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Arion Press on PBS tonight

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1busywine
Jul 25, 2014, 3:27 pm

Just got a note from Arion Press that I thought some of you may be interested in, as follows:

Tonight, Arion Press is the subject of a PBS-TV piece during the evening NewsHour program.

Culture reporter Jeffrey Brown interviews publisher Andrew Hoyem about the history and future of the fine printed book. See our printers, typecasters and bookbinders at work during the actual production of Arion’s landmark 100th book, Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. There should also be an overview of the great Arion books of our 40-year history and a cameo of poet laureate Robert Hass commenting on Leaves of Grass.

So tune in and alert friends who should know about Arion Press and M&H Type. If you haven’t visited our San Francisco facility and watched the books being made, this documentary will be a revelation.

The first television airing on PBS will be at 6 p.m EST. Please check you local listings. If you miss the television broadcast, the NewsHour can be viewed online on the NewsHour website.

2scholasticus
Jul 25, 2014, 9:58 pm

That was a very illuminating, if incredibly short, piece on Arion.

Perhaps I need to book a ticket to San Francisco soon....

3busywine
Jul 25, 2014, 10:16 pm

>3 busywine:, agree, would have loved another 30 minutes or so!

I have been to Arion a few times, if you are ever in San Fran, it is well worth visiting. Just seeing the equipment, not to mention the art and books on display, are well worth it.