Reid Byers to Speak on Imaginary Books at November Meeting

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Reid Byers, the President of the Baxter Society and convener of the New England group of the Grolier Club, is the author of The Private Library, listed among the best non-fiction books of 2021 by the Washington Post. At our November meeting, he will speak on his upcoming book and exhibition at the Grolier Club, Imaginary Books: Lost, Unfinished, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm on November 13, at Glickman Library in Portland and on Zoom.

The New York Times said:

This irresistible conceptual-art installation displays meticulously constructed simulacra of books that don’t exist — some because they’ve been lost, others because they never did exist. Look for “Love’s Labour’s Won,” Ernest Hemingway’s first novel, and the “Necronomicon.” (Dec. 5-Feb. 15, 2025; Grolier Club) – Will Heinrich, NY Times, Sept 6, 2024.