Go Set a Watchman in the papers of Harper Lee’s literary agents

HarperCollins publishes Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman today, July 14, 2015.  With an initial print run of 2 million copies, this is the most highly anticipated book release of the year, carefully promoted by HarperCollins since their February 3rd announcement . Go Set a Watchman’s publication has also generated advance press in the form of controversy. HarperCollins has billed […]

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Fri., Apr. 17th at 6:00 PM: “Writing and Reading Manuscripts in Germany in the 16th Century”

The Paul Oskar Kristeller Memorial Lecture Prof. Dr. Eef Overgaauw Director, Manuscripts Department Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin When Johannes Gutenberg and his followers started printing books, around 1452, the production of manuscripts did not come to a sudden end. On the contrary: during the second half of the 15th century, the production of handwritten books increased […]

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