We're thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural David Ruggles Prize: Ariana Valderrama ($1000), Melanie Shi ($500), and Dr. Jacinta Saffold ($250). Congratulations! And heartfelt thanks to all sponsors, applicants, and everyone who spread the word: rugglesprize.org/winners

Are you an early-career/aspiring antiquarian bookseller from a community underrepresented in the trade? Selling books already but curious about the world of rare books/special collections? Apply by November 6 to be a CABS-Minnesota Diverse Voices Fellow: bookseminars.com/fellowship.php

For any who may be leaving Twitter: you can find me on Insta and TikTok under the same handle. I give about 5 mins/week to content creation, and it’s as good as you’d imagine. I’m a true influencer on TikTok, where DOZENS follow me.

Not sure how Twitter 2.0 algorithms are working, so boosting this hard!

More bookmarks ready to ship! Absolutely free to anyone—bookstore, library, zine distro, special collections crew, book fair producer—anyone willing to share them. Just send us a shipping address and they’ll be on their way.

We’re very happy to announce the David Ruggles Prize has gone international! Applicants no longer need be a resident of the US. Anyone 35 and under, anywhere in the world can (and should!) apply. $1,750 in prizes! rugglesprize.org/apply

BSA Council & Officers are thrilled to announce a promised gift from Lisa Baskin to establish a permanent endowment for the Dorothy Porter Wesley Fellowship! Join the community effort to fully endow this award by making a gift of any size. Announcement: mailchi.mp/bibsocamer/feb…

See you all in Newport!

Join us in Newport this June! Bauman Rare Books Patrick Olson Rare Books and many more!

Applications open for the 2023 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, a cash award of $1000 for a compelling collection built by a woman aged 30 or younger, anywhere in the US. Share widely! honeyandwaxbooks.com/prize.php

June 11 deadline is coming up and we’re pumped to learn all about your book collections! Three chances to win! $1000 - $500 - $250. Tell your friends! And maybe someone please tell everyone on Twitter’s growing number of rivals? We’d be ever so grateful. rugglesprize.org/apply

Applications due in one month! Remember, we have $1,750 to give away for doing something you enjoy. Sounds awfully enticing, right? rugglesprize.org/apply

$1000 1st prize, $500 2nd prize, $250 3rd prize—ready for trio of talented young book collectors of color. Applications due June 11! Now that we’re just a few weeks from the deadline, time to boost the signal by tagging our sponsors, who couldn’t possibly resist a retweet.😉

New catalog out now! It’s fun stuff, we promise.

As a colleague pointed out, this will remain useful even if it doesn’t sell.

I have four tickets to the Chicago Book and Paper Fair on June 17. Will gladly mail some or all to anyone who can use them.

This is it, folks. The last weekend to prepare your David Ruggles Prize application. Submit before you go to bed on Sunday, and don’t leave cash on the table! rugglesprize.org/apply

The David Ruggles Prize is thrilled to announce this year's winners: rugglesprize.org/winners Congratulations to Oscar Salguero, Jalynn Harris, and Erin Severson! A big thanks to our sponsors, and of course to everyone who applied. These were not easy decisions!

Thanks for the great signal boost Fine Books Magazine — adding a fantastic video on David Ruggles and giving shoutouts to many of our sponsors: ABAA Rare Books IOBA - Independent Online Booksellers Association Nelson Rare Books (@antiquarian.bsky.social) Book Club of CA (and others not on this platform) Spread the word far and wide, don’t forget to apply by June 9!