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Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts 

Please join the Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts for the opening reception of Imaginary Books: Lost, Unfinished, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books – from the collection of Reid Byers.

A cross between a book exhibition and a conceptual art installation, Imaginary Books: Lost, Unfinished, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books consists of a collection of books that do not really exist. Curated by bibliophile Reid Byers, the exhibition includes approximately 100 books and associated objects from his collection—all simulacra, created with a team of printers, bookbinders, artists, and calligraphers—of lost books that have no surviving example, unwritten books that were planned but left unfinished, and fictive works that exist only in fiction.
 
Join us for the opening reception on Tuesday January 27th from 5pm - 7pm at the University of Southern Maine Glickman Library (7th Floor). Reid Byers will present an Artist Lecture starting at 5pm with a reception to follow. 

Refreshments will be available, this event is free and open to the public. Please note: Alternative date (for snow day): Wednesday, February 4, 2026.


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