Megan Rosenbloom
@libraryatnight.bsky.social
Librarian & Author of DARK ARCHIVES: A LIBRARIAN’S INVESTIGATION INTO THE SCIENCE & HISTORY OF BOOKS BOUND IN HUMAN SKIN Picador / FSG, literary rep Neon
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Finally got around to reading Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom! @libraryatnight.bsky.social
As a fellow death-positive LAMs professional, I thoroughly enjoyed her thoughtful & occasionally witty work on the otherwise macabre subject of anthropodermic bibliopegy.
As a fellow death-positive LAMs professional, I thoroughly enjoyed her thoughtful & occasionally witty work on the otherwise macabre subject of anthropodermic bibliopegy.
June 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Finally got around to reading Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom! @libraryatnight.bsky.social
As a fellow death-positive LAMs professional, I thoroughly enjoyed her thoughtful & occasionally witty work on the otherwise macabre subject of anthropodermic bibliopegy.
As a fellow death-positive LAMs professional, I thoroughly enjoyed her thoughtful & occasionally witty work on the otherwise macabre subject of anthropodermic bibliopegy.
Thanks for reading!
Now that I have some time, I am back to reading choice nonfiction. Starting with @libraryatnight.bsky.social's "Dark Archives". Just about 1/3 of the way through and I am enamored with it. It fits my tastes so well. Perfectly macabre and intriguing.
June 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thanks for reading!
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🧵Some #librarylove for the present moment 📖🖤📚
A range of archival and visual material at the Morgan Library paints a nuanced picture of its first director, Belle da Costa Greene: a “passing” Black woman and prestigious librarian who assembled a world-renowned collection of rare books, manuscripts, and art.
A Celebrated Librarian’s Concealed Life
Known as the “soul of the Morgan,” Belle da Costa Greene established the Morgan Library & Museum’s collection and lived as a “passing” Black woman in the early 20th century.
hyperallergic.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🧵Some #librarylove for the present moment 📖🖤📚
I saw a writer I like refer to April 1 as DAY OF LIES and I’m about as fond of that name as I hate the day itself. So Happy Eve of Lies, I will be staying off the Internet as much as possible tomorrow.
March 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I saw a writer I like refer to April 1 as DAY OF LIES and I’m about as fond of that name as I hate the day itself. So Happy Eve of Lies, I will be staying off the Internet as much as possible tomorrow.
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Hey union families and teachers—you are going to want to mark your calendars for May 10th, when @kimkelly.bsky.social is here to talk about their brand new book on labor history for young readers!
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March 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hey union families and teachers—you are going to want to mark your calendars for May 10th, when @kimkelly.bsky.social is here to talk about their brand new book on labor history for young readers!
withfriends.co/event/230691...
withfriends.co/event/230691...
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is there such a crying need for reams and reams and reams of additional writing in the world that we need to ask computers to pitch in
March 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
is there such a crying need for reams and reams and reams of additional writing in the world that we need to ask computers to pitch in
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lmao getting fact checked irl
March 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
lmao getting fact checked irl
At today’s reopening of the Altadena library, Levar Burton read us a story & every adult cried & healed a little bit. Blair Imani (!) painted 8yo’s face, helping her live her feline dreams! What a morning for library love, especially with so many of us librarians under attack these days. 🥰🌈📚
March 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
At today’s reopening of the Altadena library, Levar Burton read us a story & every adult cried & healed a little bit. Blair Imani (!) painted 8yo’s face, helping her live her feline dreams! What a morning for library love, especially with so many of us librarians under attack these days. 🥰🌈📚
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The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
March 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
Season finale of Severance was so good I’m doubling down on the corporate isolation by listening to early 2000s Radiohead.
March 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Season finale of Severance was so good I’m doubling down on the corporate isolation by listening to early 2000s Radiohead.
For my book people: the sliver of the nerd population who would appreciate the joke of this button made at my library is so narrow and I’m right in the middle of it. Drop an emoji if you knew both references without me explaining, which I’ll do in the comments. 📖 🐬
March 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
For my book people: the sliver of the nerd population who would appreciate the joke of this button made at my library is so narrow and I’m right in the middle of it. Drop an emoji if you knew both references without me explaining, which I’ll do in the comments. 📖 🐬
Wow LONGLEGS is the scariest movie I’ve seen in a long time, maybe ever? Nicholas Cage is unforgettable. ::shudders::
February 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Wow LONGLEGS is the scariest movie I’ve seen in a long time, maybe ever? Nicholas Cage is unforgettable. ::shudders::
In honor of Gorey’s 100th birthday, here is my giant orange cat I named after him.
February 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
In honor of Gorey’s 100th birthday, here is my giant orange cat I named after him.
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February 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Anyone ever read Irvine Welsh’s MARABOU STORK NIGHTMARES? I’d be like put me back in
February 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Anyone ever read Irvine Welsh’s MARABOU STORK NIGHTMARES? I’d be like put me back in
I have been hearing so many bone chilling stories from librarians across the country at conferences last year and I know it’s going to get so much worse.
"Amanda Jones, a librarian in Louisiana, has received death threats since speaking out against book bans. She was labelled a paedophile and filmed by strangers in public. She fears going out alone. “I can name a librarian in every state this has happened to — and I fear it’s only going to get worse”
I am the ‘Michael Jordan of book banning’. This is why I do it
Bruce Friedman has challenged 1,200 books since the pandemic, alarming free speech advocates — and librarians who face death threats
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I have been hearing so many bone chilling stories from librarians across the country at conferences last year and I know it’s going to get so much worse.
So excited for this one, go go @malloryomeara.bsky.social !
My book DAUGHTER OF DARING is out today - the perfect book to read if you’re in the mood to choke a man
February 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So excited for this one, go go @malloryomeara.bsky.social !
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Sign at Tesla dealership in #SanFrancisco reads, "We Hate Him Too."
Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
February 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Sign at Tesla dealership in #SanFrancisco reads, "We Hate Him Too."
If you’re a writer who wants to publish in traditional outlets I cannot recommend @annasplat.bsky.social’s newsletter enough. Yes, she’s my agent, AND her industry knowledge was a huge driving force behind why Dark Archives got published & did so well. I learn new things with every post. #booksky
My #booksky thoughts on how to promote your work in an eshittified hellscape.
neonliterary.substack.com/p/twitters-d...
neonliterary.substack.com/p/twitters-d...
"Twitter's dead, Facebook’s garbage, TikTok’s sus, and everyone’s scattered. How on Earth am I supposed to promote my book online?"
Digital strategy for an eshittified age.
neonliterary.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you’re a writer who wants to publish in traditional outlets I cannot recommend @annasplat.bsky.social’s newsletter enough. Yes, she’s my agent, AND her industry knowledge was a huge driving force behind why Dark Archives got published & did so well. I learn new things with every post. #booksky
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New blog post! Check out my review of DARK ARCHIVES, a study of the practice of binding books in human skin by one of the world’s foremost experts, @libraryatnight.bsky.social
#BookSky
www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-da...
#BookSky
www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-da...
Review of Dark Archives—Macabre Nonfiction - The Gothic Library
Books bound in human skin—it’s a gruesome image and one most often tied to legends of occult treatises or murderous keepsakes. But are all of the macabre legends out there really true? How can you tel...
www.thegothiclibrary.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New blog post! Check out my review of DARK ARCHIVES, a study of the practice of binding books in human skin by one of the world’s foremost experts, @libraryatnight.bsky.social
#BookSky
www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-da...
#BookSky
www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-da...
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It’s terrifying, honestly, when I realize how dependent we are on Amazon and how hard it is going to be to disconnect from it. But this is one piece of the effort — another better approach to E-books.
Because admit it. You think Jeff Bezos won’t disappear disfavored e-books if Trump demands it?
Because admit it. You think Jeff Bezos won’t disappear disfavored e-books if Trump demands it?
February 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It’s terrifying, honestly, when I realize how dependent we are on Amazon and how hard it is going to be to disconnect from it. But this is one piece of the effort — another better approach to E-books.
Because admit it. You think Jeff Bezos won’t disappear disfavored e-books if Trump demands it?
Because admit it. You think Jeff Bezos won’t disappear disfavored e-books if Trump demands it?
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Or as my Bajan mom likes to say “wrong and strong about it”’
Every single stupid conversation I’ve had with a scientist about anticipatory obedience and historical comparisons over the last week has had me thinking about how scientists’ political incompetence is one of the major arguments for a liberal arts education
Like you’re literally a tool without it
Like you’re literally a tool without it
A bunch of needs in labcoats:
"If we comply with the fascists demands they'll surely let us keep up our research"
Those same scientists months or years before:
"Eh, I'll skip history class. I wanna be a scientists. Not a historian lol"
"If we comply with the fascists demands they'll surely let us keep up our research"
Those same scientists months or years before:
"Eh, I'll skip history class. I wanna be a scientists. Not a historian lol"
February 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Or as my Bajan mom likes to say “wrong and strong about it”’
Storytime: I plan to go to a low key Super Bowl party, because even though I don’t care about football, I’m still from Delco / Philly so #gobirds. Anyway I got this vision in my head that I’d do a more modest riff off of an ELGSES cake I saw, referencing the Philly mayor’s recent spelling gaff meme.
February 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Storytime: I plan to go to a low key Super Bowl party, because even though I don’t care about football, I’m still from Delco / Philly so #gobirds. Anyway I got this vision in my head that I’d do a more modest riff off of an ELGSES cake I saw, referencing the Philly mayor’s recent spelling gaff meme.