Matthew Kollmer
LightNews LightNews
banner
matthewkollmer.com
Matthew Kollmer
@matthewkollmer.com
4.2K followers 1.8K following 500 posts
PhD student, info sci at UIUC. Research in DH–NLP, AI, cultural analytics. Python enthusiast. Interested in place studies, US lit, creative writing, writing studies: https://matthewkollmer.com

I also own a rare book firm: https://eveninglandbooks.com
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
Barack Obama Portrait Print. Signed by Martin Schoeller. Signed Limited Edition. Hasted Hunt Galleries. No Place, 2008.

Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...
Obama's portrait–a closeup, straight on shot of his face. It was taken when he was a young senator. He is gazing directly into the camera. Schoeller's signature on the back of the print, numbered and dated. The original certificate of authenticity from the Obama campaign and Hasted Hunt galleries.
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
matthewkollmer.com
Valentine’s date success
Kristina with a black goat in the hay. She is squatting down to get on its level. She is holding a brush for petting. Another goat cranes its neck into the picture, trying to nibble on her purse strap
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
matthewkollmer.com
I miss the jaunty scholarship of my youth. I was a confident idiot who knew nothing, but at least I had fun ideas. No one tells you that your PhD will clarify so much through a remarkable inundation of null results and granular fixations–exceptionally dull stuff compared to where you started.
February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
Sonnets from the Portuguese. By Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Photogravures by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson. Illustrated Edition. George G. Harrap & Co. London, Circa 1916.

Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...
The front cover in the original leather with gilt spine and raised bands. The leather is a rich brown. It shows some soiling and a drink circle, but still looks quite handsome. The frontispiece photogravure of a young child slouched on its knees. A photogravure of several women in robes and a young child all standing in front of a cloudy backdrop. They are framed by a stained-glass window design. Below them is a text box that reads: "I thought once how Theocritus had sung of the sweet years, the dear and wished for years. Who each in a gracious hand appears to bear a gift for mortals old or young"
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
matthewkollmer.com
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?

Without question, Jessie Diggins!
williamadler78.bsky.social William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 5d
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?

I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
The Long and Short of It. With Drawings by Russell Patterson. First Edition, First Printing. American Distilling Co. No Place, 1934.

SOLD
The front cover in the original wrappers. It features a red, black and white illustration of a curly-haired woman with makeup on, holding a cocktail glass. A page from the pamphlet with recipes for a Clover Club and an Orange Blossom. There's an illustration of a finely dressed man and woman underneath a blooming tree.
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
matthewkollmer.com
Very cool and useful!
theo.io Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 8d
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!

bluesky-map.theo.io

I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
Fourteen Valentine’s Day Cards. A-Meri-Card, GB Golden Bell, Other Publishers. No Place, Circa 1930s.

SOLD
An arrangement of these antique Valentine's Day cards. A large square one is standing upright with heart-shaped ones around it in a circle. They are all red and white with various illustrations. A collage-form arrangement of antique Valentine's Day cards. They are all manner of shape and illustration.
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
Journals Early Fifties Early Sixties. Signed by Allen Ginsberg. First Edition, First Printing. Grove Press. New York, 1977.

Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...
The front cover of the first edition featuring a black and white photograph of Ginsberg. The front free endpaper showing Ginsberg's signature and initials.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
matthewkollmer.com
Deeply saddened to hear this—she was an incredibly kind and brilliant member of my PhD cohort at UIUC. So easy to talk to, a great colleague
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
In the Night Kitchen. By Maurice Sendak. First Edition, First Printing. Harper & Row. New York, 1970.

SOLD
The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring an illustration by Sendak–a cityscape with a boy wearing a measuring cup on his head and floating above the buildings in a plane made of dough.
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
matthewkollmer.com
There is no better feeling than finishing a draft of a long paragraph and being like, "damn, that was exactly what I meant to say"
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
heatherfro.bsky.social
Applications for our rare books librarian position at the University of Arizona are open until Feb 9 (next week)
We have a fab diverse collection, great people to work with, and amazing Mexican food.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

I'm not on the search, please feel free to reach out w qs!
Librarian, Rare Books (Assistant or Associate)
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIESAcquire, appraise, and preserve collections of primary and significant research value, especially rare books.In partnership with ...
arizona.csod.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
The Polar Express. Inscribed by Chris Van Allsburg. Later Printing. Houghton, Mifflin. Boston, 1985.

SOLD
The front cover in the original dust jacket featuring the image of the train pulling into a snow, dark station. It has the Caldecott sticker to the top left corner. The half-title page showing Allsburg's inscription.
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
matthewkollmer.com
This is just a friendly suggestion to avoid TurboTax/Intuit to file taxes. For one thing, there are better free options. I like FreeTaxUSA.com. But another thing: TurboTax/Intuit lobbied to end the IRS's free tax filing services. They are a repugnant company: itep.org/intuit-helpe...
Intuit Helped Limit Americans’ Tax Filing Options While Raking in Millions in Tax Breaks
As tax filing season begins, families have fewer options than last year, thanks to the heavy lobbying efforts of big tax-preparation corporations like Intuit (the parent company of TurboTax).
itep.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
propublica.org
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
matthewkollmer.com
this is who runs this account
A photo of me at about age 5, holding a bitten peach, atop the kitchen counter. I'm looking directly into the camera. I'm wearing oversized striped shorts and a striped t-shirt and white tennis shoes. My younger sister is seated next to me on the counter. She is raising up a pear.
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
matthewkollmer.com
Things would be different today if we had monuments and holidays in honor of Jane Addams.
eveninglandbooks.com Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 17d
Forty Years at Hull-House. By Jane Addams. First Combined Edition, First Printing. Macmillan. New York, 1935.

Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...
The front cover showing the title and author in gilt text over red cloth boards. The copyright page and the table of contents.
January 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
Counterblast. By Marshall McLuhan. Designed by Harley Parker. First Edition, First Printing. McLelland and Stewart. Toronto, 1969.

SOLD
The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a black background and a mesmerizing, swirling circle in the center. The title text, COUNTERBLAST, surrounds the circle. The title page featuring various fonts and arrangements of the title text.
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
matthewkollmer.com
Welp, today's the day for me, the day I decided to test the hype and configure a coding assistant into my IDE. Didn't wanna get chopped, cooked, or mogged... Didn't wanna be unc, so trying to keep up with the times.
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
Profiles in Courage. By John F. Kennedy. First Edition, First Printing. Harper. New York, 1956.

Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...
The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket with the title text in blue and red over a white background. The bottom half has a blue background and Senator John F. Kennedy listed as the author.
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
matthewkollmer.com
This is a true statistic. According to Minneapolis's Crime Dashboard, there's been one non-negligent homicide in the city so far this year. Add the two ICE executions, and you've got 2/3rds of the city's murders at the hands of ICE.

www.minneapolismn.gov/government/g...
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
paulhikari.bsky.social
Then spread the word.
generalstrikeus.com
The General Strike
The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.
generalstrikeus.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
matthewkollmer.com
The general strike in MN should be the biggest trending story right now. It’s a model which should inform national protests moving forward. If you’re not taking notes, plz look inward. I hope to God we get our shit together and mobilize a national strike soon.
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Reposted by Matthew Kollmer
eveninglandbooks.com
We're not in MN, but we're closing tomorrow in support of the communities and businesses there!

Please consider joining us. The general strike is simple: refuse to continue as normal when the federal government is unlawfully harassing, detaining, and shooting American citizens.
A digital poster. It has the Evening Land Books logo at the top. Underneath the logo, it reads: CLOSED FRIDAY JAN 23rd IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE ICE Out of MN GENERAL STRIKE NO SCHOOL - NO WORK - NO SHOPPING
January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM