Collecting Morley Callaghan
Callaghan was mentored by Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s, when they worked together on the Toronto Star. Callaghan became a “Scribner’s darling” and, in his early career, had great international success. But at home in Canada, he was little known. After a dry period he re-emerged in the 1950s to great acclaim in his native country.

We Sail The Ocean Blue:
An Annotated Patrick O’Brian Checklist
Ten years ago we featured an article on Patrick O’Brian and his celebrated Jack Aubrey / Stephen Maturin naval historicals. In the interim, O’Brian passed away, and the series is now complete. We present an updated checklist with special emphasis on the confusing first American hardcover editions.

First Editions on Film, 2004
The yearly review of the books that were made into movies last year. We look at some very interesting current films and the sometimes-elusive first editions that spawned them.

If It’s Not a Book…
What’s it doing in a book collection? Some of the finest book collections are not limited to books alone. Some items may not be any form of printed or written material. What might they be?

Books into Film
The Sundowners, a novel by Jon Cleary; a film by Fred Zinnemann

Ten Years Ago
July/August 1995 Checklist Update: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings