Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S.

18th c scholar and librarian, intersectional feminist Austenite, Edgeworthian; baker, dancer, fiber artist, sewist, and any other hobby that quiets my brain

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

It is so cold and rainy in LA that the Huntington reading room actually feels warm. Batten the hatches, folks-- if this isn't a sign the apocalypse is coming, idk what is.

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@IAmDylanLewis Oh the joys! Sigh.

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A reminder for Midnights release day: dismissing things as "basic" is often code for hating something because the fanbase is majority female, which is just patriarchy in disguise. Leave us to enjoy with our masala chai lattes in peace ✨

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@cfalz001 I absolutely need recovery cake, excellent suggestion!

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I think I will forever more be known to the Huntington Reading Room as That Girl who jammed her finger and started bleeding (I'm fine, the materials are fine, it's all just FINE)

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@tysongaskill Ah I sorted it out with a band-aid and alcohol wipe pulled from a seemingly never-before-used first aid kit and got on with it! So silly.

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@tysongaskill Sadly, entirely unrelated to the birds, despite the MARC

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

Interesting finds today

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@JoInOKC You would think, but no! https://t.co/ZtmfV6YA3p

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

There is no sting of rejection quite as severe as when your own dog growls at you for petting him

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@IAmDylanLewis Surprisingly, there is ONE authentic Mexican restaurant in Dublin-- their cochinita pibil was on-par with my experiences growing up in SoCal! But in general, yeahhh, I refuse to get it outside of CA or Mexico

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Every time I think I'm done with this phase of Marvel, they do something to suck me back in (lookin' at you, Black Panther news)

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@pfanderson Thank you so much! It's very cozy!

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

I finally finished my ombré puff quilt (started during Sarah's #FemBib CalRBS course). I'm DELIGHTED-- the fabrics are California-themed

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

My neighbors hired a live band for their party this afternoon. This would be all well and good if the lead singer could actually hit any of the intended notes 🥴

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

@JulieLong18thC Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth!! It is SO pointedly self-aware of its own textuality. I wrote my master's thesis about this, so I have a lot to say on the subject

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

New friend: wow, it must be great to spend your work day surrounded by books!
Me: Well, I often work from home...
NF: so.... you spend your day surrounded by books.
...
Fair play, sir.

[Catherine Phipps @katyaphipps]

Teaching a class this morning on what these 100-year-old condoms can show about the history of gender and empire 🧵

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

Just some really lovely printing found at the Huntington yesterday

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@wynkenhimself I haven't read those! Apparently there's a new series out as well

[Micaela Rodgers; M.Phil, M.L.I.S. @wellreadnbread]

Sadly... the Twilight books. Weird then (middle/high school), weirder now. Nobody wants Mormonism in their vampire smut 😂

[Sheila Liming @seeshespeak]

Readerly types: were their big “cult classic”-type novels that circulated among friends when you were in high school?

Ones that everybody had to read so they could feel “in” with the group?

If so, which ones?