

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Unabridged: An evening with Stefan Fatsis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: As part of the opening festivities for the Lilly Library’s spring exhibition The Whole World in a Book: Celebrating Madeline Kripke's Dictionary Collection, we are thrilled to welcome acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Stefan Fatsis to the Lilly Library. He will be joined by IU Provost Professor of English Michael Adams for a discussion about his recent book Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary, about the history and fascinating subculture of the dictionary and the Kripke collection.

The discussion will be followed by a book signing and reception. This event is free to attend. Please RSVP at the "tickets" link.

Madeline Kripke was a dictionary obsessive, and over a decades-long career, amassed an astounding collection of over 20,000 linguistic books and ephemera. After the beloved “dame of dictionaries” died in 2020, the Lilly Library was honored to acquire Kripke’s collection. The Whole World in a Book gives the public the chance to explore the rich history of lexicography from its beginnings to the quirky niche dictionaries of the last century.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/unabridged-an-evening-with-stefan-fatsis/200029629534147
- **Event Categories**: Exhibitions, Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.iu.edu/event/stefan-fatsis?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bloomington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1200 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47405
- **lat**: 39.16793
- **long**: -86.51882
- **full address**: 1200 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47405

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Lilly Library, Indiana University (https://allevents.in/org/the-lilly-library-indiana-university/14731714)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1200 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47405
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Lilly Library, Indiana University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Exhibitions, Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Unabridged: An evening with Stefan Fatsis ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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