Week 11: Who can explain the Antichrist?
And other burning questions addressed in the ex-libris listserv
Quick issue tonight, as I have little energy to reflect on my classes this week in the end-of-term work crush.
Yesterday I gave a guest lecture on my dissertation research at the University of Iowa. It was very fun! If you want to read about fanfiction production models, you can find it in full online, for free. I also write about bookbinding fanfiction, which is indeed a hobby that many people partake in.
Regarding last week’s issue, which touched on social workers in libraries, news from Jackson County, Oregon, about just that.
Two highlights of favorite book covers from ex-libris catalogues last week:
From Caroliniana’s catalogue note: a question and answer booklet providing information on menopause, issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. I like how clear they are about the content and also the implication that there is one singular menopause.
From Olson’s description: “First and only edition of this brief work that finally sets the record straight about the Antichrist. Citing primarily biblical and early Christian sources, the author answers all your burning questions: Where was the Antichrist born? (Babylon; p. 2.) What was he like as a child? (He was very intelligent and quickly learned all the arts and sciences; p. 9.) How did he die? (In an epic battle; p. 26.)”
Housekeeping and Birdseeding
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What I read this week: I finished What it means when a man falls from the sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
What I am currently reading: I have not yet picked out a new book from my shelf, so it will be an adventure!
As many of you know, I began this newsletter specifically for my grandmother, Grandma Phyllis. I would like to extend a formal salutation to one of her close friends, Ruth, who is now part of our dedicated readership and was herself a librarian! Welcome, Ruth. Happy to have you here.
If you too have grandparents with friends who were once librarians, maybe they would find this newsletter interesting! Ruth has, thus far, given rave reviews. (Thank you, Ruth!)
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There is a morning dove nesting on the trellis outside the office.
More later.
Would love to hear their take on the menopause.