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 Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday June 9th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
SEX AND DANGER IN BUENOS AIRES by Donna Guy
The next meeting is on Wednesday June 9th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
SEX AND DANGER IN BUENOS AIRES by Donna Guy
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday June 16th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join the discussion of
SPICE: HISTORY OF A TEMPTATION by Jack Turner
The meeting is on Wednesday June 16th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join the discussion of
SPICE: HISTORY OF A TEMPTATION by Jack Turner
History of Science Reading Group
The next meeting is June 23rd 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE DEVIL'S DOCTOR: PARACELSUS AND THE WORLD OF RENAISSANCE MAGIC AND SCIENCE by Philip Ball
The next meeting is June 23rd 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE DEVIL'S DOCTOR: PARACELSUS AND THE WORLD OF RENAISSANCE MAGIC AND SCIENCE by Philip Ball
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 2nd June 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
A NEW WORLD: ENGLAND'S FIRST VIEW OF AMERICA by Kim Sloan.
The next meeting is Wednesday 2nd June 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
A NEW WORLD: ENGLAND'S FIRST VIEW OF AMERICA by Kim Sloan.
History of Science Reading Group
The next meeting is Wednesday May 26th 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
MONTURIOL'S DREAM: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE SUBMARINE INVENTOR WHO WANTED TO SAVE THE WORLD by Matthew Stewart.
The next meeting is Wednesday May 26th 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
MONTURIOL'S DREAM: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE SUBMARINE INVENTOR WHO WANTED TO SAVE THE WORLD by Matthew Stewart.
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday May 19th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join the discussion of
THE INVENTION OF THE RESTAURANT: PARIS AND MODERN GASTRONOMIC CULTURE by Rebecca L. Spang
The meeting is on Wednesday May 19th 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join the discussion of
THE INVENTION OF THE RESTAURANT: PARIS AND MODERN GASTRONOMIC CULTURE by Rebecca L. Spang
History of Science Reading Group
The first ever meeting is Wednesday April 28th 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS: THE SEVEN-YEAR ODYSSEY AND HIDDEN ERROR THAT TRANSFORMED THE WORLD by Ken Alder
The first ever meeting is Wednesday April 28th 2010, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS: THE SEVEN-YEAR ODYSSEY AND HIDDEN ERROR THAT TRANSFORMED THE WORLD by Ken Alder
Culinary History Reading Group
The meeting is on Wednesday April 21st 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
SWEETNESS AND POWER : THE PLACE OF SUGAR IN MODERN HISTORY by Sidney Mintz.
The meeting is on Wednesday April 21st 2010, 7:30 p.m. til 9:00 p.m.
All invited to join a discussion of:
SWEETNESS AND POWER : THE PLACE OF SUGAR IN MODERN HISTORY by Sidney Mintz.
History Reader's Group
The next meeting is on Wednesday April 14th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
WORKING TOWARD WHITENESS : HOW AMERICA'S IMMIGRANTS BECAME WHITE by David Roediger
The next meeting is on Wednesday April 14th 2010 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The book to be read is:
WORKING TOWARD WHITENESS : HOW AMERICA'S IMMIGRANTS BECAME WHITE by David Roediger
History of Books & Printing Reading Group
The next meeting is Monday 5th April 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 Monday 5th April 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 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
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 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.
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