@lgbtlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian, translator, researcher on LGBTQ+ literature & libraries π³οΈβπshe/her Co-editor, LGBTQ+ Literature for Children & Young Adults https://anthempress.com/humanities-literature-and-arts/international-lgbtq-literature-for-children-and-young-adults-hb
The Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence invites you to apply to present at our first annual Symposium on 8th July: www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/tra...
Deadline for submissions 28th April
#AcademicSky ππ
#Conference #OpenCall #Symposium #Opportunity
#Queer #LGBTQIA2S+ #LGBT
How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading?
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
Read to Respond: Trans Rights/Trans Studies - a reading list addressing trans rights and politics on a global scale. View the full list of books, journals, and articles on our blog: https://buff.ly/4aIkfuW
All articles are free to read through 6/30/2025!
Also we have FREE GIFTS for everyone this month!
The amazing @librofm.bsky.social have given us a WILD amount of codes for free audiobooks of 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall (contemporary m/m romance)
AND
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (prescient sci-fi)
DM me for one...
βOnce you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, youβre operating within a fascist logic,β they said. βThat means there might be a second one youβre willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?β
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@smwordsmith.bsky.social never misses! Glad I got up early for her session at @4csla.bsky.social
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A graphic with the covers of the 20 books on the longlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award. Established in 2000, the Branford Boase is awarded to the author and - uniquely - the editor of the year's outstanding debut book for children and young people. It highlights the best new writers for children and puts the editor's skill in the spotlight too.
Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase, the #BranfordBoaseAward is given annually to author and editor of the yearβs outstanding debut novel for children. Discover the books up for this year's award #KidLit branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-longlist/
23.01.2025 08:11 β π 21 π 12 π¬ 0 π 3Thanks so much for doing!!
22.01.2025 22:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A MASSIVE and brilliant thread of queer kids' books! Lots of personal favourites and some that are new to me!
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Screenshot of Public Lending Right statement from the British Library showing income of Β£1060.51
Did you know that authors get paid every time you borrow one of their books from the library? Well they do! (11.76p per time π€)οΏΌ And this can really add up. Given that the median author income per year is about Β£7000, this is an incredibly important revenue stream for authors. Go get borrowing! πππ
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We invested in 30 early career Trans+ creatives to tell Trans+ history stories. Writers, artists, poets and audio producers. We paid them and some got professional audio equipment to keep.
Weβll be doing it all again this year too.
Find them here: www.wearequeeraf.com/transhistory...
Hereβs my comprehensive list of every transfemme book from the last release window!
My challenge to you - pick an author youβve never heard of and try out their work! ππ
If youβre a transfemme author and I missed your book, please let me know and Iβll add it asap.
Good Morning.
βBlue Mondayβ is a made up phenomenon to sell holidays.
Dips in mental health happen at any time.
And the shit hurricane that is about to explode in the US is going to cause pain to a lot of people. Maybe not today
Here is a list of UK resources.
www.mind.org.uk/information-...
Seller work from @bcla.bsky.social
'A guide for library workplaces seeking to hire autistic and neurodivergent employees'
#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
#Employment #Job #Recruitment
#Library #LIS #Librarian #Skybrarian
#Dyslexia #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #Dysgraphia #Dyspraxia
#Dyscalculia #OCD
20 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2025
From chilling trans horror to non-binary romance & genderfluid fantasy, here's our list of 20 trans & non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2025.
Read more here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/20-tran...
#queerbooks #transbooks #nonbinarybooks #booksky
@profkeonwest.bsky.social is fantastic! I know him slightly and have used his work a lot in my teaching
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Would love all of my book-loving followers to give this a share (& sign up) - my new reader-facing newsletter As Seen On Booktok - as well as showcasing the BIG books, will also incl quieter books that booktokers love (in translation, short stories, debuts etc)
asseenonbooktok.meetthebooktokers.com
"When libraries have books and/or programs that promote a diverse and progressive world, it canβt be written off as expected. It is, often, extraordinary." @tuphlos.bsky.social
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raforall.blogspot.com/2025/01/libr...
Added a "just give me relevant packs/feeds to follow" section to my Bluesky for Academics guide you can jump to here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Collects starter packs on:
* #digitalhumanities
* GLAM (libraries/archives)
* tech/data/coding
* humanities (including book history)
* making/crafting
I'm now not only ON Bluesky but actually USING it, and I feel - in the best possible way - as if I've travelled back in time by a decade π€©
13.01.2025 17:17 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I had this at a conference a couple of years ago! I insisted on doing slides for mine for accessibility reasons, but a lot of people didn't and it made it much harder -especially for people listening to something that wasn't their first language
13.01.2025 16:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have arrived!!
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