Los Angeles Times

What’s in a name? Josh Kun mines the library’s autograph collection for new book and exhibit

In a new age of auto-signatures and celebrity selfies, it’s easy to dismiss autographs as a dying art. But to Josh Kun, author and director of the USC Annenberg School of Communication, autographs are ...
Los Angeles Times

Who is remembered and forgotten? ‘The Autograph Book’ explores L.A.’s collective memory

Josh Kun wanted to document Los Angeles’ history through autographs, so he started in an obvious place: the signatures of the famous. But then he went to an unexpected place: the streets, where he ...
NDTV

Autograph Books

At a book store actress-turned-author Twinkle Khanna stole the limelight from Akshay Kumar who posted on microblogging site Twitter: "Ignored by a fan who wanted an autograph of ...
C&EN

The Autograph Collector

Tetsuo Nozoe’s hobby started innocently enough. The chemistry professor, of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, asked for a simple signature in a blank notebook as a remembrance of his visit to West ...
Chicago Tribune

Autographed books more common, but nothing beats a personal book signing

I recently purchased autographed copies of books by John Green, George Saunders and David Sedaris, even though I haven’t been within a thousand miles of any of them in recent months. More and more, ...
The Irish Times

My mother’s autograph book tells the story of the early days of the State

On New Year’s Day, 1941, my mother spotted political cartoonist Charles E Kelly on O’Connell Street in Dublin. She approached him with her autograph book and requested his autograph. He signed his ...
The New York Times

A Mysterious Autograph Hound’s Book Is Up for Auction

With Mary Todd Lincoln, Mark Twain and even Oscar Wilde, a mystery remains: How did Lafayette Cornwell get all these people to autograph his book? By James Barron The little book is a relic from the ...