Nathan Gabbard

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

If you’re raptured tomorrow, can I have your books? Asking for a friend (who’s also not getting raptured). #BookSky 💙📚

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Will you be in Southern California the first weekend of October? If so, don't miss the Rare Books LA book fair at Union Station!

October 4 & 5.

Come see over 50 exhibitors from around the world with some of the finest examples of the historic written word.

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not quite where I was going with that, but thanks anyway, Google

Live in such a way that your passing doesn’t cause victims to sigh in relief or millions to celebrate with joy.

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Thanks to the RBS Board of Directors, all gifts made to the Annual Fund before September 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000.

The Annual Fund is essential to our work, funding scholarships and fellowships to support RBS students. You can help now. Visit rarebookschool.org/donate.

Saw a "for lease" sign in a vacant shop window, thought it would be a perfect space for my books while renovating our house, and maybe some weekend appointment-only shopping. Was a partner at a mid-size law firm, which dissolved a few months later and allowed me to do both bookstore and law.

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Don’t miss the August Antiquarian Book Sale!
Whether you collect medical, surgical, or theological texts, our August sale presents an exceptional opportunity to acquire new treasures for your library.

Don’t miss out — sale ends August 31! Shop now:
www.patricksrarebooks.com

There is yet the potential I could come to terms with it being a successful failure.

Depends. How long can I still collect wages if I turn out to be really bad at my job and "accidentally" break all the things?

Bookstore days.

A cozy bookstore area with bookshelves, a red hand truck with storage boxes, a wooden table, and white chairs.

Uh oh. Went "shopping" in storage. Got a few things...

An info graphic showing a quote by Lydia Maria Child, "I like some human beings better than books, but not many", text placed on an ivory square in front of wavy golden yellow and deep purple background.

Same.

One of the best things about being an antiquarian bookseller is rediscovering items you had forgotten about tucked away in your not-yet-listed-for-sale closets. Today's finds are a signed Thomas Hardy first edition three-volume work, and a collection of 57 bookplates (some artist signed).

Unless it's sci-fi, then more books 📚 more bots 🤖 as an exception.

More books. 📚 Less bots. 🤖

Make it a thing.

Brown and white English bulldog stands facing forward with subtle inquisitiveness about his gaze

When does other dad get home?

#copyediting

No, we're not calling it Alligator Alcatraz.

It's a Florida concentration camp.

Trump tours 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a day before its first arrivals are expected During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.

Context: www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...

He was sooooo good.

Are people outside the U.S. seeing the concentration camp à la 'Alligator Alcatraz'?

I wish more people cared about more people.

BACK IN MY DAY, we didn't need photo filters because every picture we took while out and about was a half-megapixel and measured detail in inches per pixel.

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Thank goodness it's Friday.

Considering moving to Cabot Cove and solving a murder each week.

Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs.

("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

Happy Birthday, Ambrose Bierce! Born on this day in 1842, he was a Civil War veteran, surveyor, journalist, and one of the greatest wits of all time. His short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the inspiration for the name of my bookstore @owlcreekbooks.com.