Anna Iltnere
@sealibrary.bsky.social
creator of an ongoing artwork - Sea Library - one thousand books about the sea, by the sea, for everyone to borrow and read
writing a book for Facet Publishing / represented by Stimola Literary Studio
books http://sea-library.com
blog beachbooks.blog
writing a book for Facet Publishing / represented by Stimola Literary Studio
books http://sea-library.com
blog beachbooks.blog
the sky right now
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
the sky right now
The show aired on Sunday morning, Australia time, which was before midnight here. Nemo fell asleep while I listened to Julian Morrow’s phrase, “the only sea librarian in the world.” At the end, I had to choose a song to close the show with. Julian is such a clever, witty, lovely person to talk to.
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The show aired on Sunday morning, Australia time, which was before midnight here. Nemo fell asleep while I listened to Julian Morrow’s phrase, “the only sea librarian in the world.” At the end, I had to choose a song to close the show with. Julian is such a clever, witty, lovely person to talk to.
Nemo by the river
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Nemo by the river
It truly is! A gift from my best friend ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It truly is! A gift from my best friend ❤️
I am a very happy sea librarian. Yesterday, I received 29 letters from Shoreham Beach Primary School children 🪼🐠🐋🐙🦕🦭
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I am a very happy sea librarian. Yesterday, I received 29 letters from Shoreham Beach Primary School children 🪼🐠🐋🐙🦕🦭
my reading room for all of autumn now
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
my reading room for all of autumn now
Happy to share the news! @facetpublishing.bsky.social has signed "Sea Libraries" by Anna Iltnere. Publishing director Andrew James bought world English language rights from Stimola Literary Studio. The book will be out in June 2028. Read more via Book Brunch www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy to share the news! @facetpublishing.bsky.social has signed "Sea Libraries" by Anna Iltnere. Publishing director Andrew James bought world English language rights from Stimola Literary Studio. The book will be out in June 2028. Read more via Book Brunch www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
I don’t visit churches often but tonight it was beautiful
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I don’t visit churches often but tonight it was beautiful
coffee at the Sea Library with Letters to the Sea
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
coffee at the Sea Library with Letters to the Sea
Some of my books once lived in other libraries, marked with the Dewey Decimal System. 500 is natural sciences & mathematics. 550 is earth sciences. 551 is geology, hydrology, meteorology. 551.4 is geomorphology & hydrosphere, and 551.46 is oceanography.
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Some of my books once lived in other libraries, marked with the Dewey Decimal System. 500 is natural sciences & mathematics. 550 is earth sciences. 551 is geology, hydrology, meteorology. 551.4 is geomorphology & hydrosphere, and 551.46 is oceanography.
I keep asking myself… is it possible to catalogue the sea? Maybe the sea is already its own catalogue. I’m just learning to read it.
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I keep asking myself… is it possible to catalogue the sea? Maybe the sea is already its own catalogue. I’m just learning to read it.
The mythical pull of a library about the sea.
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The mythical pull of a library about the sea.
today at the National Library of Latvia – celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first book published in Latvian
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
today at the National Library of Latvia – celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first book published in Latvian
Sea Library shelves as seen through (a bottle of) water. By my Kristians (soon 16)
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sea Library shelves as seen through (a bottle of) water. By my Kristians (soon 16)
yes, there is a NEMO bus stop in Jūrmala
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
yes, there is a NEMO bus stop in Jūrmala
not dusting anything
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
not dusting anything
dusting the Sea Library shelves
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
dusting the Sea Library shelves
Look! What has arrived at the Sea Library. "The View from the Shoulder: A Portrait of Scottish Surfing" by Roger Cox – the story of surfing in Scotland (including coffin-lid surfers!)
Thank you @outdoorscots.bsky.social so much.
Buy or borrow, read, share and surf: sea-library.com/2025/11/01/7...
Thank you @outdoorscots.bsky.social so much.
Buy or borrow, read, share and surf: sea-library.com/2025/11/01/7...
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Look! What has arrived at the Sea Library. "The View from the Shoulder: A Portrait of Scottish Surfing" by Roger Cox – the story of surfing in Scotland (including coffin-lid surfers!)
Thank you @outdoorscots.bsky.social so much.
Buy or borrow, read, share and surf: sea-library.com/2025/11/01/7...
Thank you @outdoorscots.bsky.social so much.
Buy or borrow, read, share and surf: sea-library.com/2025/11/01/7...
at this time of the year, rose bushes are full of riverside leopards
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
at this time of the year, rose bushes are full of riverside leopards
November river. good morning, no more masks
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
November river. good morning, no more masks
Sea Library window this evening
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sea Library window this evening
Book deal finally signed. Thank you, Sea Library. Thank you, a room full of books. And thank you, dear sea. Can’t wait to share more but I’ll have to finish the book first.
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Book deal finally signed. Thank you, Sea Library. Thank you, a room full of books. And thank you, dear sea. Can’t wait to share more but I’ll have to finish the book first.
Browns, greens, and yellows of late October. Our path to the river, swan parents signaling a softly digital sound. Good morning.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Browns, greens, and yellows of late October. Our path to the river, swan parents signaling a softly digital sound. Good morning.
