News

The Centre for the History of the Book is saddened to learn of the death of Jonquil Bevan, founding co-director of the Centre. In this tribute her colleague, Bill Bell, remembers her life and her contributions to the University throughout her career.

Professor Tom Mole’s latest book has won the Media Ecology Association’s Dorothy Lee Award. We talk to him about the book’s innovations and about how our students can engage with its themes.

Blackwell's Bookshop are delighted to host the launch of Tom Mole and Michelle Levy's latest book, The Broadview Introduction to Book History.

The Centre for the History of the Book is pleased to support the Rare Books Edinburgh Festival 2017.

Tom Mole and Tess Goodman from the Centre for the History of the Book have curated a new exhibition in the Wordsworth Museum in Grasmere that showcases the connections between illustrated editions of Wordsworth and the growth of tourism in the Lake District.

The MSc in Book History and Material Culture has been accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).

Caitlin Holton, a student on the MSc in Book History and Material Culture, has received a prestigious bursary to fund her dissertation research.

The Centre for the History of the Book has produced a series of videos designed to introduce key skills for Book Historians.

If you're a budding photographer and bibliophile, our Twitter photography competition could be perfect for you. The Centre for the History of the book will be holding a photo competition until the end of this semester.

Book History has emerged as one of the most exciting new interdisciplinary fields of study in the humanities.