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Jolie Braun

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Curator at Ohio State's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library. Thinking about zine history. Book reviews coeditor for SHARP News. ❤️s STL. https://joliebraun.com/

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Sep 18

Really excited to share that I have an article about 1990s zine distribution & learning about zine distros through the catalogs they produced in the new issue of The Papers of the Bibliographic Society of America! You can check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

1990s Zine Distribution and Understanding the Work of Zine Distros through Their Catalogs | The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America: Vol 118, No 3

Abstract During the 1990s zine distros—small-scale, DIY distributors—emerged to become a vital part of zine communities by addressing the lack of established distribution channels, championing the med...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 13h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 21h

If you happen to be in Columbus & would like to see sci-fi fanzines, pulp magazines, UFOlogy reports & publications, Star Trek scripts, etc. later this month! library.osu.edu/events/out-o....

Out of this World? Science Fiction & UFOs in Mid-Twentieth Century America

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 1d

"As punk received little mainstream media coverage by journalists who understood its nuances, the most comprehensive print record of its past is not made up of newspapers or magazines, but zines." contingentmagazine.org/2025/10/07/y...

You Can Study That?

What could be more satisfying than immersing yourself in the history of something you love?

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 2d

Some highlights of a new cookbook donation that came in today:

Early twentieth-century pamphlet titled, "They Wanted Jell-O" featuring two despondent children who are clearly eating something other than Jell-O.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Rosary and Altar Society Cook Book, cover features hand drawn illustration, bound with string.

Cover of Josie McCarthy's Favorite T.V. Recipes

Cover of The Seventeen Cookbook, with a complete guide to teen party-giving.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 12d

Me too! This one is really good & keeps getting better.

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 12d

The new issue of Billy McCall's Behind the Zines is so good & focuses on the (I think) endlessly fascinating topic of zine distribution. (Available on Etsy, if you want to get yourself a copy.)

Cover of Behind the Zines: A Zine about Zines, issue 20, September 2025, features a black and white illustration of a woman rollerblading with zines swirling around her.

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 12d

Will message you!

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 12d

Sorry, apparently the link has expired 🙃 but if you're interested in reading the piece, I can send a PDF.

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 12d

Ack, I thought I just checked the link and it was still working -- thanks for letting me know!

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 12d

Just realized that my article on zine distros came out a year ago this month! It looks like there's still free access to it via this link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 20d

First edition of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1951) includes an author bio on the back cover that notes, "He wrote his first book at the age of 12 -- a sequel to an Edgar Rice Burroughs book, written because he could not afford to buy the next volume in the series."

Cover of the first edition of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles is a view of space showing earth and flight paths of rockets.

Back cover of the first edition of The Martian Chronicles shows a black and white photo of a young Bradbury wearing a suit and bow tie. Underneath is his author bio.

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David Ruggles Prize @rugglesprize.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks to @finebooks.bsky.social for picking up the story of this year's winners! #bookcollecting #bookcollector #bookcollection www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...

Laurane Reine-Adelaïde Wins David Ruggles Book Collecting Prize

The fourth annual David Ruggles Prize to support and encourage international young book collectors of color has been awarded to  Laurane Reine-Adelaïde for her collection on Martinique.Reflecting the ...

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 29d

Pages from the 1975 dream diary of William S. Burroughs, from the William S. Burroughs Papers (SPEC.CMS.40).

Day-by-day diary open to "Monday, January 6" and "Tuesday, January 7." Handwritten entries by Burroughs on both pages; the January 7th entry has text at the top that then becomes automatic writing / scribbles.

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actualham @robinderosa.net · Sep 4

Printed copies of my new zine are now for sale in the continental US, $10 per copy including shipping. For ordering info, visit robinderosa.net/printed-copi...

#HigherEd

Printed Copies FOR SALE: A is for Austerity!

Purchase a printed copy of my zine, A is for Austerity: The ABCs of Higher Education on Fire. Ships anywhere in the continental US (I hope to add AK, HI, and international order options soon). 1 co…

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Bijou Type @bijoutype.com · Sep 1

I’ve been making zines for about 45(!) years, and the longer I do it the more incredible I think it is that so many people have done so much essential work just by realizing that there’s no one to stop them from using the means of production for themselves and their communities.

LittlePuss Press @littlepuss.net · Sep 1

‼️‼️‼️ GENDERTRASH IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ‼️‼️‼️

"Riotous...fascinating...powerful...a remarkable and inspiring record of community-building.”

Ty @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🙂

Gendertrash from Hell: The First Print Collection of the Zine That Changed Everything by

“Welcome gender queers/ to the world of gender trash,” announces the poem that opened the inaugural issue of the 1990s Canadian ...

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 30

Columbus folks: the new season of Aldus Society events starts in a couple of weeks w/ short talks on book history by OSU English PhDs. Bookish events every month at the Thurber Center, free & open at all. Super proud of helping put this lineup together: aldussociety.com

Reverse of bookmark features 2025-2026 schedule of Aldus Society events.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Collective publishers are distinct from cooperatives, often more motivated by ideological ideals than by increasing the bottom line." - featuring the Publishers Cooperative, FC2, Ugly Duckling Presse, City Works Press, AK Press

Collective and Co-op Publishers Find Strength in Numbers

Indie collectives and co-ops are creating their own definitions of success—and finding their people.

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 27

Did you see the Lantern's article about decorations? It seems that no students wanted to be quoted w/ their name for the article, so they drew from Reddit posts on the topic: www.thelantern.com/2025/08/dorm...

Dorm floor decoration limited to Ohio State spirit themes, partially due to Senate Bill 1

When students walk onto their dorm floor for the first time, the walls could be covered in pop culture references like Spongebob or favorite dogs that the resident advisor believes incoming students w...

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes, I think so.

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just discovered & looking forward to reading Duplicate, Copy, Print: Towards a Material History of the Zine by Peter Willis: works.hcommons.org/records/e767...

Duplicate, copy, print: towards a material history of the zine

Scholarly interest in zines has significantly increased over the last decade, however a dedicated field of zine studies is still emerging. Most research into zines to date has had a socio-cultural und...

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 24

George's shoes!

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 24

It does!

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 24

Yes, I'm curious about the reprintings! There was also another publication called Elleanor's Second Book, too.

Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · Aug 24

Reading the Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge (1838) which is a serious, curious work about the life of a financially successful Black & Native American woman in early America who has property stolen from her. But also, I laughed so hard at this passage:

"Some of our young and romantic readers, may feel curious to know why Elleanor never married. When questioned on the subject, she says that she has determined to profit by the advice of her aunt, who told her never to marry, because it involved such a WASTE OF TIME; for, said she, "while my young mistress was courting and marrying, I knit five pairs of stockings."