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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜

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Rare Book #Librarian, #editor, bereaved parent of Caitlin. 12x Hugo Award winner. bi/pan/queer. Head @illinoisrbml.bsky.social; Verity podcast; ex-Uncanny Mag. #aerialist. My opinions. she/her. #DoctorWho New book: alastore.ala.org/infiniteloop

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 1h
sending strength. This is hard.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1h
👇🎯 Fund. The. Damn. Public. Universities. Like. We. Used. To. In re: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 1h
"Mapping the Landscape of Community-Based Archives" via #Mellon Foundation www.mellon.org/report/mappi... #MellonFoundation
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Mapping the Landscape of Community-Based Archives
By defining and mapping the landscape of community-based archives, the study provides funders, institutions, and practitioners with insights about the value of these unique organizations.
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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 2h
Rare Book School: Because life is better with Bibliographical Intelligence.* *𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.
A graphic with a white and black background features a page from an open early modern book, on which the owner has inscribed in large flowing handwriting, “William Bushnell. His Book. Novbr. 1738.” The RBS logo is in the upper left corner, while white, red, and black text above and below the image reads, “Because life is better with Bibliographical Intelligence.* Bibliographical Intelligence is For humans, by humans. *Nothing artificial here. Rarebookschool.org."
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 2h
New book review! Wickhills by Premee Mohamed: lynnemthomas.com/2026/09/30/b...
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Book review: Wickhills by Premee Mohamed
The cover of Wickhills by Premee Mohamed, features a fancy gate with gargoyle faces in lots of blue tones. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. I previously enjoyed The Butcher of the Forest b…
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 2h
Book review: Wickhills by Premee Mohamed The cover of Wickhills by Premee Mohamed, features a fancy gate with gargoyle faces in lots of blue tones. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. I previously enjoyed The Butcher of the Forest by this author. You know how in really good, twisty spy…
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Book review: Wickhills by Premee Mohamed
The cover of Wickhills by Premee Mohamed, features a fancy gate with gargoyle faces in lots of blue tones. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. I previously enjoyed The Butcher of the Forest by this author. You know how in really good, twisty spy stories, not only is every single organization against our hero (including their putative own), but it seems like the city itself is somehow throwing a monkey wrench into the works?
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Measuringe the value of educacioun by returne on ynvestment onlye ys lyke measuringe the value of a garden by the weight of the floweres
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 3h
Oh, buddy. <3
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 12h
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
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The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 8h
Dress botfrens.com/collections/223/conten…
Gift of Mrs. George Nichols, 1938
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 7h
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 7h
The graded shading that radiates outwards from the hip has created the impression of a firework launched into the night sky in a starburst of silver. You can almost hear the crackle of the sparks as they fade. Early #1920s #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A flapper style 1920s evening dress of black chiffon decorated almost entirely with silver beadwork in a firework design. It centres over one hip and then burst outwards in shaded silver lines
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Honey & Wax Booksellers @honeyandwaxbks.bsky.social · 6h
It’s that time — meet the winners of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! themillions.com/2026/09/meet...
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Meet the Winners of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize - The Millions
In 2017, Honey & Wax Booksellers established an annual prize for American women book collectors, aged 30 years and younger. Our goal, at the time, was to expand the popular perception of who book coll...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8h
Today in "People should read whatever they want": www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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The secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’
It’s often assumed straight men are not interested in romantic fiction – but many are sharing their passion in forums online
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 8h
Similarly, Ted Lasso isn’t popular because of the soccer/football. It’s because all of the characters spend several seasons learning to and helping one another deal with their shit.
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 8h
PS Heated Rivalry wasn’t popular because of the *hockey* it was popular because it was about “manly” guys *learning to handle/own their feelings and build emotional intimacy* with one another.
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 8h
Look, I know that having emotions and having to deal with them for yourself or others sucks rocks sometimes. I really, really do. It’s not fun! It takes work! And introspection! And empathy! But handing everything over to computers isn’t actually going to *help* that.
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The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 8h
2026 is the 550th anniversary of England's first printer, William Caxton, establishing his printing press in Westminster, London. To celebrate, the Bibliographical Society is hosting a series of videos from libraries in the UK and around the world introducing viewers to items printed by Caxton ...
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Caxton 550 - YouTube
2026 is the 550th anniversary of England's first printer, William Caxton, establishing his printing press in Westminster, London. To celebrate, the Bibliogra...
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sirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 10h
thinking about Shakespeare's sonnets about immortality and realizing how weird it is that the AI cult believes in the idea of preserving human consciousnesses while actively destroying the only technology we currently have to do that: Art
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Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 9h
A lengthy & much needed (jfc the news this morning) timeline cleanse. You definitely want to see the whole thread. (My fave is the all-blue cat in the foreground of the first photo, although everything else is a close runner-up.)
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 9h
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Storytelling is part of what makes us HUMAN. The urge of people who lack self awareness to remove humans from the things that make us human makes me sick. Also, hooo boy, way to miss every single point made on the show in an over 60 year history. 🫠
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is something curiously bird-like about this gown, with a layered plumage cascading at the back. It is sumptuously described as being made from raspberry coloured lace, and is beautifully layered, crafted in 1958 by Jean Dessés #philamuseumart #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of a layered strapless red lace dress. It has a fitted bodice and a flat front with an expanse of layered lace at the back like the tail of a birdFront view of the red lace strapless 1950s evening dress showing the flat front and the layered sculpted back
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 22h
“Princeton University Library seeks an accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as the John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections.”
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John T. Maltsberger III '55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections - CLIR+DLF Job Board
Princeton University Library (PUL) seeks an accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as the John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections (AUL SC...
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 29/09/2026
Well, as soon as I got home I went back to bed, and I’m still muzzy enough that now all I can manage is GBBO. Like, crochet practice feels challenging. :sigh: :sips ginger tea:
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University of Illinois RBML @illinoisrbml.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
wordpress.library.illinois.edu/rbx/2026/09/...
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Velde Graduate Fellows | Rare Book and Manuscript Library | University Library | Illinois
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University of Illinois RBML @illinoisrbml.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to our Velde Graduate Fellowship recipients for 2026-2027! Read more about their projects in our new blog post (link below).
Graphic with text: "Meet our 2026-2027 Velde Graduate Fellows. Megi Mecolli, Camellia Paul, Sophie Weinberg."
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A. Lynn Evenson @wanderingyeti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey smart people of Bluesky, where do I look for good academic resources on folklore studies? Or any good books in that vein that I should add to my TBR? 📚📜
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 29/09/2026
Well, whatever my body was doing, it is doing again, so I am going home sick. Hoping that if I give it the rest it is asking for, this thing will move on.
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Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1925 evening dress with an embroidered cream silk chiffon bodice and cap sleeves and a 'skirt' of long beaded fringe, attributed to Reville and Rossiter. London Museum collection. #fashionhistory
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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hydrate, Paw, and Bounce #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Academic here, yeah I know it’s September still!
Tintin cartoon
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The drama of the mid 18th century encapsulated in structured silk. Pale Gros de Naples was chosen for its distinctive ribbed weave structure supplemented with a riot of florals. It is sculpted in such a way, it seems it could stand up on its own #MuseodelTraje #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Side view of a short pale blue silk jacket with deep cuffed elbow length sleeves and colourful floral motifs. It has a pleated peplum at the back
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Buddhas in the West Material Archive @buddhasinthewest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In the late 18th century, British imperial expansion fueled an appetite for accounts of distant lands and cross-cultural encounters. Readers eagerly consumed vivid travel narratives, often illustrated with engravings of religious “exoticism.” 🧵 🗃️ 📜 #China
A black-and-white engraved illustration shows a large, bearded humanoid figure seated or standing in the center, surrounded by numerous much smaller people. The figure wears a tall, pointed cap, a broad layered garment decorated with rows of circular trim, and a sunburst-like hem at the bottom. Its face has prominent eyes, a long nose, a mustache, and a full beard. Several curving, handwritten-looking marks appear on the figure’s lower garment. Crowds of robed or formally dressed people fill the sloping terrain on both sides and gather around the figure’s base. Draped fabric or a canopy extends across the upper background, while heavily crosshatched lines create texture throughout the scene.A black-and-white engraved print presents two religious scenes within an ornate rectangular border. A heading appears above the scenes, and explanatory captions are printed below.

In the left panel, a large multi-armed figure identified in the caption as Amida stands on a pedestal. The figure wears a tall pointed headdress, layered robes, necklaces, and a large circular ornament around the lower body. Numerous small worshippers kneel or stand in rows around the figure. Draped fabric hangs overhead, and a large blank rectangular panel and smoking vessels appear near the bottom.

In the right panel, a seated figure identified as Confucius appears on a raised platform, surrounded by several robed attendants or worshippers. The central figure wears a tall, patterned headdress and a sash marked with characters. Hanging panels with vertical inscriptions and small suspended objects fill the background. Several people gather on the stepped platform below, with tall incense burners emitting smoke.

Transcribed Text:

Engraved for PORTLOCK'S. New COLLECTION of VOYAGES & TRAVELS.

One of the forms in which AMIDA is worshipped
by the people of JAPAN and TARTARY.

The Image of CONFUTIUS with the SUTANGS,
as exhibited in the College of the CHINESE.

Published by Alexr Hogg. May 10. 1794.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Kate Jewell @katejewell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What Kevin said. And public media (which can be housed at universities- esp regional publics)!
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Dreamliner Ontario @mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 29/09/2026
What Abdul said. Every word.
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The exacting nature of Charles James and his extraordinary pattern cutting is apparent in his surviving designs but also in the photographs of him at work. Here the #1950s brings his petal dress and an image of him finessing an origami-like ensemble @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A short sleeved pale green silk evening dress whose full skirt and sculpted layers look like the greenery of a floral stemA black and white photograph of a model standing in a complicated looking skirt suit. Sitting on the floor is a designer Charles James, inspecting the hem at the back of the skirt
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 29/09/2026
Back in #lyra 1 class tonight. This is a combo I am very familiar with, but there is always more to perfect. Especially since I was doing it on my LEFT side (the one I'm not always great about training). Peter Pan, Birdie, forward roll, split under the bar, pencil, stapler, staple remover. #aerials
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
This was SO GOOD. lynnemthomas.com/2026/07/22/b...
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Book review: The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo
The cover of The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo, featuring an Asian woman in a blood red gown, holding a mask, surrounded by ghostly hands. Holy shit. I received this as an eARC via Netgalley. This is jus…
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
Just finished Wickhills (Premee Mohamed) and started The Incandescents (Emily Tesh).
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 28/09/2026
Thanks to y’all’s help & some more research, my list of video games that include printing presses is growing I think I’ve found a student who wants to work on this project with me, so any other suggestions—particularly from the 80s & 90s—would be most welcome I can’t find an existing list anywhere
Sid Meier's Colonization (1994)
* Anno 1404 (2009)
* Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
* Dishonored (2012)
* Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012)
* Anno Online (2013)
* Bioshock Infinite (2013)
* Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
* Fallout 4  (2015)
* Civilization 6  (2016)
* Graveyard Keeper (2018)
* Anno 1800, Empire of Skies DLC (game 2019, DLC 2022)
* Hitman 3  (2021)
* Pentiment (2022)
* Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023)
* Esoteric Ebb (2026)
* The Sinking City 2 (forthcoming)
* Stop the Press! (forthcoming)
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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Monday needs some George Michael: www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYA...
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George Michael - Freedom! ’90 (Official Video)
YouTube video by georgemichaelVEVO
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
Annual required state ethics training complete. ☑️
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’ve never seen the battle with the Rebel Angels depicted as a spanking before.
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
Just scheduled my flu shot. (Covid shot already completed).
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
:chefs kiss: A+, no notes.
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
Just finished Wickhills by Premee Mohamed, and it was really, really good. Still parsing brain cells for full review, but if you were on the fence and you like thoughtful spy stuff, well, this is Le Carre but make it fantasy. The good kind of twisty!
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
If you want to see me getting interviewed on the campus broadcast network, here's the link: ui7newsroom.com/good-morning... My interview begins around the 8:30 mark.
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Good Morning Illini | UI7 Newsroom | Department of Journalism | Illinois
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026
Just did an interview about the exhibit for WCIA. Hoping I'll catch a clip later (I'll be in lyra class during the usual broadcast hours...)
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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026
Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke
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