Catherine Lawrence

novelist * historian * bookseller

[Catherine Lawrence @cathylawrence]

Lovely profile of the @MidtownScholar

[Literary Hub @lithub]

"We strive to be more than just a physical retail space—the sense of community and intellectual engagement are vitally important, and we’ve worked hard to cultivate that."

An interview with Harrisburg's @MidtownScholar Bookstore.

https://t.co/65nOEUJF2u

[Midtown Scholar @MidtownScholar]

Bridgerton fans!

On Friday, May 12th at 7pm, join Julia Quinn + Amanda Matta in Harrisburg for an in-person (+ virtual!) discussion + signing on the new Netflix show + Quinn's novel, 'Queen Charlotte.'

Each ticket comes with a signed book. Details: https://t.co/JS8ikE8pHf

[British Library @britishlibrary]

By printing on cloth, the publisher Henry Berthold was able to escape this censorship by claiming it did not qualify as a ‘paper’. His writings further urged revolt against national debt and the government.

[British Library @britishlibrary]

This newspaper has a secret. It looks like a newspaper. Has a headline, columns and international news. But it doesn’t quite feel like a news*paper*. Why? Because it was printed on cloth. 🧵

[Midtown Scholar @MidtownScholar]

Watch the video to learn more - the Court’s opinion that “the right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and tradition” could not be farther from the truth.

https://t.co/pwIqGf6Fhl

[Midtown Scholar @MidtownScholar]

Every Friday, we make a video about our favorite rare book acquisitions from the past week.

Last week, we found America’s earliest known book dedicated to the topic of abortion - which demonstrates that the practice was accepted by early Americans.

[London Review of Books @LRB]

‘Before the 18th century, absconded Black and brown Londoners were sometimes described in print as “servants”, but never as “slaves” – even when they had manacles around their throats and letters branded into their flesh.’

@FDabhoi on ‘runaway’ slaves:

https://t.co/iSOsIRFKaH

[Catherine Lawrence @cathylawrence]

@MaggieKBlack @EmilyRodmell @MJeglinski @HarlequinBooks @LoveInspiredBks 📚Congratulations!👏

[Maggie K Black ❤️ 🐕🔫 @MaggieKBlack]

My 25th Love Inspired Suspense is out today. Been working and fighting for this goal for years. I’m so overwhelmed to reach it. Thank you @EmilyRodmell & @MJeglinski. ❤️Surviving the Wilderness is out in stores & online https://t.co/VRz8EGw2sk

@HarlequinBooks @LoveInspiredBks

[NORA-Nordic Journal of Feminist & Gender Research @Journal_NORA]

(Re)read Marjo Kolehmainen, Kinneret Lahad & Annukka Lahtis special issue “Affective Intimacies”, which we had the absolute pleasure of publishing last fall. This issue is packed with brilliant papers so take your time:

https://t.co/E0mpcOFPD9

[Catherine Lawrence @cathylawrence]

@MissBowman33 Congratulation!

[Natural History Museum @NHM_London]

@MaryAnningRocks Mary Anning was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector.

She discovered the first complete skeleton of a Plesiosaurus, the first pterosaur outside of Germany & many other scientifically notable finds.

Read more about about the statue 👇
https://t.co/FxGumBAtqU

[Catherine Lawrence @cathylawrence]

@NHM_London @MaryAnningRocks Fossils! @FatedMates

[Catherine Lawrence @cathylawrence]

A rakish Scottish baron turned codebreaker for the Crown falls in love w/a daring, outspoken heiress—then finds she’s writing anonymous radical pamphlets & aiding a conspiracy. Will duty, politics, or passion win? #smoochpit #lovepit #HR #A #hot #feministhistory BasedOnATrueStory

[The Wallace Collection @WallaceMuseum]

☕ Milk and sugar? It's #NationalTeaDay! This elegant Sèvres sugar bowl and milk-jug form part of a 'déjeuner', a small tea set delivered with a matching tray.

Dated c. 1775–80, the service was probably decorated by the husband-and-wife team, Vincent and Geneviève Taillandier.

[SeeSamWrite @seesamwrite]

Do writers dream of faraway bookstores the way most people dream of exotic travel destinations? I’ve never visited @MidtownScholar in Harrisburg, called “a religious experience” by @nytimes but they’re doing something very cool. #WritingCommunity #BookTwitter

[michael baggott @baggottsilver]

The rarest of rare makers marks.

The widow’s lozenge punch tells you immediately that it’s for a female silversmith, though this one is so rare that it didn’t even make it into the excellent “Women Silversmiths 1685-1845”

Edith Fletcher, London, 1733

#Antiques

[V&A @V_and_A]

👏 Say 👏 yes 👏 to 👏 this 👏 dress 👏

This flamboyant 18th century robe a l'anglaise from Edward Crutchley's Spring/Summer 2022 collection is smashing the boundaries of men's fashion.

Watch the full film: https://t.co/AzQmkATTat

[Slate @Slate]

The Bridgerton books once had two covers—a demure one on top, and a steamier one underneath. https://t.co/iKJdzBKxlM