Wisdom from @bibliowingate.bsky.social: “The world is weird tonight; therefore, no.”

It was so wonderful seeing you too and celebrating your achievements!!

Let the games begin!

Bingo card with conference cliches for the 2026 RSA conference Boxes separated by semicolons: First row: Statement shoes; Presenter goes over time by more than 5 minutes; Person enters room, realizes it’s the wrong session and leaves; Enthusiastic meeting between conference buds that have not seen each other in forever; Magnet from bookseller vendor Second row: The overladen scholar (carrying drink, multiple coats and bags); See familiar face…forgot their name; Someone taking notes with hotel stationery;Uncontrollable coughing or sneezing from an audience member; Elbow patches Third row: Archive that is not an archive (aka Derridian archive); Q&A becomes debate between 1 panelist and 1 audience member; FREE SPACE “More of a comment than a question…”; RSA name tags in the wild (outside of hotel); Slide with picture of archival material or rare book Fourth row: Standing room only session; More than 50% of audience gets up and leaves during Q&A; Any non-English language quote without a translation; “As my mentor/advisor, [name drop] would say…”; Grad student giving their first RSA presentation Fifth row: “Have you read…?”; Statement raincoat or umbrella; Includes social media handle in presentation; Technology issue; Forgot breakfast, eating granola bar in a corner

Happy first day of #RSA2026!
@ehxlibris.bsky.social, @undomielise.bsky.social, and Tamara Mahadin, and I have made a new bingo card! Your prize is early modern bragging rights.

Instead of saying “stay in your lane,” try

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Sharing on behalf of my colleagues. gofund.me/b6af0bb2b

We really need to get a storefront going with all of the gems that come out of our study sessions 😂

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It’s so cool to see early examples of superstitions and old wives’ tales that still get passed down. See in particular “Of the ominous appearing of owles and ravens,” “Of the falling of salt,” and “Of the cheeks burning, or ear tingling.”

Ohio State Spec Coll SPEC.RARE.MS.ENG.0007

Screenshot of bingo card based on conference behavior. Full-text available at Google Doc link in post.

Between me, @ehxlibris.bsky.social, and @undomielise.bsky.social, we have created our own #RSA2025 and #Shax2025 bingo after discussing it during dinner. Download and enjoy!

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IT’S A CORPUS

It took me forever, but I finally finished this manuscript-inspired knitted cowl and while it’s not perfect it was an excellent Learning Experience.

As a fellow Cleveland expat, I love this so much ❤️

It’s so good to be back in the reading room. So much going on in this one annotation!

Ooo thank you!!

heh

1990s Zine Distribution and Understanding the Work of Zine Distros through Their Catalogs | The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America: Vol 118, No 3 Abstract During the 1990s zine distros—small-scale, DIY distributors—emerged to become a vital part of zine communities by addressing the lack of established distribution channels, championing the med...

Really excited to share that I have an article about 1990s zine distribution & learning about zine distros through the catalogs they produced in the new issue of The Papers of the Bibliographic Society of America! You can check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

ABD!

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Less than 60 days until my candidacy exams!

[Translation: please send help/advice/funny memes]

Studying for comps means integrating the English Renaissance into EVERY aspect of my life 🫠

I’ve been enjoying documenting the sights of southern VA

Absolutely nothing beats the absolute rush of unpacking the university library book you feared you accidentally sold to half-price books.

Obviously the lesson I took away from this is do not get rid of the books, ever, for any reason; in fact, keep all of the books, forever.

Thanks! I’ll look into that as an option too!

Calling any pottery/ceramic conservation folks: my mom inherited some of her great-grandmother’s china, and the sugar bowl is really discolored. She found a website suggesting soaking it in hydrogen peroxide, but I told her to wait to get a second opinion. Thoughts on how to proceed?

Other than the Twyman, I wonder if something like Gascoigne’s identifying prints and The Complete Printmaker by Ross, Romano, and Ross would be useful?

I unexpectedly lost my best girl last night and I am absolutely heartbroken.

T-shirts coming soon??

See it’s where all the cool, hip, fun people are 😂