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One of the more disturbing doodles we’ve seen in our collections . . . We found this one in a 1539 edition of Giovanni Bocaccio’s ‘De Mulieribus Claris’ (New College, Oxford, BT1.128.23(2), p. 32)

Johanna was a brilliant and generous scholar. Early in my PhD, Johanna Green gave me vital advice about not putting your life on hold during your doctoral work. In the years since our conversation in the Glasgow reading room, I have often thought back on her powerful words.

Thrilled and honoured to receive a Starting Grant from European Research Council (ERC) for my project *WidowsPrint*. The project will investigate how economic developments influenced the rights and the agency of widows in the German print industry, c. 1500-1700. More details soon! For now 🍾

A delightfully bibliographic weekend at the Newberry Library & Printers Row Lit Fest!

I wrote a short piece on early modern copying for 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. folger.edu/blogs/collatio…

These last weeks were exhausting on every level, but I am 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.

Today is my first day as the Newberry Library's Instruction and Outreach Librarian. Thanks to all the Newberry staff for such a warm welcome!

Don't Play Games With Me! It's been such a pleasure to have Nora Epstein, PhD join us Newberry Library! Here's a 19th c. Game of the Goose style map she dug up recently that I'd never seen before... i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CA…

While scrolling through the Janet Newberry Nolan's digitized collection of "John Monroe sports postcards," I discovered my next nightmare: collections.newberry.org/CS.aspx?VP3=Da…

Guests 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.]

TWO FULLY FUNDED PHD POSITIONS NOW AVAILABLE: join me on the "Communicating the Law in Europe, 1500-1750" project at University of St Andrews St Andrews History. Deadline for applications 15 March; both PhDs funded for 4 years from Sep '24. Full details: st-andrews.ac.uk/history/news/t…

#FolgerFellow Nora Epstein’s (@noraepstein) project continues her work on the early modern practice of copying illustrations.

Nora Epstein, PhD Folger Shakespeare Library, Epstein is tracing the printed sources used by prolific early modern copier Thomas Trevelyon, gaining insight into the wider worlds of memory, book, and material cultures. #FellowsFriday

I 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-manageme…

I'm deeply bummed to miss my SHARP News The Renaissance Society of America book history panel today, but this new addition (edition?) arrived weeks ahead of schedule. I encourage everyone to see Dr Chelsea Reutcke and Dr Elise Watson deliver their brilliant bibliographic reseach this afternoon.

My latest piece is out in Library & Information History: click here for some hot Tauschhandel takes and sensational Dutch bookseller drama euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.336… Huge thanks to the Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 team for hosting such a wonderful conference and editing this special issue!

Now that the news is public, I’m absurdly excited to share that I’ve been awarded a The 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! thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-briti…

IT'S BACK! Come have a Monstrously Good Time Newberry Library on October 25 with ME and Nora Epstein, PhD! #ForbiddenNewberry newberry.org/calendar/forbi…

It’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/tit…