Reposted by Nora EpsteinGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 206188565357
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026setting: 6am Chicago. 4Year old: what's this book about? me: a Pope that lived a long time ago. 4Year old: was he from Chicago? me: no, this current Pope is the 1st from Chicago. 4Year old [looking very sad]: oh, so the rest were from New York? 031
Reposted by Nora EpsteinElise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026#earlymodern #bookhistory Workshop Call for Papers: Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade, University of Edinburgh 6-7 May 2027 Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested! 05864
Reposted by Nora EpsteinChicago Collections @chicollections.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Regarding the closure of NARA in Chicago, besides signing the petition, there is MORE you can do! Action items from @chicagoarchivists.bsky.social are here: www.chicagoarchivists.org/NARAClosures...chicagoarchivists.orgTAKE ACTION TO PREVENT NARA CLOSURES 065
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Is everyone’s theme for summer reading "pesky early modern Catholic print in Protestant lands, written by brilliant and dear friends", or just me? FYI: @ewatson.bsky.social & @creutcke.bsky.social amazing new books are on sale now with discount codes on @catholicismsem.bsky.social's profile. 1246
Reposted by Nora EpsteinDigital Newberry @digitalnewberry.bsky.social · 28/05/2026We were watching Widow's Bay when Patricia's self-help book took a distinctly occult turn -- and suddenly looked very familiar. The Newberry's "Book of magical charms" has entered the chat. collections.newberry.org/asset-manage... 1415
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Today the @newberrylibrary.bsky.social Culture of Paper class traveled to the new Chicago Pulp studio, where students created sheets of handmade paper from sisal, kozo, cotton, and abaca fibers! As our brilliant guide, Aidan, said, "paper holds memory" and I am sure this day is deeply embedded. 160
Reposted by Nora EpsteinWBEZ @wbez.org · 20/02/2026The research library received a Mellon Foundation grant to expand access to its vast Indigenous collections, including materials related to 300 languages.wbez.orgChicago’s Newberry Library gets $4 million to help tribal nations revitalize Indigenous languages 07221
Reposted by Nora EpsteinDigital Newberry @digitalnewberry.bsky.social · 12/02/2026We just hit 150,000 items (that's 1.6 million files!) in our digital collections. One of the recent additions that put us over the top? This 1914 children's book, "The Gingerbread Dog." 🐶 collections.newberry.org/asset-manage... 184
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Brilliant scholarship AND a beautiful cover!? Summer can't come fast enough. Congrats, @ewatson.bsky.social! 161
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Happy Saturday to all the #AHA26 historians in Chicago today! The @newberrylibrary.bsky.social's reading rooms are open 10-4. I can't wait to see what items you call up! www.newberry.org/collection/u...newberry.orgUse the Collection in PersonGet your hands on the Newberry's unique collection of books, maps, and primary sources. 0245
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Back in the library after a long holiday break with toddlers: Pynson's 1509 'Shyp of Folys'. Sig. d2r. @newberrylibrary.bsky.social : VAULT Case folio Y 952 .B734 020
Reposted by Nora EpsteinStarshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Snippet from ‘The City is my Religion’ print from a portfolio project of the same name, 2020. It’s a church of sorts, made up of local buildings with colors to mimic stained glass. Considering a reprint. #letterpress 1375
Reposted by Nora Epsteindaniel orkin @danorkin.bsky.social · 23/12/2025My brother is running for State Assembly in NY and has been endorsed by the NYC DSA! Take it from me, David will be an amazing legislator. He is someone who has always been guided by his belief in the need for justice for the most vulnerable. I am so proud and inspired to have him as a brother. 061
Reposted by Nora EpsteinVirginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Our tribute to Natalie Zemon Davis, in the Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. Please share widely! www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...degruyterbrill.comArchiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History Volume 116 Issue 1Volume 116, issue 1 of the journal Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History was published in 2025. 25533
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Can't make it to Oxford? @newberrylibrary.bsky.social also has one of the 22 known suppressed Alices! (Alas, we only have five original drawings by John Tenniel, so Oxford's 10 wins there). Call no.: VAULT Case 4A 878 031
Reposted by Nora EpsteinThe Newberry @newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Today is Jane Austen's 250th birthday! What did the places in Jane Austen's novels actually look like? Our new digital exhibit "Sense and Scenery: Picturing Jane Austen's World" pairs Austen's words with Oilette postcards from the Newberry Library's collection. digital.newberry.org/sense-scenery 041
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 16/12/2025There is nothing quite like waiting for sundown and lighting candles in the sky to make this season magical for our boys (although the new Transformers toys pulled a lot of weight). 040
Reposted by Nora EpsteinThe Newberry @newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 04/12/2025We made the Sphere! When the Eagles were looking for a backdrop for their Vegas residency, they reached out for images from our Teich Postcard Collection. Our postcards from Winslow, Arizona, and other locations are being displayed during the band's performances of "Take It Easy" through spring. 061
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 06/11/2025I used the first editions (Poetry Magazine, 1914 & Collected Vol., 1916) of 'Chicago' in a Newberry class yesterday: 030
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Take Dorothy up on this! I just got her new book in the mail (+errata sheet!) and always assigned her work on controlled vocabulary on the St Andrews' Material Bibliography course. Scotland is lucky to have such a brilliant scholar in town! 130
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Bookpeople! Does anyone know where I can buy uncut printed sheets to teach basic imposition and format (rather than the DIY sheets I typically print off on 8.5x11)? The Rare Book School's bibliographic format kits appear to be out of stock. 158
Reposted by Nora EpsteinKristen Haas Curtis @hellomizk.bsky.social · 08/09/2025SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS! Announcing the Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize: two juried mini-grants of $250.00 each to support emerging artists l for the creation of a new minicomic that engages with medieval culture. More details available here: www.newberry.org/calendar/new...newberry.orgNewberry Medieval Minicomic PrizeJuried mini-grants for emerging comic artists interested in engaging with medieval culture. 515499
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2025FYI: Out of the Newberry's ~22k French pamphlets, 530 are on the imprisonment, trial and execution of Louis XVI (published between August 10, 1792 and Jan. 21, 1793). Our doors are open today if you need a place to sit and think about a society with #NoKings. www.newberry.org/collection/r... 051
Reposted by Nora EpsteinKristen Haas Curtis @hellomizk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Still processing my thoughts on “Cartooning the Medieval” and I’ve not yet managed to type anything up. @marniegalloway.bsky.social just shared her reflections and artist talk; I encourage you to read her wonderful post if you’re eager to know more about the event: open.substack.com/pub/marniega...open.substack.com"Cartooning the Medieval" Artist TalkOn Thursday and Friday last week, I had the honor of being one of the invited guests of the experimental and truly wonderful conference “Cartooning the Medieval,” hosted by the Newberry Library and or... 093
Reposted by Nora EpsteinKristen Haas Curtis @hellomizk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Medievalist-friends! Interested in learning about comics and narrative art and meeting cartoonists for potential collaborations? Apply to join us in Chicago from 5-6 June 2025 for a crossover workshop at the Newberry Library entitled “Cartooning the Medieval”!! www.newberry.org/calendar/car...newberry.orgCartooning the MedievalA symposium exploring the potential of comics and narrative art to create new opportunities for engaging with medieval culture. 107529
Reposted by Nora EpsteinElise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025In our introduction, Jessica Farrell-Jobst, @noraepstein.bsky.social and I argue that it is time to take gender seriously as a methodology in book history. You can read the chapter here (or ask any of us for a PDF): www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfil... 1154
Reposted by Nora EpsteinElise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025It’s out! Today is publication day for Gender and the Book Trades, from the conference of the same name in June 2021. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and read drafts of this behemoth's xxii + 492 pages. We are so proud of it and hope you enjoy. brill.com/edcollbook/t...brill.comGender and the Book Trades"Gender and the Book Trades" published on 01 Jan 2025 by Brill. 511642
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Happy Publication Day, ‘Gender and the Book Trades’! I am deeply proud of this conference and my co-organizers, who edited this astonishingly good volume. I contributed to the introduction, 'Gender as an Inclusive Model for Book History', and am happy to share a pdf. brill.com/edcollbook/t...brill.comGender and the Book Trades"Gender and the Book Trades" published on 01 Jan 2025 by Brill. 1182
Reposted by Nora EpsteinElise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Had the most magical week pre-holidays at the #NewberryLibrary: huge thanks to @noraepstein.bsky.social @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social and all the staff for such a warm welcome! Check out that double volvelle 👀 (Newberry Wing ZP 646 .R57 & Case NE 1070 .S33 1648) 171
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Capital work on Koberger's 1486 edition of Boethius i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01... 040
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 05/12/2024In rare (and thrilling) #paperhistory news: www.newberry.org/news/analysi... "At approximately 49 sheets, the discovery increases the amount of maguey paper known to have survived by about four times."newberry.orgManuscript is Most Extensive Example of Pre-Columbian Maguey Paper in…A collection of sermons by sixteenth-century Franciscan missionary Bernardino de Sahagún is rare example from the Nahuas. 17516
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Do yourself a favor and follow @analulopez.bsky.social! She is the Librarian for the Newberry's Ayer collection, one of the curators of the 'Indigenous Chicago' exhibit, and a brilliant and generous scholar. Plus her #bookhistory content is 10/10! 171
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I will never recover from witnessing perfect 16c. German bindings pulled out of a grocery bag, one by one, in the main lobby of the Newberry. Fantastic bibliographic sleuthing, @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social! 051
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Last day to apply for Materiality, Mobility, Mind! www.newberry.org/calendar/mat... Graduate students, come to the Newberry and join the discussion about the transmission of early modern printed images!newberry.orgMateriality, Mobility, Mind: Early Modern Printed ImagesThis graduate course will interrogate the culture of print and its many manifestations in the early modern period. 010
Reposted by Nora EpsteinElise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 07/08/2024Now that it's public, I’m absurdly excited to say that I’ve been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh for a transnational project on collaborations between women at all levels of the early modern book trade! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-bri...thebritishacademy.ac.ukThe British Academy awards over £15.9 million in Postdoctoral Fellowships to 45 outstanding SHAPE early career researchersThe Postdoctoral Fellowships will see the funding spread over a three-year period, with the goal of completing a significant piece of publishable research. The scheme gives award holders a foundation ... 57111
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 23/03/2024I'm deeply bummed to miss my RSA book history panel today, but this new addition (edition?) arrived weeks ahead of schedule. I encourage everyone to see @ewatson.bsky.social & Chelsea Reutcke deliver their brilliant bibliographic research this afternoon. 030
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 21/02/2024I added to my list of phrases never uttered until working at the Newberry: "I was looking at our Septembertestament, you know, the one with the rubricated nipples…" collections.newberry.org/asset-manage... 030
Reposted by Nora EpsteinDr. Jill E Gage @jillegage.bsky.social · 09/02/2024I'm teaching an RBS course on the history of typography this summer! At the Newberry! rarebookschool.org/courses/typo...rarebookschool.orgThe History of Typography | Rare Book SchoolCourse Length: 30 hours Course Week: 4-9 August 2024 Format: in person, Newberry Library in Chicago, IL Fee: $1,395 This course will provide a general overview of the history of typography and rela... 1186
Reposted by Nora EpsteinHillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 04/02/2024Thank you to the Newberry Library for getting me to the Magnificent Mile just in time for peak tweed season! And the Grad Conference was fabulous too! @summerblocklizer.bsky.social @noraepstein.bsky.social @yasminehachimi.bsky.social 084
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 26/12/2023Guests are coming over, time to break out the fine stemware! [grabs the 2001 Burger King commemorative Lord of the Rings glass goblets from the top shelf.] 030
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 24/10/2023Today is my first day as the Newberry Library’s Instruction and Outreach Librarian. Thanks to all the Newberry staff for such a warm welcome! 050
Reposted by Nora EpsteinPaul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 23/10/2023deeply saddened to announce that Natalie Zemon Davis has passed away her work on early modern European cultural history profoundly shaped the thinking of successive generations of scholars her warmth & generosity touched the lives of so many family, friends, students, colleagues, and comrades RIP 9367158
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 20/10/2023These last weeks were exhausting on every level, but I'm so grateful to have been slightly distracted by a fantastic research trip to England, supported by the Bibliographical Society of America. If you need a break from doomscrolling, check out these silly 16/17c. MS images that kept my spirits up. 000
Nora Epstein @noraepstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2023I wrote a short piece on early modern copying for the Folger Shakespeare Library's The Collation blog. Have a look and see why this strange commonplacer, Thomas Trevelyon, has dominated my brain space for years. www.folger.edu/blogs/collat...folger.eduRe-Framing the Copy | Folger Shakespeare LibraryFolger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explor... 091
Reposted by Nora EpsteinZanna Van Loon @zannavanloon.bsky.social · 03/10/2023#Earlymodern books were more than just reading material. Yesterday I visited the Maurits Sabbe Library at KU Leuven again where Lieve Watteeuw showed me this unique hollowed out book printed in the Officina Plantiniana in 1589 with relics inside! I'm in awe 🤩 38635