Simon Davies
@simonfd.bsky.social
Publishing Manager, @themhra.bsky.social
Co-editor of the MHRA Style Guide
Posting about scholarly publishing • History and future of the book • Book design, typography, typesetting 📚
Also work on the history of witchcraft & magic 🌒
• Views here my own
Co-editor of the MHRA Style Guide
Posting about scholarly publishing • History and future of the book • Book design, typography, typesetting 📚
Also work on the history of witchcraft & magic 🌒
• Views here my own
Nice, thanks! Both great designs 😊
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Nice, thanks! Both great designs 😊
Which ones are the G and A from? 😀
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Which ones are the G and A from? 😀
I just can’t see the purpose of this, unless disclosure of AI use will negatively impact review outcomes, in which case why not just ban it outright?
January 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I just can’t see the purpose of this, unless disclosure of AI use will negatively impact review outcomes, in which case why not just ban it outright?
Lovely! The initial's almost like a magic-eye picture, sometimes you can see the letter clearly, sometimes you can't... 😅
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Lovely! The initial's almost like a magic-eye picture, sometimes you can see the letter clearly, sometimes you can't... 😅
I nearly bought a multi-volume Oxford dictionary in a s/h book shop last year! I thought 'nah, I'll never need that', turns out I might 😐
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I nearly bought a multi-volume Oxford dictionary in a s/h book shop last year! I thought 'nah, I'll never need that', turns out I might 😐
......what???
(To the headline, not your comment)
(To the headline, not your comment)
January 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
......what???
(To the headline, not your comment)
(To the headline, not your comment)
Sounds like a sick ring too!
January 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Sounds like a sick ring too!
Love that title page engraving, not seen it before!
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Love that title page engraving, not seen it before!
So librarians have been defacing books for centuries! 😅
January 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM
So librarians have been defacing books for centuries! 😅
Oh there's no chance of that anyway lol. But this way people can't follow the new rules even if they want to!
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Oh there's no chance of that anyway lol. But this way people can't follow the new rules even if they want to!