She even made a scavenger hunt for exploring the materials & bookmarks for prizes! (Both were a big hit.) 😍
Saturday Spotlight yesterday on mythical creatures. The curator, English PhD student Lauren Colwell, did such an amazing job of curating this open-house event.
![Serpentvm, et draconv[m] historiæ libri dvo (Two Books on the History of Serpents and Dragons) (1640) by Ulisse Aldrovandi, open to a page of text on right and a full-page illustration of a dragon-like creature on left.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:upwkqnindon7rwndwzbifbve/bafkreido4rtqeihgphuomzp5gfqu37j6jbx5oc4rx34ml5i6ncvokmgkpy@jpeg)
Yes, hard not to have a visceral reaction to that phrase 😬
New episode of Everything Cookbooks features a super interesting interview with Lara Hamilton, owner of Book Larder, about opening, managing, & stocking a cookbook store. www.everythingcookbooks.com/episodes/102...
Molly and Kate speak with Lara Hamilton, the owner of Book Larder Seattle's community cookbook store.
Hi everyone, I've made my first starter pack for Rare Books and Spec Coll folks. I am completely sure I've missed folks, so please speak up in a reply and I'll add you to the pack! follow on, friends! 📜 #bookhistorygo.bsky.app/4fvc2XS
Awesome, thanks!
Would be happy to be added!
A highlight of this week was having students in a modernism class compare first editions & reprints. Inspired by an activity by Mattie Taormina in Using Primary Sources (2014).
Recently read Paul Yamazaki's Reading the Room: A Bookseller's Tale & especially loved learning about the process & decisions that go into stocking an independent bookstore.
