Some upcoming books I'm excited about:
Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
https://bookshop.org/p/books/book-and-dagger-elyse-graham/20908426?ean=9780063280847
A natural complement to Peiss' Information Hunters
The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook Vol. 2
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-elder-scrolls-the-official-cookbook-vol-2-victoria-rosenthal/21500032?ean=9798886634242
First was great but this finally expands to the breadth of #ESO
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Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter
https://bookshop.org/p/books/letterlocking-daniel-starza-smith/21221093?ean=9780262049276
LOVE the letterlocking project, and 528 pages?! YES
The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-medieval-scriptorium-making-books-in-the-middle-ages-sara-j-charles/21203672?ean=9781789149166
Charles’ work is always an informative delight
The Mushroom Color Atlas: A Guide to Dyes and Pigments Made from Fungi
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mushroom-color-atlas-a-guide-to-dyes-and-pigments-made-from-fungi-julie-beeler/21150110?ean=9781797228457
Beeler is an instructor for my upcoming natural color class, and I’m excited to have the book alongside
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The Official Horizon Cookbook: Tastes of the Seven Tribes
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-official-horizon-cookbook-tastes-of-the-seven-tribes-victoria-rosenthal/20314665?ean=9798886633108
Pop culture cookbooks can vary, but I love this game so much
Stories on Skin: A Librarian’s Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives
https://bookshop.org/p/books/stories-on-skin-a-librarian-s-guide-to-tattoos-as-personal-archives-terry-baxter/20168375?ean=9798216185482
#Tattoos as #archives AND co-written by a local archivist!
The Waters of Mnemosyne: Ancient Greek Religion for Modern Pagans
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-waters-of-mnemosyne-ancient-greek-religion-for-modern-pagans-gwendolyn-reece/21134103?ean=9780738778891
“Inspired by” can be iffy, but I’m usually game to at least try most interpretations
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Anne Deschaine
Bram Meehan