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Regional Development is 40% off! Great time to ask your library to splurge; or to preorder the Edinburgh Guide to Lit & Sound Studies (ft a brilliant lineup of contributors, + an essay on reading musical scores in modernist lit by yours truly). Comes out Feb 24📚

Had a fabulous time at @ALA2023 American Literature Association this weekend. And especially lovely to visit the wonderful Emily at the EUP stall!

Visited some amazing houses while in Cambridge MA today (zoom in for details) 🥰

Come along to this fab conference on the novel and consciousness on Monday 26th. I’ll be presenting a paper on Pauline Hopkins, race melodramas, mesmerism, and music, alongside some great people. Zoom in, or feel free to stop by if you’re in Brisbane. 😎

CALL FOR PAPERS - 2023 Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference - December 1 to 3 at the University of Sydney. Deadline for submissions August 1st - for more info anzasa.org/2023-conferenc… Please share!

I am delighted to announce the full programme for 'Difficult Conversations in Modernist Studies', an international series of events, ONLINE, 25th July - 4th August. So exciting!! - bams.ac.uk/difficult-conv…! MSA (Modernism) Modernist Studies in Asia Network (MSIA) Société d'études modernistes (SEM) British Association for Modernist Studies AMSN

Two brilliant friends Max + Stephen co-wrote this new feature in Overland—can’t recommend enough!

June 12 in Adelaide, the great Jill Jones released her latest collection of poems, Acrobat Music, at Goodwood Books📖🎊 Terrific reading, wonderful book, super event!🙌🎉

Difficult Conversations in Modernist Studies begins Tuesday next week. There have been a couple of changes to the programme - bams.ac.uk/difficult-conv… - notably the timing of ‘Difficult Engagements’ and a new panel on ‘Race and Racism in Modernist Criticism’ #DifficultMod

Looking forward to this event — such a great line up of events and speakers. I’ll be chatting about Jean Toomer’s modernist difficulties as part of the AMSN’s Close Reading Roundtable on August 2nd, 6-8pm Australian EST.

Come join us in the Zone: Dec 4th🍌 🚀

Yo, Swifty academics, I’m really happy for you and imma let you finish, but a Beyoncérence would be one of the best conferences of all time.

Great news: Sascha Morrell & I just signed book contract w. Palgrave for our ed. collection, “Revisiting the Poetics & Politics of Modernism: The Women of 1922.” Stellar line-up of global modernists; excited to share further details soon AMSN MSA (Modernism) British Association for Modernist Studies

It's officially St Andrew's Day! Head over to our website to save 50% across all books in our flash sale. Today only! edinburghuniversitypress.com/browse/books

Lydia Davis’s latest collection is funny, moving, and name-drops your favourite modernists. My review (with a of hint of Gramsci thrown in for good measure) is up on The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand.

📚 Our Strangers – Lydia Davis (Canongate) What does capitalism do to our ability to connect with others? Lydia Davis’ stories suggest it hollows out our words, but that the exaltation of the ordinary can connect us, writes Tamlyn Avery (UQ News). theconversation.com/lydia-davis-am…

Interested in the works of art & culture that will enter the public domain in 2024? 🎶🎞️📚 Check out the newly published list from Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain (Public Domain Center) ▶️ web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom… Then, celebrate with us in the new year! 🧵

Honored to be keynoting this terrific event on the 1950s American Bildungsroman tomorrow (19th). I’ll be thinking about teen rebels , suburban ‘white flight’, and James Baldwin’s Go Tell It. 10am Sweden/6pm Brisbane Timezone via Zoom. Hope to see you there!

Kicking off in fifteen minutes ⭐️