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Book & Media History - Early American Literature - Native American and Indigenous Studies - Manuscript Studies Hot Brown Press - hotbrownpress.com & hotbrownpress.etsy.com Editor of Handwriting in Early America: A Media History (UMass 2023)

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

Banned Books Week prints are all dry and ready to ship - my sincere thx to those who've snagged one! If you'd like a copy, plz DM me or head over to my Etsy shop (link in bio) - half of the net proceeds go to the American Library Association! #bannedbooksweek #letterpress #bookhistory #libraries

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 6h

Baskerville is synthwave for the eyes

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 6h

Peer reviews are in! 😆🥰😆

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 8h

Lol

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 8h

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 8h

Mine eyes hath seen the glory...

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah I made a grilled cheese using a hamburger bun and a bunch of schmaltz come at me bro

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 12h

this is bonkers good

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 16h

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 16h

Lol true!

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 17h

I am reminded that I forgot to share news of a recent article lol

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 17h

I must admit that the last sentence of this post was a disappointment. I was expecting Past Leon to have provided an ad hoc raincoat for Present Leon, along with selfie. Alas, this must wait until a future author photo, yes? 😆😆😆

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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 19h

In this week's Declaration Stories, @emilysneff.bsky.social explores the work of Benjamin Towne, whose Pennsylvania Evening Post was the first English-language newspaper to print the Declaration in July 1776. www.declarationstories.org/stories/earl...

Early Intelligence — Declaration Stories

On July 6, Benjamin Towne had the Declaration of Independence before any other newspaper printers were able to share the text with their readers

www.declarationstories.org

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 1d

Haz more chicken fingers?

Élika Ortega @elikaortega.bsky.social · 1d

Unpopular opinion: too much lettuce is used on salads.

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 1d

God yes

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

Lol me too!

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

Seen a lot in its life but still sharp!

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

Paper cutter purchase at Waffle House, as one does

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Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

Also, 👀

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

Holla!

Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 2d

I'm participating in a banned books event this week. Was thinking Whitman, but maybe a bit on the nose? Any recommendations for #c18 or #c19 Am Lit?

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · Sep 5

As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.

Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.

Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

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