"Incisive and thorough, Stories on Skin examines the traditions of embodying personal histories on the human body through tattooing from a global perspective. This nuanced discussion is an essential contribution to the literature of community-based and anti-colonialist archival work. Also, it's punk-rock as f***. I'll never think about tattoos the same way again." -- Lynne M. Thomas, Head, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA "Terry and Libby's book expounds on how tattoos serve not just as personal expressions, but as vital archives showcasing diverse cultural narratives. Thoughtfully and respectfully, the authors reveal the profound ways in which tattoos encapsulate history, identity, and community. Stories on Skin is important for LAM professionals interested in the intersection of art, culture, and human connection, while eloquently advocating for the recognition of tattoos as powerful symbols of our collective heritage and as inclusive canvases that celebrate the rich tapestry of human experience.

" -- Susan Feller, President and CEO, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, USA "Blending rigorous academic research, personal testimony, and a poetics of both grief and joy, friends and colleagues Baxter and Coyner-Tsosie make a convincing argument that tattoos, like other forms of personal and cultural ephemera, are the stuff of history. Whether inked as cultural tradition, religious observance, or to mark the passage of personal time, these traces tell stories that cannot be found on a shelf or in a Hollinger box." -- Emily Drabinski, Associate Professor, Queens College, CUNY, USA " Stories on Skin demonstrates the enfleshed archives in poignant and personal ways, from within the archives and library professions themselves. From theory, to "theory in the flesh," to personal stories of skin, ink, and belonging in one's skin, the authors lead with their own shared tattoos of the word "context" that ground the book in its inquiry into inked living histories. Stories on Skin troubles archival concepts of fixity, custody, and order by expanding the interstitial corporealities of LAM into something breathable, vital, memorable, and always becoming." -- Jamie A. Lee, Author of Producing the Archival Body, USA.