Encouraging new scholars in bibliography.

The New Scholars Program of the Bibliographical Society of America seeks to encourage early-career scholars, graduate students, librarians, booksellers, and collectors in bibliography (defined as any research that deals with the creation, production, publication, distribution, reception, transmission, and subsequent history of textual artifacts). Each year, BSA invites three new scholars to give a 15-minute presentation on their research and offers an honorarium of $1,000. This year, the presentations will be virtual. The application deadline is September 8, 2020. Further details here.

Book design exhibit.

A small online exhibit on the book arts at the University of Central Florida's Special Collections displays some gorgeous book design by William Morris and Kelmscott Press, as well as by H. R. Miller for Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey (authored by Shelley compadre Thomas Love Peacock).