SILVER SPRING, Md., March 21, 2024 (CarryOnHarry.com)
– Rare book company Type Punch Matrix will feature more than two dozen items from the life and career of poet and THE BELL JAR author Sylvia Plath at the 64th annual New York Antiquarian Book Fair, which will be held April 4th through the 7th at the Park Avenue Armory.
“Many of these items have never before been seen publicly,” says Rebecca Romney, co-founder of Type Punch Matrix. “For decades most were in the private collection of a friend of Plath’s mother, Aurelia, and he acquired them directly from her. We’re excited to give people the chance to see these items in person for the first time.”
Among the most significant is a copy of Karl Jaspers’s TRAGEDY IS NOT ENOUGH (1953), a book Plath used for one of her first classes at Cambridge in 1955. “It’s heavily underlined and annotated by Plath throughout,” explains TPM co-founder Brian Cassidy. “But what is most remarkable and moving are two particular annotations.” The first references her 1953 first suicide attempt and subsequent institutionalization, events that would inspire and inform her novel THE BELL JAR. The second is a passage marked by Plath in Jaspers’s discussion of Shakespeare, specifically the characters Prospero and Ariel from THE TEMPEST. Cassidy notes, “This section was underlined by Plath 10 years before her collection ARIEL appeared. In many ways, you can see the beginnings of her two most famous books right here.”
Among the other highlights that will be on display are the signed contract for Plath’s first appearance in SEVENTEEN (a magazine that was an important early supporter of her writing), original works of art (including a Fauvist-inspired gouache portrait of a young woman, pictured), a juvenile poem written entirely in her hand (“The Snowflake Star”), and a mimeographed reading list for one of her sophomore English classes at Smith College — with notes in her hand about an upcoming blind date.
These unique and personal items will be displayed alongside important editions from throughout Plath’s career. Among the rarities are her first separate publication, “A Winter Ship,” one of just 60 copies printed, as well as a beautiful example of the true first edition of her classic THE BELL JAR, published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.
“Taken as a whole, we hope the collection presents an intimate and revealing look at one of our most enduring and influential poets,” says Romney. “It’s also a great introduction to the delights of collecting and the excitement of the New York Book Fair.”
Type Punch Matrix can be found in booth A35 of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, opening at the Park Avenue Armory on Thursday, April 4th, and continuing through Sunday, April 7th.
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Portland, OR, November 27, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– The FAN EXPO Portland celebrity guest list has always featured great variety, and five new additions to the 2026 lineup for the pop culture extravaganza are further proof of that. Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Saw), Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Picard), Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Star Wars: The Acolyte) and “Peggy the Dog” (Deadpool & Wolverine) will now attend the event set for January 16-18 at the Oregon Convention Center.
Elwes gained wide acclaim for his portrayal of “Wesley” in the 1987 classic The Princess Bride and reached new audiences by headlining the Mel Brooks spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights and later Saw. He also recently appeared in the Tom Cruise features Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and portrays “Mayor Larry Kline” in Stranger Things 3.
McFadden had the key role of “Beverly Crusher” in TNG, reprising the role in Picard, Prodigy and other iterations of the franchise. She is also a stage actress, choreographer, director, teacher, and was the host of more than 300 episodes of the podcast “Gates McFadden InvestiGates: Who Do You Think You Are?”
Koenig is best known for his recurring television portrayals both of the hated, intensely driven “Alfred Bester” (Babylon 5) and the likable, perpetually cheerful “Pavel Chekov” (Star Trek). Koenig’s film work includes the first seven Star Trek feature films, for which he earned two Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor nominations. His many other films have been independent projects with challenging roles.
Jacinto played “Jason Mendoza” on the full four-season run of The Good Place (2016-20) and later appeared as “Lt. Fritz Avalone” in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. Also among his more than 50 TV and film credits are runs on the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers and the animated series Hailey’s on It!
Peggy, earning the title of “Britain’s Ugliest Dog” in a national competition there, has gone on to stardom as “Dogpool” in the Marvel Universe in Deadpool & Wolverine. A portion of proceeds from her appearance at FAN EXPO Portland will support a local charity in the Pacific Northwest.
The five bolster an already impressive FAN EXPO Portland celebrity roster that includes: • The Lord of the Rings headliners Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan • Mike Colter (Luke Cage, Men in Black³) • Josh Holloway (Lost, Yellowstone) • Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation) • Harry Potter duo of Matthew Lewis and Bonnie Wright • Judith Hoag (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Armageddon) • Robbie Rist (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Brady Bunch) • Ernie Reyes Jr. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) • Brian Tochi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Revenge of the Nerds) • Kenn Scott (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, director/Adventures of Johnny Tao) • François Chau (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lost) • Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!, American Dad) • Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911!, The Goldbergs) • My Hero Academia standouts Eric Vale, David Matranga, J. Michael Tatum, Brandon McInnis and Clifford Chapin • Hazbin Hotel regulars Christian Borle, Joel Perez and Krystina Alabado
More FAN EXPO Portland guest announcements will follow from the worlds of film, television, streaming, art, literature, gaming, cosplay, anime, animation and more in the coming weeks.
Adult, Youth and Child Single-Day Tickets, Three-Day Passes, Family passes, and Ultimate and VIP Packages for FAN EXPO Portland are available now at www.fanexpoportland.com. Advance pricing is available until January 1.
Portland is the second event on the 2026 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events.
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