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Trans* Histories of the Book in 19C America | Owner of @meanwhilelttrpress | he/him | Opinions my own.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · Jan 26

I'm in the process of moving my press IG account to Bluesky. You can find Meanwhile...Letterpress at @meanwhilelttrpress.bsky.social . No posts yet but follow for new work coming soon....

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 11h

#transbibliography

J.D. Sargan @jdsargan.bsky.social · 18h

It's true: I wrote a book. And what's more, the book is done and soon you'll be able to own a copy. And what's more more, if you want a hard copy you can order one for 50% off now, with the code SAR50. And if you want it digitally, it'll be open access!

www.arc-humanities.org/978180270163...

Trans Histories of the Medieval Book - Arc Humanities Press

Archival collections are political spaces: the decisions that govern whose histories are preserved, when, and by whom are not neutral. They reflect the commu...

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 11h

Oh gosh that’s a hard question. I usually listen to audiobooks on 2x speed while reading along to help stay focused (thanks ADHD). I did listen to Why We Sleep while walking Arlo & now I’m obsessed with my sleep hygiene. Also enjoyed Walt Whitman’s America by David Reynolds while walking Arlo.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, please! Do it!

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 17h

@colleenlovesbks.bsky.social can we get an archive dog at the SCRC/KLP? Sadly Arlo is not (yet?) a good candidate because he'll want to herd everyone and everything....

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 1d

manicule! (not to be confused with an index or printer's fist)

Leon Jackson @drleonj.bsky.social · 1d

Judgmental manicule

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 1d

Online Lecture Fri. Oct. 17, 12:00pm EDT @sims-mss.bsky.social J. D. Sargan on Trans Studies as Book Historical Method @jdsargan.bsky.social

Trans Studies as Book Historical Method

J. D. Sargan considers generative modes of reading through the premodern archive to seek out trans lives beyond the ephemeral glimpses that have gone unnoticed in the historical record.

www.library.upenn.edu

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Whitman Whitman Whitman! Especially the "Children of Adam" section in the 1860 edition which was considered more scandalous than the "Calamus" section.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Also recommend reading Simone Chess's essay "Teaching Transfeminisms: Avoiding Trans Exclusion in the Teaching of Women Writers" in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (Fall 2021). DM me if you can't get a hold of a copy.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 2d

"Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones" by Torrey Peters. For a short novel I recommend _Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars_ by Kai Cheng Thom.

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 3d

I’m sure this is just me, but cat trees look like printing presses?

A cat tree that looks like a printing press.

A printing press that looks like a cat tree.

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j19journal.bsky.social @j19journal.bsky.social · 3d

We've extended the deadline for submissions to our special issue, "Adaptations," to January 15th, 2026. Attaching the cfp here: please submit!

Cfp for special issue of J19, "Adaptations."

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 4d

Academics who record audiobooks of their monograph…Thank you!!

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Carlisle Yingst @ceyingst.bsky.social · 5d

anyway, apropos of nothing, if anyone needs provide editing, proofreading, or archival/special collections/bibliographical research services, I have those skills that can be used on a freelance basis and otherwise

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 6d

In SPINE, I want players to play with the ttrpg's rulebook in innovative ways.

I wrote this essay to think through the design. It describes the various ways we play with books in ttrpgs, with examples of how we use books as props, as anchors for fictions, and how we recreate them as art.

Bookplay in TTRPGs

An essay on how we play with books in ttrpgs

www.backwardstabletop.com

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 5d

I see no lies here

Ashley Rattner @ashleyrattner.bsky.social · 6d

Most books contain insufficient whale facts

Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 7d

Why aren't students reading whole books?
a) phones
b) covid
c) common core
d) other

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 6d

Even Walt is anti-AI.

Walt Whitman @skeetsofgrass.bsky.social · 6d

Sermons and creeds and theology .... but the human brain, and what is called reason, and what is called love, and what is called life?

Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 8d

Arlo wants me to tell you that sometimes ice cream helps.

A cattle dog, white with black specks and black years has his face in a pink ice cream carton.

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Sarah Werner @wynkenhimself.bsky.social · 12d

Want to learn more about what a bibliographical approach might be for working with hand-press books? Come think with me about how to notice, ask questions, and maybe even discover new things about the material features of old books! 📜📚 #BookHistory

Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 12d

We're accepting applications for our fall online course, A Bibliographical Introduction to the Hand-Press Period. The course, taught by @wynkenhimself.bsky.social, runs Sundays, 10/19-12/14. Application deadline is Fri 10/10. More at rarebookschool.org/fall-online-course-thinking-bibliographically

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 10d

Made With Human Intelligence (and all 19th century type) 7x5” prints now available. #letterpress
www.starshaped.com/small-prints...

A 7x5 print sitting on wood type that says Made with Human Intelligence. Created with flourished ornaments and decorated 19th century type.

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 12d

Is this public humanities?

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 Funding Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about book history, bibliography, or book arts? Check out this funding opportunity to support events in your community! 📖✨

📅 Deadline: 3 November – Don’t miss your chance to apply! Learn more & apply today 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/funding-opportunities

Pink background with white text about applying for funding from the BSA for a book-related events by 3 November.

White background with dark pink text providing some details about the types of events BSA can fund

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The Price Lab @pricelab.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 Job alert! UPenn Libraries, on behalf of @digitalscriptorium.bsky.social, seeks to appoint an early career library professional or postdoctoral researcher with a background in premodern manuscript studies for an NEH-funded, 22-month Manuscript Data Curation Fellowship 📜

Manuscript Data Curation Fellow

University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 15d

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Walt Whitman @skeetsofgrass.bsky.social · 15d

They desire he should like them and touch them and speak to them and stay with them.

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UK Libraries @uklibraries.bsky.social · 20d

use your Cat paws! 🐾 hear the creaky wheeze of the machine! 🔩 feel alive again! ✨ remember what it is to touch things and be one with them! 😻 smash your screen! 💥

scoop the Goose and get down with the Printing Bug -- it's catching!! 🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿

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Trans* Book History @transbookhistory.bsky.social · 15d

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Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social · 15d

A fascinating little video of the making of a book, via @levparikian.bsky.social's Six Things newsletter (buff.ly/upBRl6y)

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