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Discoveries, news, and entertainment chosen capriciously by rare book dealer Rebecca Romney
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"Next Generation Book Collecting"
at the New-York Historical Society
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On Wednesday, May 22, I am pleased to be speaking with Heather O'Donnell and Michael Ryan, director of the Klingenstein Library, about the range of creative and accessible approaches to everyday book collecting: as autobiography, as outreach, as documentary, as activism.
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A 1950s Documentary on the National Library of France
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I am loving the art-film vibes of this 1956 film about the National Library of France. Evocative black-and-white pan shots are combined with a soundtrack that feels straight out of Hitchcock. The narration is mostly informational, but interspersed with bits of philosophy that make it feel so very French. Prints! Engravings! Periodicals! Via Aeon.
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UK Booksellers' Fight for a Living Wage
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In a bid to negotiate a living wage, Waterstones employees made ... a book. It tells the stories of forty staff members of the bookstore from across the UK.
"There’s potential for great careers out of bookselling, but it isn’t worth it if you cannot afford to eat or pay rent."
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The Fan-Fiction Platform AO3 Gets Nominated for Hugo
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Casey Fiesler explains "Why Archive of Our Own's Surprise Hugo Is Such a Big Deal" over at Slate. AO3 has been nominated for the Best Related Work category, which honors projects that are related but adjacent to works of sff fiction. "Many, both inside and outside the sci-fi and fantasy community, deride fan fiction as mostly clumsy amateur works of sexual fantasy" -- but this nomination belies that stereotype.
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My Favorite Article of the Month
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In elementary school, I loved the Bunnicula series. But I had no idea of the first book's origins -- not even after I read it with my daughter for the first time just a few months ago.
I won't spoil the lovely journey of this article by Sarah Gailey on the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, but it got me awfully sentimental.
Yes: sentimental about a vampire bunny. That's an article worth reading.
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