Sara Norja
@saranorja.bsky.social
Tietokirja: Alkemian historia ☆ PhD in English ☆ Speculative fiction & poetry ☆ Historical linguistics ☆ History of alchemy ☆ Manuscript studies ☆ English/suomi ☆ Queer ☆ She/her ☆
Foraging: best afterwork activity
August 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Foraging: best afterwork activity
What a joy a new T. Kingfisher novel is! I just finished Hemlock & Silver and am very happy. So many things I love in this book, though they're slight spoilers so let me just heartily recommend this for your next fairytale-inspired read! (It's creepy Snow White vibes)
August 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What a joy a new T. Kingfisher novel is! I just finished Hemlock & Silver and am very happy. So many things I love in this book, though they're slight spoilers so let me just heartily recommend this for your next fairytale-inspired read! (It's creepy Snow White vibes)
So, I started to read @kateelliottsff.bsky.social's Spiritwalker collection and was quickly consumed by the need to binge-reread the entire trilogy. Which I did, with utter delight, and then went back to the collection.
Which is to say, this is one of my all-time favourite worlds!
Which is to say, this is one of my all-time favourite worlds!
May 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
So, I started to read @kateelliottsff.bsky.social's Spiritwalker collection and was quickly consumed by the need to binge-reread the entire trilogy. Which I did, with utter delight, and then went back to the collection.
Which is to say, this is one of my all-time favourite worlds!
Which is to say, this is one of my all-time favourite worlds!
Become a PhD in Finland, get that sword and hat!
(You need to pay out of your nose for them & attend the official conferment ceremony but I've literally never felt this cool)
(You need to pay out of your nose for them & attend the official conferment ceremony but I've literally never felt this cool)
May 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Become a PhD in Finland, get that sword and hat!
(You need to pay out of your nose for them & attend the official conferment ceremony but I've literally never felt this cool)
(You need to pay out of your nose for them & attend the official conferment ceremony but I've literally never felt this cool)
Viime aikoina on riittänyt niin paljon kirjoitus- ja tutkimushommia, että mainostus on jäänyt vähemmälle. Mutta siltä varalta, että joku kaipaa huomisillalle tekemistä: tiistaina 6.5.2025 klo 18 puhun Alkemian historiasta Helsingin Kannelmäen kirjastossa! Hauska päästä puhumaan alkemiahommista!
May 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Viime aikoina on riittänyt niin paljon kirjoitus- ja tutkimushommia, että mainostus on jäänyt vähemmälle. Mutta siltä varalta, että joku kaipaa huomisillalle tekemistä: tiistaina 6.5.2025 klo 18 puhun Alkemian historiasta Helsingin Kannelmäen kirjastossa! Hauska päästä puhumaan alkemiahommista!
If you see this post a sword.
(This is my own longsword!)
(This is my own longsword!)
May 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you see this post a sword.
(This is my own longsword!)
(This is my own longsword!)
Let's get this war criminal arrested. Netanyahu needs to go to court for his crimes in the continuing genocide in Palestine.
#stopgenocideingaza🇵🇸 #arrestnetanyahu #freepalestine
#stopgenocideingaza🇵🇸 #arrestnetanyahu #freepalestine
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Let's get this war criminal arrested. Netanyahu needs to go to court for his crimes in the continuing genocide in Palestine.
#stopgenocideingaza🇵🇸 #arrestnetanyahu #freepalestine
#stopgenocideingaza🇵🇸 #arrestnetanyahu #freepalestine
So, @amalelmohtar.com has written the book of my heart in THE RIVER HAS ROOTS: sisters, folk songs, Faerie, grammar as magic. I can't praise this novella enough. Poetry blending with prose, song as story. YES.
March 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
So, @amalelmohtar.com has written the book of my heart in THE RIVER HAS ROOTS: sisters, folk songs, Faerie, grammar as magic. I can't praise this novella enough. Poetry blending with prose, song as story. YES.
Just finished this highly enjoyable historical fantasy! Tailored to my interests: early modern occult sciences, Emperor Rudolf, queerness, multilingualism... Angeli Primlani weaves a convincing and delightful historical atmosphere here! Loved Kit Marlowe as the main character.
March 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Just finished this highly enjoyable historical fantasy! Tailored to my interests: early modern occult sciences, Emperor Rudolf, queerness, multilingualism... Angeli Primlani weaves a convincing and delightful historical atmosphere here! Loved Kit Marlowe as the main character.
Nyt se on virallista! Olen solminut @skskirjat.bsky.social kanssa sopimuksen uudesta tietokirjasta: Keijut maailman myyteissä ja tarinoissa. Kirjaan tulee niiiin paljon jännää keijulorea!
March 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Nyt se on virallista! Olen solminut @skskirjat.bsky.social kanssa sopimuksen uudesta tietokirjasta: Keijut maailman myyteissä ja tarinoissa. Kirjaan tulee niiiin paljon jännää keijulorea!
Fun times writing about Tolkien and Old English (in Finnish, for our nonfiction book). Back to my roots as a Tolkien-inspired philologist <3
February 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Fun times writing about Tolkien and Old English (in Finnish, for our nonfiction book). Back to my roots as a Tolkien-inspired philologist <3
Myös, todella myöhäinen mainostus mutta: esiinnyn huomenna 8.2. Elävän kirjallisuuden festivaalilla Tampereella! Juttelen suomalaisesta kansanperinteestä kanssakirjailijoideni Rimma Erkon ja Juha Jyrkkään kanssa.
February 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Myös, todella myöhäinen mainostus mutta: esiinnyn huomenna 8.2. Elävän kirjallisuuden festivaalilla Tampereella! Juttelen suomalaisesta kansanperinteestä kanssakirjailijoideni Rimma Erkon ja Juha Jyrkkään kanssa.
Also, lol: did you know that Charles II loved his spaniels even as a wee babby? Look at him in this adorable portrait!
January 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Also, lol: did you know that Charles II loved his spaniels even as a wee babby? Look at him in this adorable portrait!
Here the alchemical imagery is a phoenix. I've also seen the Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth in Liverpool. Both are such cool uses of alchemical imagery in early modern pop culture!
January 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Here the alchemical imagery is a phoenix. I've also seen the Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth in Liverpool. Both are such cool uses of alchemical imagery in early modern pop culture!
I'm passing through London for a work trip and had time for some art therapy at the National Portrait Gallery; found the second of Nicholas Hilliard's alchemical portraits of Liz I!
January 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm passing through London for a work trip and had time for some art therapy at the National Portrait Gallery; found the second of Nicholas Hilliard's alchemical portraits of Liz I!
Just finished reading Bruce Holsinger's thicc book On Parchment (Yale UP, 2022). A wonderful journey through parchment from ancient to modern, through book history, literature and art!
November 21, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Just finished reading Bruce Holsinger's thicc book On Parchment (Yale UP, 2022). A wonderful journey through parchment from ancient to modern, through book history, literature and art!
Hey #medievalsky #bookhistory peeps! I found this sheet of parchment for really cheap at a flea market years ago and it has lain forgotten in my archives... The dating puzzles me! Halp! 1/
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Hey #medievalsky #bookhistory peeps! I found this sheet of parchment for really cheap at a flea market years ago and it has lain forgotten in my archives... The dating puzzles me! Halp! 1/
You know your project's symposium on the intersections of science and magic is a success when you end up sharing ghost stories over a beer
October 10, 2024 at 7:23 PM
You know your project's symposium on the intersections of science and magic is a success when you end up sharing ghost stories over a beer
So it's bisexual visibility day? Here's me being visible ON A BOAT (I'm on my way to Denmark for an academic conference)
September 23, 2024 at 6:22 PM
So it's bisexual visibility day? Here's me being visible ON A BOAT (I'm on my way to Denmark for an academic conference)
First platform ever I've been an early adopter on 🙀
September 17, 2024 at 8:28 AM
First platform ever I've been an early adopter on 🙀
So my Finnish verse novel Kummajaisten kesä ("The Summer of Strangelings", I'm still not sure how to translate the title) is a nominee for a major Finnish fantasy book award, Kuvastaja!!!
This is my debut novel. I'm absolutely stunned that it's now got national recognition through this nomination.
This is my debut novel. I'm absolutely stunned that it's now got national recognition through this nomination.
September 16, 2024 at 9:31 PM
So my Finnish verse novel Kummajaisten kesä ("The Summer of Strangelings", I'm still not sure how to translate the title) is a nominee for a major Finnish fantasy book award, Kuvastaja!!!
This is my debut novel. I'm absolutely stunned that it's now got national recognition through this nomination.
This is my debut novel. I'm absolutely stunned that it's now got national recognition through this nomination.
Check out the cover of Breaking Through: a punk anthology featuring many kinds of -punk stories! The antho includes my solarpunk retelling of Snow White, "This House Is Your Haven". I look forward to sharing this story with you!
Preorders are now open: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFB6YP1S
Preorders are now open: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFB6YP1S
September 3, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Check out the cover of Breaking Through: a punk anthology featuring many kinds of -punk stories! The antho includes my solarpunk retelling of Snow White, "This House Is Your Haven". I look forward to sharing this story with you!
Preorders are now open: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFB6YP1S
Preorders are now open: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFB6YP1S
Post a nonreligious picture you think of as holy.
August 16, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Post a nonreligious picture you think of as holy.
Met up with some wonderful people at Worldcon today!! I've had great luck meeting friends here 😭💖
@amalelmohtar.com @didichanoch.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social @macey.bsky.social @mytherea.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social
@amalelmohtar.com @didichanoch.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social @macey.bsky.social @mytherea.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social
August 10, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Met up with some wonderful people at Worldcon today!! I've had great luck meeting friends here 😭💖
@amalelmohtar.com @didichanoch.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social @macey.bsky.social @mytherea.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social
@amalelmohtar.com @didichanoch.bsky.social @alwayscoffee.bsky.social @macey.bsky.social @mytherea.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social
A long-awaited reread. Today's the perfect day to dive back into This Is How You Lose the Time War by @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social. Oh how I love this book, its weird poetry and dreamlike visions and puns ✨️❤️💙✨️
June 15, 2024 at 8:22 AM
A long-awaited reread. Today's the perfect day to dive back into This Is How You Lose the Time War by @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social. Oh how I love this book, its weird poetry and dreamlike visions and puns ✨️❤️💙✨️