Book Events
Upcoming Events
Check back every month for new events at Motte & Bailey, including reading groups, history book talks & signings, book collector events, and in store sales.
For book groups, a small number of copies of each month's book are available at the shop.
Check back every month for new events at Motte & Bailey, including reading groups, history book talks & signings, book collector events, and in store sales.
For book groups, a small number of copies of each month's book are available at the shop.
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Wednesday March 3rd 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
FINDING ATLANTIS: A TRUE STORY OF GENIUS, MADNESS, AND AN EXTRAORDINARY QUEST FOR A LOST WORLD by David King.
The next meeting is Wednesday March 3rd 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
FINDING ATLANTIS: A TRUE STORY OF GENIUS, MADNESS, AND AN EXTRAORDINARY QUEST FOR A LOST WORLD by David King.
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday March 10th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
A WAR OF FRONTIER AND EMPIRE : THE PHILIPPINE - AMERICAN WAR 1899 - 1902 by David J. Silbey
The next meeting is on Wednesday March 10th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
A WAR OF FRONTIER AND EMPIRE : THE PHILIPPINE - AMERICAN WAR 1899 - 1902 by David J. Silbey
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday March 17th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
DOWN AND OUT IN LONDON AND PARIS by George Orwell.
The meeting is on Wednesday March 17th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
DOWN AND OUT IN LONDON AND PARIS by George Orwell.
History of Science Reading Group
The first ever meeting is Wednesday March 24 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE JEWEL HOUSE: ELIZABETHAN LONDON AND THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION by Deborah Harkness
The first ever meeting is Wednesday March 24 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE JEWEL HOUSE: ELIZABETHAN LONDON AND THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION by Deborah Harkness
Past Events
We have had a number of previous events, and the list below gives you an idea of the great activities and people we have had in our bookshop
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Wednesday Feb. 3rd 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
AN ILLUMINATED LIFE: BELLA DA COSTA GREENE'S JOURNEY FROM PREJUDICE TO PRIVILEGE
by Heidi Ardizzone. Greene was the librarian for JP Morgan and his famous library.
The next meeting is Wednesday Feb. 3rd 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
AN ILLUMINATED LIFE: BELLA DA COSTA GREENE'S JOURNEY FROM PREJUDICE TO PRIVILEGE
by Heidi Ardizzone. Greene was the librarian for JP Morgan and his famous library.
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday Feb, 10th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
RADICALS IN ROBES : Why Extreme Right-Wing Courts Are Wrong for America
by Cass Sunstein
The next meeting is on Wednesday Feb, 10th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
RADICALS IN ROBES : Why Extreme Right-Wing Courts Are Wrong for America
by Cass Sunstein
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday Feb. 17th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE APPRENTICE : MY LIFE IN THE KITCHEN
by Jacques Pepin (NY Times notable book).
The meeting is on Wednesday Feb. 17th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE APPRENTICE : MY LIFE IN THE KITCHEN
by Jacques Pepin (NY Times notable book).
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Wednesday January 6th 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
MAPPING THE WORLD
by Peter Whitfield
The next meeting is Wednesday January 6th 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
MAPPING THE WORLD
by Peter Whitfield
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday January 13th, 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
DIVIDED LIVES : AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
by Rosalind Rostenberg
The next meeting is on Wednesday January 13th, 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
DIVIDED LIVES : AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
by Rosalind Rostenberg
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday January 20th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West
by Beatrice Hohenegger
The meeting is on Wednesday January 20th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West
by Beatrice Hohenegger
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday December 16th 2009, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
STAND FACING THE STOVE: THE STORY OF THE WOMEN WHO GAVE AMERICAN THE JOY OF COOKING
by Anne Mendelson.
The meeting is on Wednesday December 16th 2009, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
STAND FACING THE STOVE: THE STORY OF THE WOMEN WHO GAVE AMERICAN THE JOY OF COOKING
by Anne Mendelson.
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Wednesday December 2nd 2009, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
DR. JOHNSON'S PRINTER : THE LIFE OF WILLIAM STRAHAN
by J. A. Cochrane.
The next meeting is Wednesday December 2nd 2009, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
DR. JOHNSON'S PRINTER : THE LIFE OF WILLIAM STRAHAN
by J. A. Cochrane.
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Thursday November 5th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE MAN WHO LOVED BOOKS TOO MUCH
by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The next meeting is Thursday November 5th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE MAN WHO LOVED BOOKS TOO MUCH
by Allison Hoover Bartlett
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The book to be read is:
REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING by Drew Gilpin Faust
The next meeting is on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The book to be read is:
REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING by Drew Gilpin Faust
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday November 18th 2009, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
COD by Mark Kurlansky (October meeting was postponed)
The meeting is on Wednesday November 18th 2009, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
COD by Mark Kurlansky (October meeting was postponed)
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The book to be read is:
DENYING THE HOLOCAUST by Deborah Lipstadt
The next meeting is on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The book to be read is:
DENYING THE HOLOCAUST by Deborah Lipstadt
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Thursday October 8th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE BOOK OF WILLIAM : HOW SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO CONQUERED THE WORLD
by Paul Collins
The next meeting is Thursday October 8th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE BOOK OF WILLIAM : HOW SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO CONQUERED THE WORLD
by Paul Collins
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The book to be read is:
BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME by Timothy Tyson
The next meeting is on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The book to be read is:
BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME by Timothy Tyson
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on September 16th 2009, 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
COOKING FOR KINGS : THE LIFE OF ANTON CAREME, THE FIRST CELEBRITY CHEF by Ian Kelly.
The meeting is on September 16th 2009, 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
COOKING FOR KINGS : THE LIFE OF ANTON CAREME, THE FIRST CELEBRITY CHEF by Ian Kelly.
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Thursday September 17th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD : 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS IN HUMAN HISTORY
by Andrew Taylor
The next meeting is Thursday September 17th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD : 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS IN HUMAN HISTORY
by Andrew Taylor
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on August 12th, 2009
The book to be read is:
THE SEVENTIES : THE GREAT SHIFT IN AMERICAN CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS
by Bruce Schulman
The next meeting is on August 12th, 2009
The book to be read is:
THE SEVENTIES : THE GREAT SHIFT IN AMERICAN CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS
by Bruce Schulman
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is on August 13th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
WITH ALL FAULTS
by David Low
A memoir of a British bookseller in the mid 20th century.
The next meeting is on August 13th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
WITH ALL FAULTS
by David Low
A memoir of a British bookseller in the mid 20th century.
Culinary History Reading Group - First meeting
The meeting is on August 19th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES : ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF CHINESE FOOD
by Jennifer 8. Lee
The meeting is on August 19th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES : ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF CHINESE FOOD
by Jennifer 8. Lee
Culinary History Reading Group - First meeting
The meeting is on July 15th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
CURRY : TALE OF COOKS & CONQUERORS
by Lizzie Collingham
An investigation in the origins, spread of curry, along with social and political implications.
The meeting is on July 15th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
CURRY : TALE OF COOKS & CONQUERORS
by Lizzie Collingham
An investigation in the origins, spread of curry, along with social and political implications.
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is on July 9th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
PRINTING PRESSES : HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT
by James Moran
A history of the various hand and mechanical presses and their makers through the early 20th century.
The next meeting is on July 9th 2009, 7:30 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
PRINTING PRESSES : HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT
by James Moran
A history of the various hand and mechanical presses and their makers through the early 20th century.
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on July 8th, 2009
The book to be read is:
AMERICAN PLACES, ENCOUNTERS WITH HISTORY : AMERICA'S LEADING HISTORIANS TALK ABOUT THE SITES WHERE THE PAST COMES ALIVE FOR THEM
edited by William Leuchtenberg
The next meeting is on July 8th, 2009
The book to be read is:
AMERICAN PLACES, ENCOUNTERS WITH HISTORY : AMERICA'S LEADING HISTORIANS TALK ABOUT THE SITES WHERE THE PAST COMES ALIVE FOR THEM
edited by William Leuchtenberg
