After more than two years of online meetings, the READ-IT team finally reunited in Amsterdam for the annual meeting of SHARP, devoted this year to “The power of the written world”. The round-table at SHARP gave the consortium a chance to discuss premises, outcomes and future developments of READ-IT. The team also presented a brand…

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for The Open University History of Books and Reading (HOBAR) online conference, ‘Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic’, 3-4 November 2020, which is supported by The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP). The conference will be held online via…