Trans* Book History
@transbookhistory.bsky.social
Trans* Histories of the Book in 19C America | Owner of @meanwhilelttrpress | he/him | Opinions my own.
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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....
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In a free public lecture and hands-on workshop, designer and printer Brad Vetter will demonstrate the ways in which blending analog and digital technologies can profoundly alter both. Find more information and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3JChaDP
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In a free public lecture and hands-on workshop, designer and printer Brad Vetter will demonstrate the ways in which blending analog and digital technologies can profoundly alter both. Find more information and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3JChaDP
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Does anyone in the #bookhistory or #history space know of a good article about the “publishing war” between the Old Farmer’s Almanac and the Farmer’s Almanac?
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Does anyone in the #bookhistory or #history space know of a good article about the “publishing war” between the Old Farmer’s Almanac and the Farmer’s Almanac?
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Have you heard about our new Archie L. Dick Research Grants? If not, take a look and see if you qualify! Even if you don't, maybe someone you know does? Deadline to apply is December 1, 2025.
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
The Archie L. Dick Research Development Grants – SHARPweb
sharpweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Have you heard about our new Archie L. Dick Research Grants? If not, take a look and see if you qualify! Even if you don't, maybe someone you know does? Deadline to apply is December 1, 2025.
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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Long shot but if anyone can think of Indigenous transmasculine people over the age of 40 who have written stuff or recorded interviews, pls lmk? Mainly looking for canada ppl but if you know someone from US lmk too. I know of Max Wolf Valerio, Percy Lezard, and Carrie House so far…
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Long shot but if anyone can think of Indigenous transmasculine people over the age of 40 who have written stuff or recorded interviews, pls lmk? Mainly looking for canada ppl but if you know someone from US lmk too. I know of Max Wolf Valerio, Percy Lezard, and Carrie House so far…
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It’s very much a prototype but I have to share a preview of the interface @djevans.bsky.social is working on for our Viral Texts data—it maps reprinting data back onto the newspaper page, allowing users to browse what reprints appeared together on each page—with links back to full reprint clusters
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s very much a prototype but I have to share a preview of the interface @djevans.bsky.social is working on for our Viral Texts data—it maps reprinting data back onto the newspaper page, allowing users to browse what reprints appeared together on each page—with links back to full reprint clusters
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New acquisition: a manuscript copy of a printed biography of a transwoman. France, 1859. (And after this, showing off cool items to Economics faculty…)
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Chef’s kiss!
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Chef’s kiss!
Me: I'm moving in a month. I should probably start boxing up my books.
Also me: *buys more books*
I may need an intervention.
Also me: *buys more books*
I may need an intervention.
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Me: I'm moving in a month. I should probably start boxing up my books.
Also me: *buys more books*
I may need an intervention.
Also me: *buys more books*
I may need an intervention.
I always joke about being an analog humanist but I think Ryan more accurately captures where I situate my work (although DH has a very small role). Love the framing of Luddite Humanities.
Increasingly the Venn diagram of my intellectual interests & commitments—digital humanities, book history/bibliography, book arts, critical making—perhaps meet in the region "Luddite Humanities"
Not technological rejection—but slower, deliberate, critical, historicized engagement with technology
Not technological rejection—but slower, deliberate, critical, historicized engagement with technology
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I always joke about being an analog humanist but I think Ryan more accurately captures where I situate my work (although DH has a very small role). Love the framing of Luddite Humanities.
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BRING BACK HERMAN MELVILLE AND NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BECAUSE WE NEED THEIR TAKES ON THIS
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
BRING BACK HERMAN MELVILLE AND NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BECAUSE WE NEED THEIR TAKES ON THIS
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I‘m doing Noverwhelmedber
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I‘m doing Noverwhelmedber
I see no lies here
the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I see no lies here
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Now that Native Bound Unbound has officially launched, please visit the site: nativeboundunbound.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Now that Native Bound Unbound has officially launched, please visit the site: nativeboundunbound.org
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Interested in coming to Champaign-Urbana and using the collections at @illinoisrbml.bsky.social ? We have a $3k visiting scholar program for that! Applications accepted beginning Nov 17. www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/research...
Velde Visiting Scholar Program – Rare Book and Manuscript Library – U of I Library
www.library.illinois.edu
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Interested in coming to Champaign-Urbana and using the collections at @illinoisrbml.bsky.social ? We have a $3k visiting scholar program for that! Applications accepted beginning Nov 17. www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/research...
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Job alert: the University of Illinois Library is hiring a Humanities Librarian to serve as liaison to African-American Studies and English Literatures. I’m sure someone here would be a great fit for this job—& we’ve got a pretty phenomenal community here
Please share!
Please share!
Humanities Librarian - (African American Studies and English Literature)
Duties & Responsibilities
illinois.csod.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Job alert: the University of Illinois Library is hiring a Humanities Librarian to serve as liaison to African-American Studies and English Literatures. I’m sure someone here would be a great fit for this job—& we’ve got a pretty phenomenal community here
Please share!
Please share!
My copy is in the mail, but you can read this amazing book now! Seriously can't wait.
My book is now available open access on project muse, with OAPen launch coming soon. Hard copies should start going out this week (if they have not already): you can get yours for 50% off with code SAR50.
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My copy is in the mail, but you can read this amazing book now! Seriously can't wait.
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CFP: "Alternate Histories of the Body" (BSLS Winter Symposium, 30 January 2026 - Online)
www.bsls.ac.uk/2025/10/call...
@adeleguyton.bsky.social and I eagerly welcome papers and panels for this one-day symposium exploring alternate ways to historicize 'the body' and embodied approaches to history.
www.bsls.ac.uk/2025/10/call...
@adeleguyton.bsky.social and I eagerly welcome papers and panels for this one-day symposium exploring alternate ways to historicize 'the body' and embodied approaches to history.
Call for Papers – BSLS Winter Symposium January 30th 2026: Alternate Histories of the Body – The British Society for Literature and Science
www.bsls.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
CFP: "Alternate Histories of the Body" (BSLS Winter Symposium, 30 January 2026 - Online)
www.bsls.ac.uk/2025/10/call...
@adeleguyton.bsky.social and I eagerly welcome papers and panels for this one-day symposium exploring alternate ways to historicize 'the body' and embodied approaches to history.
www.bsls.ac.uk/2025/10/call...
@adeleguyton.bsky.social and I eagerly welcome papers and panels for this one-day symposium exploring alternate ways to historicize 'the body' and embodied approaches to history.
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Yield closer and closer and give me the best you possess.
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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There comes a time in every man’s life where he must face up to how little he knows about the stamps on French Revolutionary documents.
(No, but seriously, please recommend some readings.)
(No, but seriously, please recommend some readings.)
October 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There comes a time in every man’s life where he must face up to how little he knows about the stamps on French Revolutionary documents.
(No, but seriously, please recommend some readings.)
(No, but seriously, please recommend some readings.)
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Applications are open for:
𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)
rarebookschool.org
𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)
rarebookschool.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Applications are open for:
𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)
rarebookschool.org
𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)
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There’s nothing I love more than learning a material culture origin to a common word/phrase—little linguistic skeuomorphs—so just imagine my delight reading about the "tapered or wedge-shaped bars" that added spaces into linotype text
literal SPACE BARS y’all! babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=um...
literal SPACE BARS y’all! babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=um...
October 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
There’s nothing I love more than learning a material culture origin to a common word/phrase—little linguistic skeuomorphs—so just imagine my delight reading about the "tapered or wedge-shaped bars" that added spaces into linotype text
literal SPACE BARS y’all! babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=um...
literal SPACE BARS y’all! babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=um...
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If you need cheering up and/or extreme office/life-choice jealousy, here’s a dreamy photo of Giovanni Mardersteig’s Officina Bodoni in Verona
(From: www.tipoteca.it/en/evento/of...)
(From: www.tipoteca.it/en/evento/of...)
October 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you need cheering up and/or extreme office/life-choice jealousy, here’s a dreamy photo of Giovanni Mardersteig’s Officina Bodoni in Verona
(From: www.tipoteca.it/en/evento/of...)
(From: www.tipoteca.it/en/evento/of...)
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Deadline extended: abstracts due Oct 31
Your challenge for this weekend is to put in an abstract for Queer Bibliography 2026. It's what all the cool kids are doing.
The theme is Space, Place, Community (widely understood, certainly not limited to the South). CFP: shorturl.at/XAVJ0; Submit: forms.gle/XD7FgrrStp3j...
Athens GA and online
The theme is Space, Place, Community (widely understood, certainly not limited to the South). CFP: shorturl.at/XAVJ0; Submit: forms.gle/XD7FgrrStp3j...
Athens GA and online
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Deadline extended: abstracts due Oct 31
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To it the creation is the friend whose embracing awakes me.
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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