Finished reading: Batgirl: Year One (2023 Edition) by Chuck Dixon 📚
I’m doing a deep dive on one of pop culture’s favorite librarians. Did you know that, like me, Batgirl has a PhD in information & library science?
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
Want to get in touch? You can reach me by email.
Recent posts
The most recent MCU movie I’ve seen is Black Panther. Every time I think about trying a new one, I remember that it feels like I have to understand the other 30+ for the new one to make sense. I wonder if I could just treat them like comics and only pay attention to Spider-Man and X-Men. 🍿
🔖📚 Read Navigating the Brain Poisoning of Book Censorship by Kelly Jensen.
A great piece about how even fighting censorship can prime you to start looking for content in books that isn’t there.
I’ve been feeling very down about (gestures) all this lately. Dr. Shaily Patel’s encouragement to dream and imagine better worlds is a powerful antidote. Thanks, Dr. Patel!
Finished reading: The Shining by Stephen King 📚
🔖 Read Have We Turned Personality Into Diagnosis? (New York Times).
how much more do I need to parse effluvia of my own personhood?
Right?
Saw someone comment they’d heard Emily Wilson’s Odyssey translation is feminist and before they try it they’d like to start with a more faithful translation. I wonder how much readers understand about the creative choices translators have to make and challenges to being “faithful.” 📚
Finished reading: His Risk to Take by Tessa Bailey 📚
Finished reading: Firestarter by Stephen King 📚
I know a lot of Stephen King books are considered scary, but so many of them, including this one, make me sad. Compulsively readable as King always is.
📚🗯️ Just read Detective Comics #359, the debut of Batgirl aka Dr. Barbara Gordon. I love it and I love her.