John Warner

biblioracle.bsky.social

06 October 2026 02:41

That my name is in a large, bold font here has now become a career highlight.

Joanne Freeman

jbf1755.bsky.social

27 September 2026 20:58

Welp I just discovered a saved phone message from my dad who died a year ago and I’m putting my phone down for a bit.

John Warner

biblioracle.bsky.social

20 September 2026 13:36

Won't lie, it was cool to have a bunch of people paying attention to what I had to say and being given copies of my book, but the deepest pleasure was spending a few weeks ruminating on what I wanted to say. The final remarks were version seven.

Rhys Parton

rhysparton.bsky.social

11 September 2026 00:52

Podcasts should go back to being audio only.

Helen Czerski

helenczerski.bsky.social

10 September 2026 20:24

As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.