RT @PulpLibrarian: The Long Goodbye (1973). Movie poster by Jack Davis.

A quandary on literary legacies and literary estates: What if the author is silent on what to do with the manuscripts they leave behind? And: Does a diary qualify as a literary manuscript? @AlecPollak

The question is whether Mr. Bergner has acquired his first E-L-G-S-E-S jersey.

RT @librarycongress: Today is Fred Korematsu Day, first celebrated in his home state of California in 2011. Korematsu was the son of Japane…

Today at 3:00pm EST! Ahmed El Shamsy @a_el_shamsy delivers the 2025 keynote lecture at @BibSocAmer’s annual meeting. The capstone of NYC’s Bibliography Week. See you there! 👉

RT @ThePennywark: Rebecca Colesworthy @RColesworthy offers practical wisdom on dealing with "Reader 2" in her latest column How to Respond…

A jam-packed agenda for Bibliography Week 2025 in NYC and online, with a number of libraries and cultural institutions around the city participating. Capped off by the public annual meetings of @BibSocAmer and @printinghistory. Create your own schedule 👉

RIP Tiger Bech, a @Princeton Tiger through and through.

Today at 5pm EST! @BibSocAmer hosts "Literary Landfills. Bibliographic Waste and its Representations,” a presentation by D. F. McKenzie New Scholar Javiera Barrientos (Rutgers). Free online program; register 👉

RT @LNmagazine: LEAN #7 is here! A blast from the past: Alphonse Daudet's story "A Game of Billiards" (1873) in a new translation by El…

To think David Lynch teed up MULHOLLAND DR. with THE STRAIGHT STORY. An auteur exploring the limits of what he knows, letting cinema surprise him with new ways of seeing. RIP to the man from Missoula.

Today at 6pm EST! @BibSocAmer hosts "Dastur Dr. Dhalla Collection: A Case Study on Zoroastrian Community Libraries,” a presentation by BSA New Scholar Sharmeen Mehri (SUNY Buffalo). Free online program; register 👉

Today at 6pm EST! @BibSocAmer hosts "The Matter of Diasporic Record: Gwendolyn Brooks’s Print Culture & Poetics,” a presentation by Jacob Blanck New Scholar @jessmarimod (Yale). Free online program; register 👉

RT @HenryLouisGates: What a surprise watching @jeopardy last night! 💙  Who else caught this clue and knew the answer?! #Jeopardy https://t.…

RT @Criterion: Our edition includes: @racquelgates @rhea_combs @nelsongeorge @ShanaRedmond @kinohin

@a_el_shamsy 🤣

RT @eeforbes: Thrilled to have my essay on Charles Chesnutt and early Black environmentalism included in this new collection, edited by the…

RT @prof_alopez: Ahh! "Reel Freedom" is out so soon, but you can pre-order it (if that's your thing) AND get 25% off (PO25S). https://t.co…

@scriblerian A year well spent.

RT @groenbot: If you'll allow me one little "here's something I did this year" post: I'm proud of this special issue that me and @EvanBrier…