The Scribblin' Bibliphile

Librarian, Book Lover, Aspiring Author

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OMG! This traile for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children looks amazing! I can’t wait!

And by the way, Eva Green looks phenomenal!

The movie releases September 30th, 2016.

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Cannot wait for this movie!

[yabookscentral]

When there’s not enough time to finish your book:

[vintageanchorbooks]

Literary Word Count Infographic: http://shortlist.com/entertainment/books/literary-word-count-infographic

[tedlyanderson]

Library records and trans* people

So in my day job I’m a librarian, and at my library we have a book by Sophie Campbell, a.k.a. mooncalfe . It’s an older printing, so it still lists the author as “Ross Campbell.” I started wondering whether there was a way to reflect a name and/or gender change in the MARC record, which is the basic catalogue record for any object in a library database.

Turns out, there is! As of 2009, the 375 field in the standard MARC record indicates not only an individual’s gender, but also any genders with which they may have formerly identified, and even the specific date ranges when they did. The field is repeatable, which means it can be used multiple times within the same record, so you can be very precise about an individual’s gender identity at different times in their life.

The post where I found out about this is on the Urban Archivist blog. More specific information about how to format the 375 field can be found on the Library of Congress site. Please spread the word to any librarians and/or trans* folks who write books!

[peyjturner]

@thatgothlibrarian and other tumblrarians. 

[thatgothlibrarian]

And RDA just changed so that you can represent the author/etc. by the terms they use instead of just male/female (just changed a few weeks ago actually). However, the deadname will still show up in the authority record, but not as the authorized version of the name. But for that to happen, the person must have published something with their name instead of their deadname.

It’s very complicated, and librarians like K.R. Roberto have been instrumental in changing things and bringing those problems to the forefront.

Talk to me if you have other questions/comments/concerns! I know a lot.

[thewritershandbook]

[books-n-quotes]

Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands maybe.

Neil Gaiman, The Sandman (via books-n-quotes)

[banettewrites]

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

Neil Gaiman (via banettewrites)

I will always reblog this quote.

[bitchassbooks-deactivated201606]

When I die I want to haunt a library

[wordsordie]

helpful library ghost = goals

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Perfect

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[blogfellout]

Gotta reblog for @diebrarian! 👍

[yoursummerdreamz]

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Bones & All, A Coming of Age Tale

In Bones & All, Camille DeAngelis gives us a coming of age tale with a little cannibalism mixed in. The main character Maren Yearly suffers from "involuntary cannibalism" (I saw this description in an early review and really liked, so I borrowed it), and after Maren turns sixteen her mother abandons her in the middle of the night.

What does she do now?

Suspend reality and enjoy it for the coming of age tale it is.

Find my full review here.

[epicreads]

The Shadow Queen by CJ Redwine - a dark, fantasy retelling of Snow White. This book is really good you guys!

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I can’t wait to read this!

[adi-fitri]

“IT’S A SWORD, IT’S NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.” My favourite scene from The Hogfather. ___ See how this comic was made here. ___ society6

[mlischiefmanaged-blog]

Currently in my office to remind myself that some of the most important lessons my teens will learn need to be learned the hard way.

[yainterrobang]

LIST OF THE WEEK: Ten must-reads for Lunar Chronicles fans + Scarlet giveaway

If you’ve already sped through Stars Above and you’re looking for something similar to The Lunar Chronicles to tide you over until Wires and Nerve hits the shelves later this year, look no further! We’ve rounded up a list of ten must-read series for fans of The Lunar Chronicles. Whether you love the series for its diverse ensemble cast, its fairy tale origins, or its blend of scifi and romance, there’s something here for everyone.

Plus, to celebrate the end of our Scarlet readalong, we’re giving away a paperback copy of Scarlet along with 10 Lunar Chronicles shimmer tattoo sheets!

For more fun lists and all things YA lit, visit our website, follow us here and on Twitter, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter! For more on each book, or if you need a text-version / captioned version, visit the list on our main site.

Visit YA Interrobang to enter and win Scarlet + Lunar Chronicles swag!

[willywaldo]

He used to be a feral librarian, he said, before he went back to school. That’s what they called them, he said, librarians without a master’s degree.

Lydia Millet, Sweet Lamb of Heaven (Norton, May 2016)

[austinpubliclibrary]

The nominees for the 2015 Nebula Awards, given annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, were announced Saturday. These awards include novels for adults and teens, plus novellas, novelettes, and short stories. Check them out from the Austin Public Library!

Novel

Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen

Updraft by Fran Wilde

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly

Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee

Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Updraft by Fran Wilde

[genialokal]

Harper Lee 1926 - 2016