Katie Baker
@doomkittiekhan.bsky.social
Academic publishing by ☀️, art hist. teacher by 🌙. Medievalist & horror fan in search of ☕, 📚, & 🎨. | Posts & views my own (she/her). #SoonerAlly
Been running around all day. Town hopping. Birthday celebrating. Thanksgiving planning. Coffee drinking. Good times having. Loved ones remembering.
Now time to settle in for Sunday night reads before bookclub this week!
Now time to settle in for Sunday night reads before bookclub this week!
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Been running around all day. Town hopping. Birthday celebrating. Thanksgiving planning. Coffee drinking. Good times having. Loved ones remembering.
Now time to settle in for Sunday night reads before bookclub this week!
Now time to settle in for Sunday night reads before bookclub this week!
On episode one of The Lowdown and I spy @oupress.bsky.social books!
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
On episode one of The Lowdown and I spy @oupress.bsky.social books!
Scenes of Late Autumn or a November Love Letter
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Scenes of Late Autumn or a November Love Letter
Halloweek Dark Arts & Crafts: Part II - spooky bookmarks from scrap paper!
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Halloweek Dark Arts & Crafts: Part II - spooky bookmarks from scrap paper!
First Halloween craft of Halloweek complete! I burnished these cast black witch boots and I could not be more pleased. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the all black look, but when used as decor, they had a tendency to fade into their surroundings.
October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
First Halloween craft of Halloweek complete! I burnished these cast black witch boots and I could not be more pleased. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the all black look, but when used as decor, they had a tendency to fade into their surroundings.
Currently Watching: When a Stranger Calls (1979)
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Currently Watching: When a Stranger Calls (1979)
It’s time for the @folkalley.bsky.social live Scream Stream aka the best radio program of the year! folkalley.com/stream/hallo...
Halloween Scream Stream - Folk Alley
It’s that time of year when the Folk Alley tries to scare the bejeezus out of you with the creepier side of folk music. Your Halloween season will be even more frightening when you listen to our exclu...
folkalley.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It’s time for the @folkalley.bsky.social live Scream Stream aka the best radio program of the year! folkalley.com/stream/hallo...
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📣🌟 Come work with us! We're looking for a highly organized individual with strong communication skills and an enthusiastic mindset to serve as our next Publicity Manager! Learn more here ➡️ ou.taleo.net/careersectio...
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📣🌟 Come work with us! We're looking for a highly organized individual with strong communication skills and an enthusiastic mindset to serve as our next Publicity Manager! Learn more here ➡️ ou.taleo.net/careersectio...
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AI-generated "books" are flooding Amazon and other online retailers.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
AI-generated "books" are flooding Amazon and other online retailers.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
"Inviting readers into a relationship with the people who make their books feels beneficial to the whole ecosystem, and in my experience the catalog often feels like a prominent way to achieve that sense of connection..." - Loved reading this piece by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social this morning!
Yes to catalogs
Publishing's surprisingly resilient piece of mail
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Inviting readers into a relationship with the people who make their books feels beneficial to the whole ecosystem, and in my experience the catalog often feels like a prominent way to achieve that sense of connection..." - Loved reading this piece by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social this morning!
Currently Watching: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Currently Watching: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
This is essential reading. I will also be picking up Macy's book PAPER GIRL that just came out on the 7th.
@bethmacy.bsky.social recalls how the collapse of local journalism can decimate a community’s sense of trust.
How the Collapse of Local Journalism Led to the Erosion of Community Trust
My family had once been proud of me. In March 2011, my sister Terry went to the trouble of stuffing Post‑it notes into every issue of O, the Oprah Magazine in the checkout line of her grocery store…
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is essential reading. I will also be picking up Macy's book PAPER GIRL that just came out on the 7th.
“The world is full of Maple Streets.” I’ve been thinking about this episode a lot these days.
a man says the monsters are due on maple street in a black and white photo
ALT: a man says the monsters are due on maple street in a black and white photo
media.tenor.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“The world is full of Maple Streets.” I’ve been thinking about this episode a lot these days.
It’s starting to look like a very vintage Halloween over here!
October 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It’s starting to look like a very vintage Halloween over here!
Easily the best intro to any movie hosted on #TheLastDriveIn! I’m going to need that on a loop! nicely done @therealjoebob123.bsky.social! @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social @shudder.com @themutantfam.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Easily the best intro to any movie hosted on #TheLastDriveIn! I’m going to need that on a loop! nicely done @therealjoebob123.bsky.social! @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social @shudder.com @themutantfam.bsky.social
Since it is the first day of October AND Witchy Wednesday, I thought we could try something different and fun - a look at the Halloween reading lists for the Sanderson Sisters! Which reading list do you like? Does it match up with your favorite sister?
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Since it is the first day of October AND Witchy Wednesday, I thought we could try something different and fun - a look at the Halloween reading lists for the Sanderson Sisters! Which reading list do you like? Does it match up with your favorite sister?
“Listen! the wind is rising,
and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings,
now for October eves!”
- Humbert Wolfe
Happy October Eve!
and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings,
now for October eves!”
- Humbert Wolfe
Happy October Eve!
October 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“Listen! the wind is rising,
and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings,
now for October eves!”
- Humbert Wolfe
Happy October Eve!
and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings,
now for October eves!”
- Humbert Wolfe
Happy October Eve!
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The deadline for proposals and artwork is tomorrow! See the rest of the thread and the linked site for more details.
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The deadline for proposals and artwork is tomorrow! See the rest of the thread and the linked site for more details.
Halloween sweaters have been brought up from the crypt. Nevermind that it’s still basically 90+ degrees in Oklahoma. Happy October Eve!
September 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Halloween sweaters have been brought up from the crypt. Nevermind that it’s still basically 90+ degrees in Oklahoma. Happy October Eve!
Currently Watching: WNUF Halloween Special (2013).
September 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Currently Watching: WNUF Halloween Special (2013).
🦇Happy Spooky Sunday!🦇
September 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🦇Happy Spooky Sunday!🦇
Currently Watching: Night of the Reaper (2025).
September 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Currently Watching: Night of the Reaper (2025).
Currently Watching: The Trouble with Harry (1955). Let the autumnal movies commence!
September 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Currently Watching: The Trouble with Harry (1955). Let the autumnal movies commence!