I spy all four of my Tales of Weird collections in this picture🖤

Free tickets still available for this UofG Fantasy event on Thursday! Looking forward to joining Matthew Sangster Tanya Kirk Christina Bacchilega, Sofia Samatar, and Ann VanderMeer! Link to book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/realms-of-im… Fantasy Literature FantasyArtandStudies GIFCon 2025 @UofGEngLit UofG Arts & Humanities

If you're interested in hearing more about the development of Fantasy: Realms of Imagination (on British Library until Feb 25th), Tanya Kirk and I talked quite extensively about the exhibition's design and reception in a fun conversation with Story Radio UK.

Absolutely love this and what an amazing tribute to the exhibition

2024 kicks off with a new podcast episode on The Dark Crystal (1982) recorded at the British Library with Tanya Kirk (Lead Curator of Printed Heritage Collections 1601–1900), and co-organiser/co-curator of the Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition! fantasy-animation.org/all-episodes/e…

So much this.

If you can’t make it to see Fantasy: Realms of Imagination British Library , here’s a lovely thread of some of the highlights. Thanks Rebecca Lambert: She/Her 🐭 !

Fantasy: Realms of Imagination is nearly sold out through the last week - if you were planning on getting tickets, do so soon!: fantasy.seetickets.com/timeslots/filt…. Nearly the entire programme of talks is now available on the Living Knowledge Network site: living-knowledge-network.co.uk.

This is a lovely piece, and I had so much fun chatting with Bertie and Tom Harper for it.

It's #WorldTattooDay, so let's take a look at the tats on some of our ink-redible Bodleian colleagues! Medieval project cataloguer Dr Alison Ray Dr Alison Ray has this fiery phoenix on the pyre. Here it is alongside 13th c. Bestiary MS. Bodl. 764, f. 70r digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/ecf968…

I’ve got news! After 16 years at the British Library I’ve got a new job as Librarian of St John’s College Cambridge. I start in July. Going to really miss BL and Brighton friends but also feeling very excited.

Are you even a librarian if packing your house for a move doesn’t involve Dawson’s boxes 🤔

So happy to share this! New post just advertised: James Murray Beattie Lecturer in Fantasy Literature! Come and work with me, @WillTattersdill, Matthew Sangster and the UofG Fantasy team! ✨🐉 🦄 For further details search for vacancy 143969 here: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/

JOB KLAXON! Great collection + great team = a fantastic job. The NHM is looking for an interim museum archivist.

Rare books and archives folks - if you fancy some fantasy football fun this season give me a shout, there’s a league! Share far and wide - though there may be a test about bindings or something before you’re allowed to enter. #rarebooks #archives

Special Collections Knitting Club! #rbscg2024

Sometimes we get bogged down in detail and problems, other days we view the horizon and think about how things will be better. Today falls into the latter category. Thanks to Janice Tullock working with NHM Library and Archives on how to make our amazing collections more discoverable.