longfellow, visit caxtonian.org and search the subject index. Members can search the clickable index in the members only section of the club’s website.
The Caxton Club Marks Black History Month with Caxtonian Book Review, a Program, and an Initiative
Irvin J. Hunt Reviews African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song, edited by Kevin Young. Click here to read the review.
A recent program sponsored by the Caxton Club and the Chicago Jewish Historical Society featured Andrew Feiler’s presentation on his book, A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America. Click here to watch the presentation.
Artist, designer, and letterpress printer, Ben Blount was part of a group of book binders and book artists asked to create a book or binding inspired by the 101 entries included in Chicago by the Book. “Inspired by the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalogue entry … ‘Wish Book’ examines our desires for the American Dream (a home, a full bank account, and a good education) in contrast to the inequality inherent in the American system.” – Ben Blount . Read a profile of Ben Blount written by Martha Chiplis in the August 2019 Caxtonian.
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