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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 30/06/2026

This is the last week to register for the SHARPIES, an online book history festival, taking place next week from Tuesday through Thursday! Registration is free for SHARP members, and membership is $55-$100. Please consider joining us (we're a very welcoming community!) events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

Flyer showing the names of Leslie Howsam, Alexander Manshel, Matthew Kirschenbaum, Sydney Shep, Adrian Johns, Ruthie Block, Mark Letteney, Yael Sternhell, Beth Driscoll, Kinohi Nishikawa, Dan Sinykin, Greg Barnhisel, Aakriti Mandhwani, Mary C. Fuller, Mark Lester, Peter McDonald, and Martin Paul Eve.

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 23/06/2026

Are you interested in contemporary publishing, texts, and readers? Then you'll love the SHARPIES festival, which kicks off in just two weeks! Registration is still open and free for SHARP members. SHARP membership is 55-100USD. events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

A Conversation about Digital-Textual Histories, Martin Paul Eve in conversation with Matthew Kirschenbaum, Tuesday, July 7 @ 1pm UTC
What Contemporary Readers Do: A Spoken Word Interactive Video Game Experience, a Keynote Address by Beth Driscoll, Wednesday, July 8 @ 6:30am UTC
Writing Backward and Big Fiction in Conversation, Alexander Manshel and Dan Sinykin interviewed by Greg Barnhisel, Wednesday, July 8 @ 7:30pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 18/06/2026

Are you interested in book history around the globe? Check out the SHARPIES online, global book history festival, taking place July 7th-9th. Free for SHARP members (and membership is between 55–100USD). Time is running out, so register today! events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

Ancient Book History: What Can We Learn by Studying Material Transmission and Transformation in the Ancient Mediterranean? A keynote address by Mark Lester & Mark Letteney, July 8 @ 7:30pm UTC
Minority Publishing: A Conversation, hosted by Asha Rogers, July 9 @ 8:00am UTC
The World and the Book: A Conversation, hosted by Kirsti Salmi-Niklander, July 9 @ 2:30pm UTC
All-languages Book Recommendation Fika Social Hour, hosted by Andrea Reyes Elizondo, July 9 @ 7:30pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 15/06/2026

Are you interested in reading and readers? Join us July 7-9 for the SHARPIES, our inaugural global book history festival! Registration is free for SHARP members. events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC... And if you aren't a SHARP member, joining is easy! sharpweb.org/membership/

What Contemporary Readers Do: A Spoken Word Interactive Video Game Experience, a keynote address by Beth Driscoll, Wednesday, July 8 @ 6:30am UTC
Imagining Readers: A Conversation, hosted by Leah Henrickson, July 8 @ 8am UTC
Youth Reading: A Conversation, hosted by Lisa Maruca, July 8 @ 4:30pm UTC
A Conversation on the Technologies of Reading, Adrian Johns and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay interviewed by Hwisang Cho, July 9 @ 4pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 26/05/2026

Have you ever wondered what SHARP is? How to get published in one of SHARP's publications? Or how the SHARP Book Prize gets awarded? You're not alone! Register for the SHARPIES to get answers to these questions and more! events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

A poster for the following events:
SHARP News Editor Panel with Allie Alvis, Madeline Zehnder and hosted by Jolie Braun, Wednesday, July 8 @ 6pm UTC
Editor Insights: Book History and Lingua Franca with Yuri Cowan and Susan Pickford and hosted by Michelle Michel, Thursday, July 9 @ 1pm UTC
Demystifying the SHARP Book Prize, Kinohi Nishikawa interviewed by Shafquat Towheed, Thursday, July 9 @ 6pm UTC.

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 12/05/2026

Are you interested in archives? Publishing? What about accounts of power and race in archives and publishing? Well, the SHARPIES online book history festival has got some new scholarship for you to check out. Consider registering today (and tell your friends!) events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

"Stacker/Finder/Keeper": Mayme Clayton and the Itinerant Life of Black Books keynote by Ruthie Block, Tuesday, July 7 @ 2:30pm UTC
Archives, Power, and Preservation: A Conversation hosted by Colleen Barrett, Tuesday, July 7 @ 6:30pm UTC
Minority Publishing: A Conversation hosted by Asha Rogers, Wednesday, July 8 @ 7:30pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 27/04/2026

Our online book history festival is all about connecting with bookish compatriots! Join us for three, action-packed social events: a bookish craft session, a book recommendation hour, and an early-career mentorship session (spots limited, pre-registration required!) events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

Coffee and Crafts Fika Social Hour hosted by Sydney Shep, Wednesday, July 8 @ 4:30am UTC
Career Connections: Early Career Researcher Social hosted by Leslie Howsam, Wednesday, July 8 @ 1pm UTC
All-languages Book Recommendation Fika Social Hour hosted by Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Thursday, July 9 @ 7:30pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 22/04/2026

Hi! It's over two months until our online global book history festival and we already have 177 registrants! Want to see what all the fuss is about? Join SHARP and register now (click through the link to see program details). events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 13/04/2026

Are you looking for an online global book history festival that features work on ancient through contemporary textual cultures? Look no further! Registration is open now! events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

A flyer for three events:
An interview of Martin Paul Eve by Matthew Kirschenbaum about “Digital-Textual Histories” on Tuesday, July 7 @ 1pm UTC
A conversation about Early Modern Writing and Publishing chaired by Andie Silva and featuring Ruth Ahnert, Sebastian E. Ahnert, Andreas Patrick Bassett, Stephanie A. Leitch, and Geoffrey Turnovsky on Wednesday, July 8 at 3pm UTC;
And a joint keynote address by Mark Lester and Mark Letteney on “Ancient Book History: What We Can Learn by Studying Material Transmission and Transformation in the Ancient Mediterranean" on Wednesday, July 8 @ 7:30pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 30/03/2026

💗One of the highlights of the SHARPIES program is a book club and author talk, featuring romance author @carlakdeguzman.bsky.social, author of If the Dress Fits. After 45 minutes of discussion, de Guzman will join the group for a question and answer session moderated by @claireparnell.bsky.social!

Book Club and Author Talk Flyer. thursday, July 9 @ 6am UTC, with Carla de Guzman, author of If the Dress Fits, Moderated by Claire Parnell

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 18/03/2026

The world is ugh, but your book history community is waiting for you! Come join us online this summer for our first ever global book history festival! events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 16/03/2026

One of our SHARPIES highlights is three keynote events, featuring emerging and established scholars who, together, embody our inclusive approach to book history in their diversity of objects, geographical and historical focus, and methods. @bethdriscoll.bsky.social

Flyer for three SHARPIES events: Ruthie Block's "'Stacker/Finder/Keeper'": Mayme Clayton and the Itinerant Life of Black Books" on Tuesday, July 7 @ 2:30 UTC, Beth Driscoll's "What Contemporary Readers Do: A Spoken Word Interactive Video Game Experience" on Wednesday, July 8 @ 6:30am UTC, and Mark Lester & Mark Letteney's "Ancient Book History: What Can We Learn by Studying Material Transmission and Transformation in the Ancient Mediterranean?" Wednesday, July 8 @ 7:30pm UTC

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SHARP @sharpweb.org · 13/05/2025

James M. Brophy, Print Markets and Political Dissent in Central Europe: Publishers in Central Europe, 1800-1870, Oxford University Press. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

The cover of Print Markets and Political Dissent, featuring gagged men in period dress sitting at a table.

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