I Fell in Love with Alexander Girard
October 13, 2026
Suzie Shin will deliver our fifty-first Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not be better: “I Fell in Love with Alexander Girard.” Learn more »
Events
Yard Sale 2026
October 18, 2026
Sometimes it’s time to let things go. That time will be Sunday, October 18, when we put out for cheap all sorts of good and kinda-good stuff for a yard sale. Learn more »
(Re)Shaping Typography
October 22, 2026
Paul Barnes will deliver our fifty-second Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not be better: “(Re)Shaping Typography.” Learn more »
Who Was Anni Albers?
October 24, 2026
Brenda Danilowitz will deliver our fifty-third Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not be better: “Who Was Anni Albers?” Learn more »
Past Events
P(boon): Why I’m Optimistic for Humanity’s Future with AI
September 22, 2026
Ben Barry delivered our fiftieth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “P(boon): Why I’m Optimistic for Humanity’s Future with AI.” Learn more »
The Lorem Ipsum Mystery
September 19, 2026
Emily Zhang delivered our forty-ninth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “The Lorem Ipsum Mystery.” Learn more »
Alphabettes Soup and Identity Is Variable: The Boston Book Launches
September 10, 2026
We’ll introduced Alphabettes Soup and Identity Is Variable to Greater Boston and the greater world as Amy Papaelias, Dyana Weissman, Dina Benbrahim, Jesse Ragan, and piles of their books will be present for a book launch party without further formalities. Learn more »
Maine Design Fest ’26: Curiosity Conference
August 7, 2026
Residents of Maine might not be able to vote for Graham Platner, but on Friday, August 7, they’ll host a Curiosity Conference, and we’ll be there offering new, used, and rare books about graphic design, typography, and lettering. Come say hello—or whatever it is Mainers say when greeting people. Learn more »
Typographics Book Fair 2026
June 26–28, 2026
We’ll be packing our Volkswagen with boxes of books and heading down to NYC so we can exhibit at the Typographics book fair at Cooper Union on June 26 and 27 and 28. Pack your bags and meet us there. Learn more »
A Visit with John Gall and Paperback Records
April 25, 2026
Sometimes it’s nice to just drink drinks, bite bites, and hob nobs with friends, strangers, and countrypersons. To that end, we invited John Gall and his Paperback Records to do all of the above with us and you. Learn more »
Letterforms of a Continent: Latin American Posters in the Gráfica Latina Archive
April 11, 2026
Tatiana Gómez and José R. Menéndez delivered our forty-eighth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Their topic and title could not have been better: “Letterforms of a Continent: Latin American Posters in the Gráfica Latina Archive.” Learn more »
First (Sun)Day of Spring: A Radar et Picpus Partagé
March 22, 2026
Sometimes it feels like we take and we take and we take. But on the first (Sun)Day of Spring, we’re gonna give and give and give. Learn more »
A Short Talk on the 8½ × 11 Piece of Paper
February 7, 2026
Kyle Winston and Jonathan Toews delivered our forty-seventh Standing-Room Only Lecture. Their topic and title could not have been better: “A Short Talk on the 8½ × 11 Piece of Paper.” Learn more »
The Shape of Fortune
January 8, 2026
Lynne Yun delivered our forty-sixth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “The Shape of Fortune.” Learn more »
Meet the Owner: Holiday Edition
December 7, 2025
Have you ever wondered who’s responsible for everything that goes on at Katherine Small Gallery? That person is The Owner. Come in and say hello as The Owner comes in to answer questions and show of rarities from The Back. Learn more »
El Lissitzky for the Hand
December 5, 2025
María Matilde Morales delivered our forty-fifth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “El Lissitzky for the Hand.” Learn more »
More If You Can, Less If You Can’t: The Coalitional Color Theory of Come!Unity Press
November 14, 2025
Nat Pyper delivered our forty-fourth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Their topic and title could not have been better: “More If You Can, Less If You Can’t: The Coalitional Color Theory of Come!Unity Press.” Learn more »
Kelli Anderson’s Alphabet in Motion: The Boston Book Launch + a Talk
November 11, 2025
Kelli Anderson delivered our forty-third Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Alphabet in Motion: The Boston Book Launch + a Talk.” Learn more »
A Printer with My Hands: The Life and Work of Carl P. Rollins (The Boston Book Launch)
November 6, 2025
We introduced Katherine M. Ruffin’s A Printer with My Hands: The Life and Work of Carl P. Rollins to Greater Boston and the greater world as both Katherine and a pile of her books were present for a book launch party without further formalities. Learn more »
Everywhere I Go: Thirty Years of Sketchbooks
October 28, 2025
Cyrus Highsmith delivered our forty-second Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Everywhere I Go: Thirty Years of Sketchbooks.” Learn more »
Experimental Type Design: A Checkered History
October 7, 2025
Matthew Carter delivered our forty-first Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Experimental Type Design: A Checkered History.” Learn more »
Yard Sale 2025
October 5, 2025
Sometimes it’s time to let things go. That time was Sunday, October 5, when we put out for cheap all sorts of good and kinda-good stuff for a yard sale. Learn more »
Papyrus: The Authoritative Origin Story
September 25, 2025
Chris Costello delivered our fortieth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Papyrus: The Authoritative Origin Story.” Learn more »
Three Score Keepers: The Mid-Point Opening
September 7, 2025
We celebrated artist Crystalle Lacouture and Caira Art Editions and marked the mid-point of their Three Score Keepers exhibit at Katherine Wall Gallery. Learn more »