Celebrating Bloomsday at the Rosenbach Museum in Philadephia

Bloomsday is so called because Ulysses features the characters Leopold and Molly Bloom, and the event takes place on June 16 because that’s the day of James Joyce’s first date with his future wife.

Happy Bloomsday 

Happy Anniversary

Leah & Fran

Notice Piggy at entrance - he plays crucial role in Leah's fiction! ;)

June 16, 2000

"We were all class on our wedding day! ;)"

Family Portrait 2003 (Leah, Laoghaire & Fran)

If you are in Philly today, stop by the

20th Annual Celebration of James Joyce at the

Rosenbach Museum & Library

featuring dramatic readings from Ulysses by Philadelphia notables.

12pm - 7pm

2008-2010 Delancey Place

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Read Leah's papers on James Joyce!

"EXCUSE BAD WRITING": THE LETTERS OF MILLY BLOOM AND MARTHA CLIFFORD IN ULYSSES

Engaged in an "Epizzle" READING ISSY'S PRACTICE LETTER IN FINNEGANS WAKE WITH THE PRINTED LETTERS IN ULYSSES

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY of James Joyce's "ARABY"