Thursday, March 28th– Book History Colloquium: “Amiable with Big Teeth: Discovering Claude McKay’s Long Lost Novel”

Speakers: Jean-Christophe Cloutier and Brent Edwards Location: 523 Butler Library, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.   In 2009, the complete typescript of Amiable with Big Teeth, a previously unknown novel by Claude McKay written in 1941, was discovered in Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library.  In anticipation of the novel’s publication, this talk covers the […]

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Harvey Pekar on Felipe Alfau

  We have started collecting rare comic books and comics-related archival materials concertedly in the Columbia Rare Book and Manuscript Library, propelled by the enthusiasm and efforts of our colleague Karen Green who has built up an impressive array of comics and graphic novels for the circulating collection. There are many points of contact between […]

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