Welcome to diatom books

an engineered stratum of recycled reading + authentic objects of wonder

specializing in science, technology, & society (STS)

LUCY AMELIA KRUESEL
PROPRIETOR

LITHIFIED IN THE DRIFTLESS
2023

A fresh take on STS

Diatom Books is currently an online & book fair-only bookshop in Southeastern Minnesota. We are dedicated to offering books & objects which celebrate Science, Technology and Society (STS). Our location in the Driftless region of the Midwest as well as being a small, woman-owned business shape our values and commitments.

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all about books

What is an antiquarian book?

The terms “rare” and “antiquarian” are often thrown together, and although a book can be both rare and antiquarian, it can also be rare and not antiquarian, and antiquarian and not rare.

— Visit Biblio.com’s blog for the full read

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