Founded in 2018, BookLab is the University of Maryland English Department’s letterpress workshop, book arts studio, and bibliographic makerspace; and the Plaintxt Press is our imprint. Come visit in Tawes Hall 3248. We make small language models.https://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3mm5rmcb4ls25Thanks to all who joined our Wayzgoose festivities last Thursday! Our fabulous BookLab assistants Sophie McCarthy, Isabelle Berube, and Sam Dibella showcased work they've created over the past year.18 May 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5rmcb4ls25https://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3mltbgicmh22kDear UMD friends: please join BookLab today for our annual Wayzgoose (printer's celebration) from 2:30-4:30 pm in Tawes Hall 3248. Our BookLab assistants will be showcasing their work, and we'll have light refreshments on hand. Hope to see you there!14 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltbgicmh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lmsd5pcvu22fHappy to lend a hand! 🏳️‍🌈 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsd5pcvu22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3ljnfhd5cbk2wWanna buy us some ink? Today is UMD’s big campus-wide fund raiser! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnfhd5cbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lin5mcsvhs2nToday the MAKING WORDS students worked cooperatively on three different presses to print this 1935 Walter Benjamin quotation on a multi-layered background. They turned out awesome.20 Feb 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lin5mcsvhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lhw6discyc2uLET’S GO11 Feb 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhw6discyc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lheteyqznk2dNOX day (by Anne Carson) is always a favorite.04 Feb 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheteyqznk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lg7babvvdk2vChatGPT as tactical media. A little bit of resistance printing today by @kmkraus.bsky.social . All handset type.20 Jan 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7babvvdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3ld5mbvkbcs2oSome of the work on display yesterday at our Wayzgoose.13 Dec 2024 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5mbvkbcs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lcvgbkn3es2vAww. 😘 Never say never! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvgbkn3es2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lcnuqi43j22gOne of our interns so dedicated they are OUT MAKING PAPER in this weather. (We all but forbade it.)06 Dec 2024 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnuqi43j22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lcdmbn2pgs2xIt’s that time of year again.02 Dec 2024 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdmbn2pgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lcbiogrbkk2rFirst work on our new sign press (and a bit of an homage to its retail provenance).01 Dec 2024 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbiogrbkk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3lbshacxjhc2rA certain slant of light . . . welcome to our newest addition, a Morgan Sign Company Line-o-Scribe with a 14x22” print bed, our largest yet. This particular press was used in a family-owned hardware store in Georgia until recently.25 Nov 2024 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbshacxjhc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3latqrvhhik2bHello Bluesky! We’ve been parked here for a while but this account will be becoming more active. Founded in 2018, we are the U. of Maryland English Dept.’s letterpress and makerspace for book arts. We like good trouble. Follow us for updates; we would love to be included in your starter packs!13 Nov 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3latqrvhhik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kqssxu2wal2gBig congrats to our longtime colleague and friend! https://english.umd.edu/news/dylan-lewis-named-andrew-w-mellon-society-fellows-critical-bibliography23 Apr 2024 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqssxu2wal2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3ko3qh6i3fj2dCheck out Nat McGartland and other fab folks in this gathering of emerging letterpress artists and activists: https://partnersinprint.org/event/print-futures-spring-2024/?fbclid=PAAabBqLi1NOzyRfewlwBWFsfmmIPeN-w3NDEs1lSUCzRVC3oJG7vkYqwHaX0_aem_AfgM4SYVQH7zn5kY-oj8S3T3Yuu0cdtad1BaR27OjR0ShLa5IZbmbuxKJkT60ZeFW_420 Mar 2024 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ko3qh6i3fj2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kkx2g6cgbw2sOpen hours this semester! Wednesdays 12-2 and Thursdays 10-2. Tawes 3248.09 Feb 2024 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkx2g6cgbw2shttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kk7ndxwzgy2kCongrats to BFF Dr. Christina Walter on this amazing write up about her office and curio collection! https://today.umd.edu/a-peek-inside-english-professor-christina-walters-office30 Jan 2024 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kk7ndxwzgy2khttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3khuochumnh2wHappy New Year! (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/books/south-korea-paju-books.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KE0.6fTS.1N8Norj7vRBd&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=tw-share31 Dec 2023 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3khuochumnh2whttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kh7xqtvp562t23 Dec 2023 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kh7xqtvp562thttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3keay7ai6zp27Just a typical day in BookLab, with two generations of Drs. Chico sharing treasures of the centuries (and of Spain’s Rastro market). Thank you to everyone who turned out!15 Nov 2023 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3keay7ai6zp27https://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3ke4ga4ljkd2zHappening Wednesday! A cabinet of curiosities and table talk. Free and open to all.14 Nov 2023 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke4ga4ljkd2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kdrkdyyqyn2fWe're revamping our newsletter. Subscribe! eepurl.com/iilNC509 Nov 2023 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdrkdyyqyn2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kdmfjxdjfk2c😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Nov 2023 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdmfjxdjfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/umdbooklab.bsky.social/post/3kco5sfhovj2aWe have cartonera! Cartonera are a tradition of Latin American bookmaking using found and recycled materials, especially cardboard that is then decorated for the cover. Thanks to Diana Proenza for educating us, and the great @titachico.bsky.social for finding us these samples in Chile!26 Oct 2023 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:d2n5zyk5fyitqlgrcno6ii7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3kco5sfhovj2a