Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie
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Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie
@dretaylorpirie.bsky.social
Historian of Medicine & Culture | Medical Humanities | Gut Health | Author of “Empire Under the Microscope" (2022) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-84717-3 | lover of books, dogs, slow news, and the oxford comma. | vibe: 📚🔬🦟🐕👶🏻👶🏻🌱
Congratulations on what looks like a stellar book (see what I did there?) and an enviably beautiful cover!
September 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
thanks Adele!
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I love having hummus and peppers/cucumber, French bread, cheese etc in the house so I can make a quick & easy picky tea when I can't be bothered to cook! My other go-to is tomatoes, cucumber & garlic chopped finely, mixed in a bowl with extra virgin olive oil then spooned onto toast or ryvita.
August 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
August 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
thanks, looks fascinating!
April 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
April 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Is this a networking win? If only I had time for side projects and collabs!
April 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"AI meets the afterlife, and love endures beyond the veil." Whilst clearly selling a digital facsimile (it asks about their interests, personality traits, writing style), it still phrases it: "Who are you trying to reach?" which feels morally bankrupt to say the least...
April 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Reposted by Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie
edinburghuniversitypress.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
yes! Indestructibles were so big in our house when my kids were under 1 & I remember wondering about this lineage re: board books too! i knew about “rag books” which seemed like cultural predecessors to modern cloth/crinkle books. anyway i found this interesting: lithub.com/the-history-...
The History of the Bendable, Durable, Chewable Board Book
As my 13-month-old son tips over the tall orange tub, his vast collection of board books cascades across the carpet. He pushes them from atop one another so he can see all the covers to assess his …
lithub.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
how interesting! the literary ancestor of Indestructibles - books for babies! www.hachettebookgroup.com/imprint/work...
Indestructibles Brand Page
About Books Videos Reviews News Rip Proof. Chew Proof. 100% Washable.  Indestructibles are books built for the way babies “read”: with their hands and mouths. Chew-proof, rip-proof, and d…
www.hachettebookgroup.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM