Friends of PUL Small Talk: Tsundoku: What isn't in "The Art of Japanese Publishing" Exhibition
Join us on Thursday, November 12 for a Friends Small Talk and showcase featuring Nicole Fabricand-Person '76, *01.
You may have heard of the Japanese term, “tsundoku” that has become fashionable in English to describe the phenomenon of purchasing books and letting them pile up without being read. Taking liberty with the term, this Small Talk will introduce some of the wonderful books in the Marquand Library Collection that either had to be cut from the exhibition or were purchased too late to be included—they were therefore purchased, but “unread” by our visitors.
Program timeline:
5:00pm-5:30pm - Lecture (available by Zoom)
5:45pm-6:15pm - Object showcase
6:15pm-6:45pm - Reception
Please note that only the lecture (30 minutes) will be available by Zoom.
There is limited seating and in-person attendance is limited to current Friends of PUL members. Membership status will be checked by PUL staff.
Registration is required. Please select the appropriate registration type below.
- Date:
- Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:45pm
- Audience:
- Friends of Princeton University Library Independent Scholar / Outside Researcher Member of the Public Princeton Faculty/Researcher Princeton Staff Princeton Student Student Friends of Princeton University Library
- Categories:
- Events Friends of the Princeton University Library Event
Image: Suminokura Soan, Ise monogatari (1608). Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University Library.
About the Presenter
Nicole Fabricand-Person '76, *01
Nicole Fabricand-Person has been the Japanese Art Specialist for Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology since 2008. An authority on Japanese illustrated books from the 17th through the 21st century, she curates Marquand’s Japanese rare book collection and manages their general resources. Nicole has an A.B, A.M., and Ph.D. from Princeton University. The subjects of her publications range from 12th century paintings of the Ten Female Demons in Buddhism to the American racial stereotypes found in 19th century Japanese books and prints. Before returning to take this position at Princeton in 2008, Nicole taught courses in Japanese and Chinese art history, Buddhist art, Manga and Anime. She is co-curator of the 2026 Milberg Gallery exhibition, "The Art of Japanese Publishing: A Selection of Japanese Illustrated Books from the Marquand Library Collection, 1660-1960."
This event is part of the Friends of the Princeton University Library Small Talks Series.
View recordings of previous events.
Join the Friends of the Princeton University Library. Friends receive a newsletter, two issues of the Princeton University Library Chronicle, and are invited to participate in a variety of activities and events, including exhibition openings, lectures and talks, gala dinners, workshops on topics such as preservation, bookbinding, and print collecting.
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