Interested in the book arts? Curious as to what book binding courses may be happening in the Ottawa area? Want to know more about how you can get involved in the local books arts community? Look no further than the new CBBAG Ottawa Valley Site on Groupspaces.com for all your News, Events, Member Information and [...]
Mark your Calendars! The Future of the Book The 2011 CBBAG Book Arts Show and Sale Saturday, 11 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario. Open to the public and admission is free. Future of the Book is the theme for this year’s CBBAG Book Arts [...]
What looks to be a very interesting talk on the design and creation of books is coming up soon at the Library and Archive. Best of all, it’s free!!! The Details: When: 26 January 2011, at 7-9 p.m. Where: Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St, Ottawa, Salle (Room) A Like an engineering project, a [...]
Memoirs of a Bookshop Girl is a wonderful little chapbook written by Heather E. Thomson, one of the friendly faces often found behind the counter at Patrick McGahern Books. I picked up a copy of the chapbook last weekend (from Heather herself, who was gracious enough to sign it for me), and a few days later read it in [...]
A new letterpress shop has just opened up in Ottawa called the Dempsey Press. A mom & pop style operation specializing in fine stationary and ephemera, but are also willing to do custom work on their beautiful vintage Heidelberg Windmill Red Ball Press aptly named “Heidi”. They’ve also just recently launched a great little webshop offering up some nicely designed Xmas [...]
Ottawa’s best antiquarian bookshop is on the move and their having a huge sale starting today to reduce the stock that will go with them. Definitely a great opportunity for any booklover or perhaps an Xmas gift or two. ——————————————————————– Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. We’re Moving, Not Closing Sale! After 39 Years on Bank Street [...]
This Thursday, November 18th, staff of the City of Ottawa are hosting a Used Book Sale with proceeds going to the United Way. The details: When: Thursday November 18, 2010, 9:30am – 2:00pm Where: Main Floor Cafeteria Lobby at 100 Constellation (beside Centrepointe Theatre) Questions: Contact Colin Kidd at 613-580-2424 ext. 21482
One of our own Ottawa Press Gang members is on exhibit at the Ottawa Folklore Centre for the next two months displaying his wonderful wood cut prints. His cuts of various Ottawa locales and events are truly outstanding and well worth checking out.
Von Allan’s latest graphic novel, Stargazer, will be launched at Perfect Books (258A Elgin St., Ottawa) this Sunday, Nov. 7th at 4pm. Stargazer is a wonderful all-ages fantasy graphic novel that sees a young girl, Marni, and her two friends go on a wild adventure to an alien world through the magic of a mysterious Artifact [...]
Rockcliffe Park Public School is holding it’s semi-annual Book Fair next weekend with thousands of books for sale. The Details: When: Friday, November 5th from 10am to 9pm Saturday, November 6th from 10am to 6pm Sunday, November 7th from 11am to 5pm Where: Rockcliffe Park Public School 370 Springfield Road Ottawa