This is amazing! Look at the last one!

They have found a tannery in Fountains Abbey… theguardian.com/science/2021/o…

I couldn't figure out where the comma(s) in "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" should go, so I hit myself in the face.

"Throughout the history of the book, as institutional libraries have withered through neglect or been deliberately destroyed, the literary heritage has found its refuge in the more informal setting of private collecting." – Andrew Pettegree FBA & Arthur der Weduwen thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/why-libra…

We have raised £15m, SAVING the #BlavatnikHonresfieldLibary! Our lead donor Sir Leonard Blavatnik gave half the total needed, ensuring success; NHMF gave its largest ever manuscript acquisition grant. A treasure trove of literary manuscripts has been SAVED FOR THE NATION!

I would like to bring your attention to this chap, who seems delightful at a time when all things simply are not

The Record of John is neither an alto nor a tenor verse. It's a Novak verse.

This has made my year. Can 2022 get any better?

Barbara Newman · Peasants wear ultramarine: Nuns with Blue Teeth · LRB - have immediately bought the book by ⁦Elizabeth Treharne⁩ - it seems she just ‘gets’ the entire physical and emotional connection we have with books lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/…

Bloody hell. Looking at a message from the Ukraine Library Association concerning the cancellation of their forthcoming conference. it basically says "We will reschedule just as soon as we have finished vanquishing our invaders". Ukrainian Librarians, I salute you

This #InternationalWomensDay discover 9 rare bookselling businesses owned by women abebooks.com/books/rarebook… (via AbeBooks) + @raremedbookgal thesecondshelf.bsky.social Elizabeth Crawford Sophie Schneideman & collectable/second-hand/used booksellers Catherine Hawley Astley Book Farm @tpbooks_addingham

Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Something wholesome at last - Hidden camera gets first live UK footage of wild white-tailed eagle hatching theguardian.com/environment/20…

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But Is It a Book? New acq from Sophie Schneideman

In love with this pumpkin library made by the staff Truro Community Lib! 🎃 🎃 🎃

#OTD 1805 Wordsworth finishes 'The Solitary Reaper'. This manuscript is in British Library

There are a lot of great literary sites in London, but this one was very special and I don't think it gets enough attention. These are the contents of PG Wodehouse's Long Island study. His wife donated them to Dulwich College. If you ask, the college's staff may let you visit.

Tea-time, anyone? These block-printed papers by J&J Jeffery with a nifty biscuit design certainly put one in the mood. A new acq from Sophie Schneideman

Sharing information here about the short-notice cancellation of our recent concert in Florida: