Dr. Richard D. Deverell
@darthdeverell.bsky.social
PhD in modern U.S. cultural & comic book history (UB, 2021). Info. & Library Science M.S. (UB, 2024). Former LOC Swann Fellow (2019-2020). M.A. in U.S. history (Brockport, 2013). Rochesterian. Nerd.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-9654
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-9654
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With the guidance of Adrienne Boutang, associate professor of film studies at University of Franche-Comtéa, I published this article based on my dissertation's third chapter in the journal Mise au Point!
journals.openedition.org/map/8205
#ComicBookHistory #ComicsCodeAuthority #MiseAuPoint
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#ComicBookHistory #ComicsCodeAuthority #MiseAuPoint
Finished reading Iver P. Cooper’s “Airships: Their Science, History and Future” earlier – an interesting, if dense, technical treatise about these craft that evoke steampunk aesthetics yet may continue to play a role in our modern transportation systems.
www.librarything.com/work/3408584...
www.librarything.com/work/3408584...
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Finished reading Iver P. Cooper’s “Airships: Their Science, History and Future” earlier – an interesting, if dense, technical treatise about these craft that evoke steampunk aesthetics yet may continue to play a role in our modern transportation systems.
www.librarything.com/work/3408584...
www.librarything.com/work/3408584...
Just finished reading E.K. Johnston’s “Titan of the Stars” – a fun mash-up of “Titanic” and “Alien” that I received through LibraryThing!
www.librarything.com/work/3357570...
www.librarything.com/work/3357570...
December 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Just finished reading E.K. Johnston’s “Titan of the Stars” – a fun mash-up of “Titanic” and “Alien” that I received through LibraryThing!
www.librarything.com/work/3357570...
www.librarything.com/work/3357570...
Finished reading Lily Koppel’s “The Astronaut Wives Club” last night – a great examination of the unseen costs of the Space Race!
www.librarything.com/work/1329269...
www.librarything.com/work/1329269...
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Finished reading Lily Koppel’s “The Astronaut Wives Club” last night – a great examination of the unseen costs of the Space Race!
www.librarything.com/work/1329269...
www.librarything.com/work/1329269...
Finished the audiobook of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” earlier today – a comforting text read by the author in his dulcet tones.
www.librarything.com/work/1856449...
www.librarything.com/work/1856449...
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Finished the audiobook of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” earlier today – a comforting text read by the author in his dulcet tones.
www.librarything.com/work/1856449...
www.librarything.com/work/1856449...
Finished the audiobook of Mary Roach’s “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal” yesterday – a great work popular science from an accomplished writer!
www.librarything.com/work/1318948...
www.librarything.com/work/1318948...
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Finished the audiobook of Mary Roach’s “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal” yesterday – a great work popular science from an accomplished writer!
www.librarything.com/work/1318948...
www.librarything.com/work/1318948...
Finished the audiobook of Kate Moore’s “The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” late last night – an excellent work that gives voice to women from the past who fought for workers’ rights.
www.librarything.com/work/3531227...
www.librarything.com/work/3531227...
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Finished the audiobook of Kate Moore’s “The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” late last night – an excellent work that gives voice to women from the past who fought for workers’ rights.
www.librarything.com/work/3531227...
www.librarything.com/work/3531227...
Finished the audiobook of Adam Higginbotham’s “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster” earlier today – a brilliant account of a disaster that contributed to an empire’s collapse.
www.librarything.com/work/2235415...
www.librarything.com/work/2235415...
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Finished the audiobook of Adam Higginbotham’s “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster” earlier today – a brilliant account of a disaster that contributed to an empire’s collapse.
www.librarything.com/work/2235415...
www.librarything.com/work/2235415...
Just finished reading Angie Klink’s “Divided Paths, Common Ground: The Story of Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis, Pioneering Purdue Women Who Introduced Science into the Home” – a well-researched volume on the changes women experienced in the early 20th-century US!
www.librarything.com/work/1165936...
www.librarything.com/work/1165936...
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Just finished reading Angie Klink’s “Divided Paths, Common Ground: The Story of Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis, Pioneering Purdue Women Who Introduced Science into the Home” – a well-researched volume on the changes women experienced in the early 20th-century US!
www.librarything.com/work/1165936...
www.librarything.com/work/1165936...
Finished the audiobook of Annie Jacobsen’s “Nuclear War: A Scenario” this afternoon – a harrowing account of how the world could end.
www.librarything.com/work/3108480...
www.librarything.com/work/3108480...
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Finished the audiobook of Annie Jacobsen’s “Nuclear War: A Scenario” this afternoon – a harrowing account of how the world could end.
www.librarything.com/work/3108480...
www.librarything.com/work/3108480...
Just finished reading Joe Sacco’s “The Once and Future Riot” – a great work of journalism using the graphic novel format!
www.librarything.com/work/3378525...
www.librarything.com/work/3378525...
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Just finished reading Joe Sacco’s “The Once and Future Riot” – a great work of journalism using the graphic novel format!
www.librarything.com/work/3378525...
www.librarything.com/work/3378525...
Finished the audiobook of M.G. Sheftall’s “Nagasaki: The Last Witnesses” earlier today – a phenomenally researched and recounted volume for anyone studying the end of World War II or the Cold War period!
www.librarything.com/work/3328112...
www.librarything.com/work/3328112...
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Finished the audiobook of M.G. Sheftall’s “Nagasaki: The Last Witnesses” earlier today – a phenomenally researched and recounted volume for anyone studying the end of World War II or the Cold War period!
www.librarything.com/work/3328112...
www.librarything.com/work/3328112...
With the guidance of Adrienne Boutang, associate professor of film studies at University of Franche-Comtéa, I published this article based on my dissertation's third chapter in the journal Mise au Point!
journals.openedition.org/map/8205
#ComicBookHistory #ComicsCodeAuthority #MiseAuPoint
journals.openedition.org/map/8205
#ComicBookHistory #ComicsCodeAuthority #MiseAuPoint
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
With the guidance of Adrienne Boutang, associate professor of film studies at University of Franche-Comtéa, I published this article based on my dissertation's third chapter in the journal Mise au Point!
journals.openedition.org/map/8205
#ComicBookHistory #ComicsCodeAuthority #MiseAuPoint
journals.openedition.org/map/8205
#ComicBookHistory #ComicsCodeAuthority #MiseAuPoint
I attended the ILF conference earlier this week and was fortunate to learn from my fellow librarians’ experiences & insights, visit the Indiana State Library, and meet Adriana Harmeyer, Purdue University Archives & Special Collections librarian and Jeopardy champion!
#ILFAC2025
#ILFAC2025
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I attended the ILF conference earlier this week and was fortunate to learn from my fellow librarians’ experiences & insights, visit the Indiana State Library, and meet Adriana Harmeyer, Purdue University Archives & Special Collections librarian and Jeopardy champion!
#ILFAC2025
#ILFAC2025
Just finished reading Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ “The Knives” – a fun contemporary noir story!
www.librarything.com/work/3407071...
www.librarything.com/work/3407071...
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Just finished reading Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ “The Knives” – a fun contemporary noir story!
www.librarything.com/work/3407071...
www.librarything.com/work/3407071...
Finished the audiobook of M.G. Sheftall’s “Hiroshima: The Last Witness” a couple days ago – a brilliantly-researched narrative that preserves the hibakusha’s testimony for those who grew up after the Cold War officially ended.
www.librarything.com/work/3272583...
www.librarything.com/work/3272583...
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Finished the audiobook of M.G. Sheftall’s “Hiroshima: The Last Witness” a couple days ago – a brilliantly-researched narrative that preserves the hibakusha’s testimony for those who grew up after the Cold War officially ended.
www.librarything.com/work/3272583...
www.librarything.com/work/3272583...
Finished the audiobook of Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J. Oppenheimer” earlier today – an excellent work of research and narrative history.
www.librarything.com/work/125813/...
www.librarything.com/work/125813/...
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Finished the audiobook of Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J. Oppenheimer” earlier today – an excellent work of research and narrative history.
www.librarything.com/work/125813/...
www.librarything.com/work/125813/...
October 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Finished reading Gregory Maguire and Scott Hampton’s “Wicked: The Graphic Novel, Part I” last night – a nice companion volume to the original novel!
www.librarything.com/work/3422443...
www.librarything.com/work/3422443...
October 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Finished reading Gregory Maguire and Scott Hampton’s “Wicked: The Graphic Novel, Part I” last night – a nice companion volume to the original novel!
www.librarything.com/work/3422443...
www.librarything.com/work/3422443...
Finished reading Homer H. “Sonny” Hickam, Jr.’s “Rocket Boys” last night – a great memoir that both inspires and connects to the reader on a deeply personal level!
www.librarything.com/work/38805/r...
www.librarything.com/work/38805/r...
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Finished reading Homer H. “Sonny” Hickam, Jr.’s “Rocket Boys” last night – a great memoir that both inspires and connects to the reader on a deeply personal level!
www.librarything.com/work/38805/r...
www.librarything.com/work/38805/r...
Finished the audiobook of Fred Haise and Bill Moore’s “Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey” earlier today – a good, if occasionally dry, memoir of the space age from Sputnik to Shuttle.
www.librarything.com/work/2763612...
www.librarything.com/work/2763612...
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Finished the audiobook of Fred Haise and Bill Moore’s “Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey” earlier today – a good, if occasionally dry, memoir of the space age from Sputnik to Shuttle.
www.librarything.com/work/2763612...
www.librarything.com/work/2763612...
Finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “Elphie: A Wicked Childhood” earlier today – a nice treat for fans of “The Wicked Years,” but an odd choice for a late interquel in this series.
www.librarything.com/work/3263193...
www.librarything.com/work/3263193...
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “Elphie: A Wicked Childhood” earlier today – a nice treat for fans of “The Wicked Years,” but an odd choice for a late interquel in this series.
www.librarything.com/work/3263193...
www.librarything.com/work/3263193...
Finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “The Witch of Maracoor” earlier today – a fitting conclusion to this “Wicked” spin-off!
www.librarything.com/work/3020002...
www.librarything.com/work/3020002...
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “The Witch of Maracoor” earlier today – a fitting conclusion to this “Wicked” spin-off!
www.librarything.com/work/3020002...
www.librarything.com/work/3020002...
Finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “The Oracle of Maracoor” earlier today – a great continuation in this sequel series to “The Wicked Years”!
www.librarything.com/work/2803327...
www.librarything.com/work/2803327...
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “The Oracle of Maracoor” earlier today – a great continuation in this sequel series to “The Wicked Years”!
www.librarything.com/work/2803327...
www.librarything.com/work/2803327...
Finished reading Mike Grell’s “Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters” last night – a classic comic that brought the adventuring archer down to the street level.
www.librarything.com/work/84833/r...
www.librarything.com/work/84833/r...
October 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Finished reading Mike Grell’s “Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters” last night – a classic comic that brought the adventuring archer down to the street level.
www.librarything.com/work/84833/r...
www.librarything.com/work/84833/r...
Just finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “The Brides of Maracoor” today – a fun continuation of his “Wicked” series, though slightly disorienting for newcomers.
www.librarything.com/work/2643223...
www.librarything.com/work/2643223...
October 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Just finished the audiobook of Gregory Maguire’s “The Brides of Maracoor” today – a fun continuation of his “Wicked” series, though slightly disorienting for newcomers.
www.librarything.com/work/2643223...
www.librarything.com/work/2643223...