The Steampunk Librarian

sneak preview of summer giveaway

It’s officially summer now, which means the Steampunk Librarian Summer Book Giveaway will start soon! Here’s a sneak preview of what we’ll be giving away in June:

 

 

Vintage Tomorrows (we got some more copies from the good folks at O’Reilly!)

 

 

The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi (Burton and Swinburne are back for more!)

 

 

In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles, Book One (espionage and battles in a steam-filled universe!)

 

 

We may have more soon. Stay tuned!

Weeksville

Many thanks to Satori for pointing me toward the fascinating story of Weeksville. Both the past and the future of this place is amazing!

Once more around the sun

It's Ay-leen the Peacemaker's birthday today! Stop by Beyond Victoriana and celebrate!

sites [sic] to see!

This week, I point you to other websites which are chock-full of historical and/or steampunk information!

 

The Edwardian Promenade always has something interesting.

 

The Smithsonian’s “Paleofuture” weblog is fantastic. Here, a link to Tesla’s predictions for the 21st century.

 

The British Newspaper Archives has a blog now, huzzah.

 

Mrs. Daffodil Digresses can be about many things; here’s a post on “murderabilia” collectibles in the 1910s.