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I see the @penamerica.bsky.social numbers on banned books making their way through German media (which is good). But three points that might be important to bear in mind that might get lost in translation:(1/4) pen.org/banned-books...

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Obsessed with the replies to this which are mainly people just going ‘Hard’. Frog and Toad are the real deal, Arnold Lobel was a genius

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I've REALLY enjoyed attending the #QueerBibliography conference these last couple of days! Giant THANKS to the organizers: Beth DeBold @elizaaudacis.bsky.social, Kirsten MacLeod @abroadabroad.bsky.social, and Sam Bailey @18thcenturysam.bsky.social! May there be more Queer Bibliographies to come!🌈

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can't stop laughing at this pic of me making scary monster hands in Bonn on Tuesday (I had a lovely time, thank you @nas-bonn.bsky.social for having me!)

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four. different. ampersands. !!!! & they all illustrate the origin of the ampersand in the ligature of the latin conjunction “et” (“and”). 222050 • @folger.edu

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pretty shitty that young people now have to learn with both a 24/7 torrent of entertainment microtargeted to their neuroses in their pocket and a learning environment full of chirpy little prompts to press a button and fake their homework so they can spend a little more time in the neurosis torrent

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Gleich (12 Uhr) bei GLAM ("Guest Lectures in American Studies Münster"): Prof. Phil Nel (@philnel.bsky.social) über "The Misuses of Enchantment: Nostalgia, Children's Literature, and the Struggle for the Imagination". Raum ES 203 (Johannisstr. 12-20) und online via Zoom 👇

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Submit a proposal to the conference Sarah and I are organising! Details below 👇🏻

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CFP: Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People An online conference hosted by the University of Münster 11-12 February 2026 Abstracts due 11:59pm on 31 August! Full CFP and to submit: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/ Please share!

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I am very interested to see these, of course (currently writing about MWB) -- but am I the only person who read this and immediately thought of Judy Blume and then the USPS is issuing stamps to celebrate FOREVER?

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1776: Grass grows.

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Finding it pretty hard this week having returned to work post-strike, knowing some of my colleagues are waiting to hear if they will have a job in a few weeks. Business as usual is not really possible. Please consider signing and also write to your MP, especially if you're in the North East.

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The team is chugging right along with this! We currently have almost 300 items plus another 20 or so contributed via this form. Please submit if you have published something or know of publications and useful resources about LGBTQIA+ #BookHistory!

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the thing is, AI can’t close read

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“The ambition can result in arguments hinging on wildly fantastical propositions or chapters that, as they conclude, veer chaotically onto the rugged terrain of a rallying cry: “Reimagine new structures of radical care under capitalism,” or some other […] barnstorming yet vague call for change”

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once again I am begging American academics not to use the term 'nonce' to mean novelty or one-off

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In Dublin for the literary festival, and I have no notes to offer on the water in the hotel. BRB just going to arise and go now.

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this is it....this is what women want

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did I dream a CFP on the pedagogies of close reading?

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Kudos to my colleagues @kingscollege.bsky.social (and especially the students who have championed this issue) for pointing the way towards a divestment policy which every college should now adopt www.middleeasteye.net/news/kings-c...

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A reminder that THIS is coming up next month. A week-long deep dive into the artists' book, with some amazing guest speakers and visits to key collections. Places still available so PLEASE SHARE!!! 16-20th June, London Rare Books School Book here: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-...

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Someone on this bus is wearing a college sweatshirt that says ‘PENCEY PREP’

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