Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Go and look for the dejected Once proud idol remembered in stone aloud Then on coins his face was mirrored Take a look it soon hath slithered To a fractured marble slab, renunciation clad His nourishment extract from his subjects, subjects That mass production profile He's a God in an alcove. 050
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Agatha likes big slutty historical novels and my dumb embroidered Regency romance chair that I almost didn’t move but am glad I did. She’s clearly a Lady of taste. 0172
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Favorite thing I saw at the fair: archive of gay motorcycle club The Warlocks (from Greg’s Fun Shop) 0101
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’ve never heard of it but it look so up my alley. I’m hoping for the sluttiest gothic 110
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And of I did not escape the fair without some pulps. (from Crooked House Books) 0202
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My favorite thing I got: a Spiritualist ghostwritten text heavily annotated by an ardent reader on a spiritual journey. (from Peruse the Stacks) 0100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This incredibly tender and moving 1989 photo book on cross dressing (from Leaves Books) 1140
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Want to see what I bought at the LA Rare Book Fair? 3553
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I had the best time at the LA Rare Book Fair! I got to see Anne Rice’s goth wedding dress and there was sooo much wonderful queer and weird stuff at this fair—and great people! I’ll post more, including what I bought, as I sort through it 0191
Reposted by Rebecca BaumannSandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FIRSTLY as the piece alludes: Loren Rex Cameron’s also-trans and arguably more famous older sister, Cameron, was a I believe fully stealth working model and actress (a la plot of Pose) in the 80s and 90s mostly … I rewatched like I dunno, dozens of TNG episodes, where she appeared as Ensign Kellogg: 15719161
Reposted by Rebecca BaumannSarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Extremely excited to share the CFP for the ✨fifth✨ annual #QueerBibliography conference! bit.ly/QB2027CfP When? 2-4 September 2027 Where? Manchester, UK & online Theme: TAKING STOCK Deadline for abstracts: 29 January 2027 Decisions: by 12 March 2027 Submit here: forms.gle/WGjXKA1d6gWm... 11919
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Grossman’s discussion of the history of Merlin is also brilliant: levgrossman.substack.com/p/dark-merli...levgrossman.substack.comDark MerlinEverybody's second-favorite avuncular wizard has a few skeletons in his closet 020
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my favorite Arthurian character: Nimue, the sorceress who put her beloved master Merlin in a tree. Finding out my preferred name for her is probably a printer’s error just makes me love her more. levgrossman.substack.com/p/on-the-enc...levgrossman.substack.comOn the Enchantress NimueShe's hugely overpowered, and she basically doesn't make sense as a character. But that is why we will always love her 1102
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a donkey in my campus parking lot. 1201
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And picking your battles and knowing all the information before you go after someone. There’s a lot more to this story that the people involved are not choosing to share but I will DM you. 000
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tomato/tomato. I’m seeing a lot of people use “boundaries” as ways to divide communities. The lesbian bar masking debacle is very much on my mind, and I’m tired of people who want to hang *their own* in the public square for minor infractions because they feel powerless in the face of bigger evils. 101
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A matter of opinion, but it’s certainly unnecessary shit stirring. I just think we should be working together against big enemies instead of passive-aggressively vague-posting about our colleagues. I don’t find this complaint to be in good faith, but to be fair, I know all the players personally. 000
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m not advocating for AI art here. I’m advocating for people to embrace nuance. AI shortcuts are often taken for very human reasons which may not be apparent to the “customer” and sitting behind a social media account clucking at the smallest infractions is the kind of nonsense that divides us. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Most antiquarian booksellers operate on the thinnest of profits margins. These are not corporate fat cats rolling in money. With institutional budget cuts, they are very much in danger of disappearing, which will do irrevocable damage to our ability to preserve books and manuscripts. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think I’m out of cautious and polite things to say. This is why I am working with other librarians and booksellers to foster better understanding between our communities. There are sadly many librarians who fail to recognize their positions of privilege who end up harming bookseller colleagues. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ah their 24/7 on call customer service rep didn’t get back to you fast enough? Got it. Again, this isn’t Amazon dot com. This is our community, our colleagues, our friends. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Funny because I trust this firm a billion times more than I trust the very few ultra wealthy firms that can hire graphic designers every time. This is community, not commerce. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lmao this isn’t Target Allie. It’s a couple of nerds trying to barely scrape some kind of living out of preserving cultural heritage. We’re literally in the same field as they are. We should be having dialogue, not publicly shaming. 110
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I knew who you meant. It’s a tiny community. It reads as performative public scolding. 110
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Is a bookseller using AI in lieu of Photoshop when short staffed for a quick announcement really on par with the Bodleian using it for a major exhibition? Maybe pick and choose who your huge account puts on blast. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m sorry but this kind of purity testing will rip our field apart much faster than the right wing. Go protest data centers and leave the independent bookseller who relentlessly supports queer and bipoc communities alone. These are not the people to be attacking right now. 😑 indeed. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026More views of my beautiful new home. We went to the farmers market and got 8 pounds of oranges and tons of veg and an iced Mexican coffee to die for. 070
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thurston, mountains, moon. My evening view is beautiful. 090
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yes! Just been here one week—had to get out of Indiana. 100
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I had to honk at them. This is now a rare book and donkey account. 4311
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026That’s awesome!! I will say hi to Andrew—I am so excited to have such cool new colleagues! He’s been doing great things with the comic collections here and they’re getting a ton of student use. 110
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thurston and Columbo love her and are very good babysitters with endless patience for pouncing practice. 0110
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026That looks like it might be carnival themed! Need! 010
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have not yet introduced Bluesky to Agatha. We found her abandoned by our house about two weeks before we left Indiana. She’s traveled 2000 miles to become a California cat and is absolutely ruling over our new household like a tiny hellion. 1260
Reposted by Rebecca BaumannRare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 23/09/2026RBS is currently accepting applications for the following funding opportunities: —𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 —𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 Details at: rarebookschool.org/scholarships-fellowships #BookSky #RareBooks 02210
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My first Riverside donkey sighting!!! (I won’t say that I took this job just because there are wild donkeys here but I won’t say it wasn’t a consideration). Having an amazing first week and loving UCR and the the Inland Empire. 1130
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I brought 2 humans, a Great Pyrenees, 2 cats, and a tiny sassy kitten 2,000 miles across the country to start a new life. You can’t tell me shit. I can do ANYTHING. 2210
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scenes of departure. The best thing about moving is that you get to decide what to take with you and what to leave behind. 1181
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I cannot figure out how to pack a skeleton. My fantasy that I would be a very clever murderer is swiftly dissolving. 3242
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yessss!!! I can’t wait to dig into all the science fiction treasures! 150
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thank you! This means so much to me! I am leaving the Lilly for UC Riverside. It’s been very difficult to leave and it’s nice to be reminded that I did some good there! 2150
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wonderful find! I can’t think of any others where the cutouts are eyeballs except for Stephen King’s Night Shift 010
Reposted by Rebecca BaumannSteven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 04/09/2026@arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social I know you enjoy a good stepback - have you come across this one before? 111
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026No! I think I’ve ever seen a stepback from Pan 110
Rebecca Baumann @arkhamlibrarian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I love Creepy Bits! What a perfect pose! 021