Fun story: in 1920 the Irish Republic loaned the Bolsheviks $25,000, who gave them as collateral the Romanov family jewels. For three decades, until the loan was repaid, these jewels were kept secret behind a fireplace in an unassuming house: 15 Marino Crescent—the birthplace of Bram Stoker.

SWEATER WEATHER

Covers I covet: "The Book of Were-Wolves," 1865

The Anthropodermic Book Project tests and identifies books bound in human skin.

anthropodermicbooks.org

How could a man who never set foot in a library until he was in college create what is considered the most extensive online collection of global Black history?

Maybe it had something to do with the story Dr. Quintard Taylor's father told him when he was a young boy.

m.kuow.org/stories/reme...

Seasonal greetings for both the #bookhistory and #digitalhistory folks: a keyboard waffle iron. 🗃️

No fangs, but she's got her cape on.

You ever try to be polite but open the wrong page of the script?

COLLEAGUE
I'm sorry about that.

ME
It's my pleasure.

Let's go spooky season!

The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.
https://to.pbs.org/3IDyV5d

Look upon this marvel and delight!

Happy Daniel Boorstin Day! A great example of what the @librarycongress.bsky.social should & must be.

memorydaycalendar.blogspot.com/p/october-no...

It’s October!!

DIDO: Remember me, but ah! forget my fate on this device

Today is publication day for PAPER AND THE MAKING OF EARLY MODERN LITERATURE! Available in paper or digital form www.pennpress.org/978151282744... @pennpress.bsky.social

Exchange from several years ago

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Spooky season approaches, so I'm going to repost some of my Halloween comics from years past.

Weird question, but is it an Our Ladies Flower?

Help me; this is driving me crazy.

I rarely do these PSAs, but peoples, if you have graduate students on what remains of the “market,” please make sure they understand they can’t rely on automated notifications from Interfolio and its ilk to get their letters in order. They need to be in actual human contact with their writers.

An incredible evening @bodleian.ox.ac.uk: I was deeply honoured to receive the @rsliterature.bsky.social's Benson Medal from Ruth Scurr, then hosted a screening of 'The Librarians', the powerful doc @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social featuring courageous librarians @librarianjones.com & Julie Miller!