Cait Coker <<digital brat with an insect mind>>
@caitcoker.bsky.social
Curator, fangirl, utter nerd. Assoc. Prof/Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at U of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Co-Editor Women in Book History Bibliography at womensbookhistory.org. Fan Studies, Tolkien Studies, SFF Studies. I just really love books ok
Work in progress.
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Work in progress.
Friday vinyl!!!!
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Friday vinyl!!!!
Kids this is why everyone writes mean articles about your illiteracy
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Kids this is why everyone writes mean articles about your illiteracy
Kassiani (Byzantine poetess) in progress…
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kassiani (Byzantine poetess) in progress…
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 4:19 PM
New acquisition: a manuscript copy of a printed biography of a transwoman. France, 1859. (And after this, showing off cool items to Economics faculty…)
Saturday vinyl!! In which a month’s orders appear at once!!
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Saturday vinyl!! In which a month’s orders appear at once!!
Happy almost Halloween from the Witch of Berkeley and the Nuremberg Chronicle!!
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Happy almost Halloween from the Witch of Berkeley and the Nuremberg Chronicle!!
Teaching with a whole bunch of my fave book artists!!
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Teaching with a whole bunch of my fave book artists!!
Draft sketch for a linocut portrait of Cavafy. Bestie says it looks like a Far Side Cartoon but in a good way. I think I need a second try.
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Draft sketch for a linocut portrait of Cavafy. Bestie says it looks like a Far Side Cartoon but in a good way. I think I need a second try.
Coffee, queers, and Kpop! Happy Sunday!
October 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Coffee, queers, and Kpop! Happy Sunday!
ISTFG every time I see this ad I think it's for a weird TSwift figgie which honestly makes me want it and then I'm mad it's from a game instead.
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
ISTFG every time I see this ad I think it's for a weird TSwift figgie which honestly makes me want it and then I'm mad it's from a game instead.
Tourneur says hi.
October 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tourneur says hi.
Gonna teach some good ol’ Renaissance tragedies. Might’ve gone a lil too heavy on Kyd and Webster. Have been humming “My Little Soda Pop” the whole time. Okay kids, let’s talk Kaine Ferron, Vindici, Hieronimo, and Jinu, it’ll be fun.
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gonna teach some good ol’ Renaissance tragedies. Might’ve gone a lil too heavy on Kyd and Webster. Have been humming “My Little Soda Pop” the whole time. Okay kids, let’s talk Kaine Ferron, Vindici, Hieronimo, and Jinu, it’ll be fun.
Bwahahaha!! New books!!
October 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Bwahahaha!! New books!!
Saturday vinyl!
September 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Saturday vinyl!
The most charming thing I've seen in ages.
September 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The most charming thing I've seen in ages.
Y’know I never expected to read this much Dramione and Reylo but here I ammmmmm
September 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Y’know I never expected to read this much Dramione and Reylo but here I ammmmmm
New friend and Saturday vinyl!!
September 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
New friend and Saturday vinyl!!
T minus!
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
T minus!
Lunch with a laureate (in my mind)!
September 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lunch with a laureate (in my mind)!
Recently purchased this issue of The Third Sex, a trans magazine from 1931. @transbookhistory.bsky.social you should come take a look!
September 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Recently purchased this issue of The Third Sex, a trans magazine from 1931. @transbookhistory.bsky.social you should come take a look!
Spoilers!
September 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Spoilers!
Sometimes print culture is a curator in her cooking apron with her cut block and the prints for her exhibit opening. Now with Limited Edition Pride Ombré!
September 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Sometimes print culture is a curator in her cooking apron with her cut block and the prints for her exhibit opening. Now with Limited Edition Pride Ombré!
Saturday vinyl!
September 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Saturday vinyl!
❤️❤️❤️
September 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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