Rare Book #Librarian, bereaved parent of Caitlin, #geek. 12x Hugo Award winner. bi/queer. Head @illinoisrbml.bsky.social; Verity podcast; ex-ed/pub Uncanny Magazine. Baby #aerialist. My opinions. she/her. No auto-follow. #DoctorWho #bookhistory #SFF
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Alexandra Byrne faithfully recreated some standout costumes for the 2020 adaptation of Emma. This s familiar gown in the V&A and her design gave audiences the opportunity to reanimate these static survivals, enjoying a sense of their movement in real life #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A new tenure track fiction job at Oberlin, deadline of 9/15/2025. jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/16771
#bookhistory and library history. (Although as we’re reading on SHARP-L, the card catalogue is far from obsolete.)
“The chapters have been created and edited by professional scholars of Chaucer, and all material is released open access and free of charge for classroom, scholarly, and personal use.”
“The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales (OACCT) is a volume of introductory chapters for first-time, university-level readers of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.” opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
Great, now I'm earwormed with "Fixer Upper" from Frozen. :groans:
ICYMI, It's another SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER! Uncanny Magazine Issue 66 Part 1 is LIVE ON YOUR INTERNET! buff.ly/3vumNai
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One of our own in the writers community, Chelsea Qinn Yarbo, has passed. Her estate needs help to settle her end of life care. Please help spread the word and donate if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/6n9tz-supp...
It doesn't get easier.
World! Coconut! Day! The lovely cup at the guild hall would by 1690 have been called a cocoa nut cup...but that was a VERY new name, having replaced the ancient Great Nut (of India) only a few decades before, as England took over Spanish Caribbean colonies and adopted the colonial name.
This #frockingFabulous 1930’s satin number, by an unknown maker, is such a bobby dazzler. I love the way the light makes magic on the fabric. #FashionHistory via Augusta Auctions.
Like in Cirque de Soleil, the pieces of fabric hanging from the ceiling; I am now cleared for the beginner class to learn how to do that stuff.
WHO HAS TWO THUMBS AND IS CLEARED TO TAKE LEVEL 1 SILKS CLASSES? THIS GAL. 😎 #aerials
This is correct. And if institutional policy prevents you from contacting candidates for an unusually long period of time (say until the hired candidate begins in the role, which for faculty searches can be six months or more) TELL YOUR CANDIDATES THAT
Time to remind people about the Commercial Pattern Archive — it doesn’t have instructions and search is a bear but there’s two hundred years’ worth of clothing patterns in here including all the big names new and old: copa.apps.uri.edu
Oh, dear. I hope it gets resolved soon. <3
Exactly. Between pandemic and Caitlin’s palliative care, time went rather wobbly in multiple directions.
Today marks my 8th anniversary as the head of @illinoisrbml.bsky.social . Dang.
We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.
Somewhere in Iceland.
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Just pre-ordered this year’s Bonne Maman advent calendar. Because 24 one ounce jars of FANCY ASS JAMVENT is a glorious thing. (Once you buy direct through their website, they notify you early of availability).
CONGRATULATIONS!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
EDMONTON: this is Fiasco, @premeemohamed.com's beautiful boy. after slipping outside a few days ago, he needs help finding his way home. can you share this with your local circles?
Your social circle sapphic needs to be informed of this
TFW you go to dance cardio class and at some point the part of your back that has been acting up makes the good kind of "pop" noise. Which makes sense b/c as far as I can tell my back tightened up from LACK of movement/exercise.
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
This is Bulkeley Emerson, Ralph Waldo’s younger brother. He spent much of his life in an institution. Thoreau enjoyed walking with him, and helped to organize his funeral.
Back to WERQ dance cardio class for the first time in about 3 weeks, but I *did* dance for about 3 hours on the Friday night of WorldCon…
ushering in the new illiberal arts www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
That's so cool! icymi I've been thinking about speculation, coming from a slightly different direction - speculating about manuscripts that don't exist. idk it's all such an interesting area to consider www.dotporterdigital.org/speculative-...
Fantastic little article about reproductions
re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.
Sad news. We were big fans of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and his button down approach to Doctor Who. He even critiqued our Miniscope of him in 2012. A skeptic till the end. Sunday’s episode has already been recorded, so we’ll properly pay tribute to Mr. Bidmead the week after.
Lost her virginity on her mother’s grave, kept her husband’s calcified heart on her. Goths wish they could.
Guest Post — Beyond Classification: The Human Cost of Library and Information Labor Under Digital Capitalism scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/26/g...
Happy first day of classes, Illini! Get back to basics with this 1552 Abcedarium Anglico-Latinum ; protyrunculis Richardo Huloeto exscriptore from @illinoisrbml.bsky.social
What a shame. "WGBH … has laid off the 13 people who worked on the history series 'American Experience' and announced that no new documentaries will be produced for the show until further notice." (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...
What did Robert Martin read? Jane Austen’s “Emma” and “Agricultural Reports” Cardinal Tales, The Blog of Special Collections and University Archives at Iowa State University 📜 isuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/w...
After the "boyish" looks & knee skimming hems of the 1920s, women's fashion in the 1930s softly evolved into a more curve-hugging, feminine silhouette - hemlines descended back to nearly ankle length & waistlines returned to their natural place. #FashionHistory & Pics in 🧵
A coat to admire as she shimmies away, a #1920s deco delight constructed by #Lanvin from sheer black chiffon over which a geometric design in black wool crepe has been arranged. It radiates outwards on a slight swing, sparkly Mary Janes tippy tapping as she goes, #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
We encourage applications from early career researchers (ECRs) and especially welcome applications from BIPOC! See the full call for applications for more details on how to apply: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
Call for Applications: SHARP News Bibliographers As @bibliowingate.bsky.social's term comes to an end, we're looking to shake things up & establish a bibliography team of 2+ people. Applications due October 1 2025. The full call for applications and how to apply: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
Know an amazing digital librarian or archivist? Share this job opportunity to help preserve & digitize access to the 🌎 most important collection on sexuality, relationships, & intimate culture 📚📰📑 📍On-site at IU Bloomington. Salary $70-95k + benefits. 🚨 Apply by Sept 30! knsy.in/job101311
29th August is the feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist. Here Salome is depicted doing a spectacular sword dance! ⚔️ Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 6; 'The Littlemore Anselm'; f.166v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Hello everyone. Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax has a tenure-track job in Enlightenment rhetoric and / or 18th-century literature. Tell everyone. www.msvu.ca/about-msvu/c...
you will be the third cog in our social media machine, alongside yours truly and our talented and enthusiastic Digital Security Officer bsky.app/profile/them...
a little reminder in case you missed it: we're hiring for a creator to come and lead on our TikTok and Instagram!
"This interactive map explores five centuries of Indigenous histories on the land now known as Chicago. Stretching across time, it emphasizes that Chicago is, and has always been, an Indigenous place." (via Urban Archive)
American singer and pianist Dinah Washington was born #OnThisDay in 1924. This gold silk satin sheath dress, overlaid with cream silk chiffon printed with a design coral coloured flowers outlined in gold bugle beads, was worn by Washington. NMAAHC collection. #fashionhistory
Library of Congress acquires "Wizard of Oz" artifact : NPR 📚 share.google/dVQSOQliPEiy...
First published on @wearequeeraf.com the @thenorwichradical.com looks at how adult content restrictions are paving the way for more anti-LGBTQIA+ content censorship 👇 thenorwichradical.com/2025/08/29/r...
y’all know what one of the first nazi book burnings was right? y’all know why they did it y’all know trans people were one of their first targets and even the ALLIES left us in the camps when liberating everyone else y’all see what’s right in front of you, right?
Moments of joy, any where I can find them.
Tonight's new move in #Lyra 2 class was a chest hang. www.instagram.com/reel/DN66Ck3...
Sometimes, the universe does you a solid to help make things a bit better, and I'm grateful for that right now.
Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
Recently one of our manuscripts was rebound in modern conservation binding. Follow the progress, and an amazing discovery, as our Head of Conservation reveals the steps taken for this careful work A deep dive in medieval manuscript binding 🕵️ www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/chr...
I've had the chance to beta read the labels & catalogue for our next exhibit, and it's gonna SLAP, y'all. It opens Sept. 19: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/2169?...
Job: #Gothic, #Horror, #MedHums people! ‘A Mutual Fascination: British horror and the psy disciplines, c.1955-present’ working with PI Dr Gavin Miller (University of Glasgow) and co-I Dr Timothy Jones (University of Stirling). www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
There isn't a single sentence in this feature about the fact that Elizabeth Catlett studied at Howard, despite the fact that Howard was and remains pivotal in providing an environment for Black artists to find their voices and Catlett's work and politics were explicitly about Black experiences.
In our latest blog post, recent McCarthy fellow, Dr Angela Byrne explores the poetry albums of Alicia Wilmot (c.1776–1860) & her sister-in-law, Eliza Wilmot (née Chetwood, b.1771), two women at the heart of a literary circle in Cork. marshlibrary.ie/lives-in-ver...
Mandrill monkey (Mandrillus sphinx) from Jean Baptiste Audebert’s ‘Histoire Naturelle des Singes et des Makis.’ Paris: Desray, 1800. University of Chicago Special Collections. #rarebooks #animalart #naturalhistory #sciart #bookhistory
"Oh, so you are still using your bizarre scroll? I just bought the newest technology, a printed book with a binding, wanna have closer a look"? Academic small talk back then, #academicchatter.
What better use for the back of a letter than to test out some new colours? These bright swatches were found in the correspondence of antiquary and botanist Dawson Turner (1775–1858). A little bit of colour living in a world of paper and ink.🎨
Night! Morning! Hello!
Tom Clancy’s Our Bodies, Ourselves
Living dangerously by having a SECOND cup of honey chamomile vanilla tea tonight.
Does our website keep increasing in readers? Yes! Hooray! Is there an increase in readers who want to *pay* for these stories and make this a more viable business and art form? Not particularly. (The damage done by the Big Online Ebook Retailer to the short story ecosystem can't be overstated.)
Depression and CPTSD WOO!
Brand-new PEOPLE Magazine feature on me, Leigh Bardugo, & our debut picture book THE INVISIBLE PARADE. We’re signing outside of Chicago TONIGHT, sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop. Wherever you are, if you’re looking for a signed 1st-Edition of the book this week — holler. people.com/leigh-bardug...
Interesting find at the back of this book: two #medieval manuscript fragments cut into shape and sewn together with white cord and two small patches. They form an L-shape, with the end of the longer piece rounded and reinforced. Used as a bookmark? A reading aid? What do you think #skystorians?
For the five hours later crowd... Thanks to everyone who’s checked it out so far, especially those reposting this 😃
Congratulations!
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
Crowned monogram of Neapolitan princess and French insurrectionist Marie-Caroline, Duchesse de Berry (1798-1870).
HUZZAH FOR CLARITY AND A MODICUM OF CONTROL!
I specifically know the librarian I heard it from, but I'm not sure they'd want to be named publicly, and it was 25+ years ago, so I can't remember if they mentioned a source at the time.
(This may or may not have fed my focus on my shoe game as an adult) 🤣
Yup! I didn't originate it, but it was adopted relatively widely in short order.
Progressive before its time, being both gender neutral and complimenting something the recipient has choice and control over!
(Extra points for accompanying that line with a pointed look from the shoes up.)
From library school in the 1990s: "Nice shoes, wanna f***?"
It’s Marie Antoinette Month on the Vulgar History podcast! This week, we’re spilling the tea on her one-time bestie, the Duchess of Polignac. Guest co-host Amanda Matta is on hand to explain the rise and fall of this royal favourite. pod.link/1489560920/e...
In “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library,” I examine LIS as in need of a values-realignment, asking readers to refuse the technosolutionism we are so often offered in place of human-centered possibilities, like taking racism, climate change, and labor rights seriously doi.org/10.1353/lib....
YUP. A+, no notes.
I’m still on TNG, but I absolutely get it! I’m looking forward to DS9 for similar reasons (plus disaster bisexuals).
I MEAN COME ON. I only have one ovary left and it’s in DANGER here.
:nods vigorously:
The only thing better would be if he was a guest on GBBO during bread week, with rolled up sleeves. :swoon:
I mean, they are of a type, it’s just that we’ve already had the chance to swoon over watching Stanley cook & make cocktails.
See also: Stanley Tucci.
Update on my back: “tweaked” is receding, thankfully, sore, but so as long as I don’t move SUDDENLY, I’m functional without needing naproxen. DO NOT STARTLE ME TODAY, PEOPLE.