Genevieve Cogman
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
Author of Invisible Library and Scarlet Revolution series, classifications specialist, quilter, knitter, tired. Pronouns she/her.
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula.
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula.
Certain aspects of modern Conservative/Reform/Republican/etc politics make me think of these panels from Asterix In Switzerland...
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Certain aspects of modern Conservative/Reform/Republican/etc politics make me think of these panels from Asterix In Switzerland...
Some purchases from the Quilt Show today: some Japanese cotton in a rather Escher-like pattern of blue fish, some lovely butterfly fabrics (Robert Kaufman), and a mixed selection of Ankara fabric fat quarters together with a six-yard piece.
October 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Some purchases from the Quilt Show today: some Japanese cotton in a rather Escher-like pattern of blue fish, some lovely butterfly fabrics (Robert Kaufman), and a mixed selection of Ankara fabric fat quarters together with a six-yard piece.
A few photos of quilts from the exhibition.
October 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A few photos of quilts from the exhibition.
Actually, are you sure that’s the production with Wao? My dvd looks like this:
September 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Actually, are you sure that’s the production with Wao? My dvd looks like this:
It’s always nice when you can ask for (and get) birthday presents related to research on the current project. (Yes, I did do Latin to A level, but that was thirty-something years ago…)
September 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s always nice when you can ask for (and get) birthday presents related to research on the current project. (Yes, I did do Latin to A level, but that was thirty-something years ago…)
Photo of me with the quilted Wings of Pride by Matt Wilding. I was far from the only person getting a photo taken with them, too. #wingsofpride
August 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Photo of me with the quilted Wings of Pride by Matt Wilding. I was far from the only person getting a photo taken with them, too. #wingsofpride
There should be a law about offering books of Liberty Tana lawn swatches to weak-willed buyers.
August 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
There should be a law about offering books of Liberty Tana lawn swatches to weak-willed buyers.
In London for the day, and was signing books earlier at @goldsborobooks.bsky.social - thanks for the opportunity!
May 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In London for the day, and was signing books earlier at @goldsborobooks.bsky.social - thanks for the opportunity!
And I just received these lovely flowers from @torbooksuk.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social - thank you so much!!!
May 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
And I just received these lovely flowers from @torbooksuk.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social - thank you so much!!!
My author copies of DAMNED just arrived, and they’re gorgeous!
Only a week to go…
Only a week to go…
May 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My author copies of DAMNED just arrived, and they’re gorgeous!
Only a week to go…
Only a week to go…
And to finish up - a painting reminding us of the mortal nature of all earthly things. Vanity, by Simon Reynard de Saint-Andre. He would no doubt have included a latte like the one I’m currently drinking if it had been available.
March 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
And to finish up - a painting reminding us of the mortal nature of all earthly things. Vanity, by Simon Reynard de Saint-Andre. He would no doubt have included a latte like the one I’m currently drinking if it had been available.
Still Life with Red Parrot, by Reynard Levieux, 1613-99. (And very flashy pomegranate.)
March 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Still Life with Red Parrot, by Reynard Levieux, 1613-99. (And very flashy pomegranate.)
The Gallery of Cardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzagne, by Gian Paolo Pannini, 1691-1761. (Probably better than golden toilets, but I’m not sure I’d call it moderation or humility. Or maybe I’m just jealous…)
March 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Gallery of Cardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzagne, by Gian Paolo Pannini, 1691-1761. (Probably better than golden toilets, but I’m not sure I’d call it moderation or humility. Or maybe I’m just jealous…)
Three plague paintings from L to R:
The Chevalier Rose at Tourette during the epidemic of plague, 1720 - by Jean-Francois de Troy, 1679-1752
View of the Hotel de Ville during the plague of 1720 - by Michael Serre, 1658-1733
View of Cours during the plague of 1720 - also Michael Serre
The Chevalier Rose at Tourette during the epidemic of plague, 1720 - by Jean-Francois de Troy, 1679-1752
View of the Hotel de Ville during the plague of 1720 - by Michael Serre, 1658-1733
View of Cours during the plague of 1720 - also Michael Serre
March 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Three plague paintings from L to R:
The Chevalier Rose at Tourette during the epidemic of plague, 1720 - by Jean-Francois de Troy, 1679-1752
View of the Hotel de Ville during the plague of 1720 - by Michael Serre, 1658-1733
View of Cours during the plague of 1720 - also Michael Serre
The Chevalier Rose at Tourette during the epidemic of plague, 1720 - by Jean-Francois de Troy, 1679-1752
View of the Hotel de Ville during the plague of 1720 - by Michael Serre, 1658-1733
View of Cours during the plague of 1720 - also Michael Serre
The Macaw Trainer, by Jose Silbert.
March 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Macaw Trainer, by Jose Silbert.
Marble statue of Lesbia with sparrow (for all of us who got given that Catullus poem) by Francois Trupheme.
March 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Marble statue of Lesbia with sparrow (for all of us who got given that Catullus poem) by Francois Trupheme.
Bronze of Cleopatre committing suicide with snake, by Henri Ducommun du Locle. Close-up of snake.
March 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bronze of Cleopatre committing suicide with snake, by Henri Ducommun du Locle. Close-up of snake.
Rather sad: this painting, The Servant of Cleopatra, by Theodore Chasseriau, is from a larger painting of his in 1845, Cleopatra Giving Herself to Death. The painting was turned down by the Salon, and Chasseriau destroyed it. This is all that’s left.
March 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Rather sad: this painting, The Servant of Cleopatra, by Theodore Chasseriau, is from a larger painting of his in 1845, Cleopatra Giving Herself to Death. The painting was turned down by the Salon, and Chasseriau destroyed it. This is all that’s left.
Narcissus, by Gustave Courtois, 1876. Nice reflection.
March 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Narcissus, by Gustave Courtois, 1876. Nice reflection.
Oedipus and Antigone, fleeing Thebes. “The Plague of Thebes - Oedipus Flees the Curses of the Inhabitants of Thebes.” By Charles-Francois Jalabert, somewhere between 1819-58.
March 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Oedipus and Antigone, fleeing Thebes. “The Plague of Thebes - Oedipus Flees the Curses of the Inhabitants of Thebes.” By Charles-Francois Jalabert, somewhere between 1819-58.
A painting of a balloon accident (or a landscape with balloon accident) by Jean-Antoine Constantin, 1784. The balloon is visible on the far middle left, on fire. (The aeronaut managed to jump to safety.)
March 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A painting of a balloon accident (or a landscape with balloon accident) by Jean-Antoine Constantin, 1784. The balloon is visible on the far middle left, on fire. (The aeronaut managed to jump to safety.)
Picture of the first Musee des Beaux-Arts in Marseille, by Joseph Dauphin, somewhere between 1821-49.
March 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Picture of the first Musee des Beaux-Arts in Marseille, by Joseph Dauphin, somewhere between 1821-49.