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@nextgreatread.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:07 AM

“They had created themselves together, and they always saw themselves, their youth, their love, their lost youth and lost love, their failures and memories, as a sort of living fiction.”

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“They had created themselves together, and they always saw themselves, their youth, their love, their lost youth and lost love, their failures and memories, as a sort of living fiction.” — from Seduction and Betrayal: Women and Literature by Elizabeth Hardwick
@bookblabla.comOct 9, 2026, 8:08 PM

📚 Eros the Bittersweet by: Anne Carson

A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical phil...

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A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, "It was Sappho who first called eros 'bittersweet.' No one who has been in love disputes her," Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williams's Spring and All and William H. Gass's On Being Blue. Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book. Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time
@bookchat.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 6:04 PM

Emma Cline, R.F. Kuang, Alice Hoffman, and more: 20 new books out today!: There’s a rule in September that every week must include one epically splashy book: this week, Emma Cline’s Switzy is here to fulfill that quota. It’s time for us all to get our hands on… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism

@bookblabla.comOct 8, 2026, 4:53 PM

📚 Animal Farm by: George Orwell

This is a classic tale of humanity awash in totalitarianism. A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming ideali...

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This is a classic tale of humanity awash in totalitarianism. A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. First published during the epoch of Stalinist Russia, today it is clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, and under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of Orwell's masterpiece is a message still ferociously fresh.
@newpages.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 2:10 PM

In 'The Auto/Biographies of Philip K. Dick: Infinite Regressions' (Routledge), American author and scholar D. Harlan Wilson surveys and analyzes the proliferation of "biotexts" written about the science-fiction icon.

#booknews #newreleases #literarycriticism #reading
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@bookchat.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 12:19 AM

Marlon James, Chloe Benjamin, Emily Wilson, and more: 21 new books out today!: September 1st marks, emotionally at least, the beginning of fall. And with it comes that reliable onslaught of literature for which we have been waiting all year. The month starts… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism

@nextgreatread.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 12:07 PM

“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”

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“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.” — from A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books by Alberto Manguel
@bookchat.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 1:16 AM

Adam Johnson, Muriel Spark, bardic rivalry… and 25 more books out in paperback this September.: September is here, and with it comes a bevy of new books. Below, you’ll find twenty-five delightful reads to consider, each in a fresh paperback edition, including… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism

@nextgreatread.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 10:07 AM

“Those straight-spined parishioners could justify their exhibitionism by telling themselves that they were setting an example, even educating the rest of us.”

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“Those straight-spined parishioners could justify their exhibitionism by telling themselves that they were setting an example, even educating the rest of us.” — from Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan
@simplebutnoteasy.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 11:31 PM

Simple But Not Easy 3: Award for Worst Plan in Great Literature

#webcomics #artsky #comics #literaturememes #absurdist #anti-humor #HarryPotter #Shakespeare #literarycriticism

A four-panel black and white comic titled "SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY" featuring retro clip art in an awards show format. Panel 1 shows silhouetted actors on a staged set with curtains alongside text introducing the nominees for "Worst Plan represented in Great Literature". Panel 2 lists two nominees: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The 7 Potters Plan" above flying witch silhouettes, and "Romeo and Juliet, The Friar Lawrence Plan" beside an embracing couple. Panel 3 presents the third nominee—"Exodus, The Passover Plan X 100,000+"—above an award trophy display announcing the winner. Panel 4 displays a close-up of a large, realistic owl on a branch before a full moon, accompanied by the text "RIP Hedwig".
@sunypress.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 2:13 PM

On Poetry and Revolution—a guest blog post by Javier Padilla, whose book Revolutionary Poetics: Decolonial Poetry and the Time of Liberation is out now.
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@nextgreatread.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 2:07 PM

“A little learning is a dangerous thing.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,and drinking largely sobers us again.”

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“A little learning is a dangerous thing.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,and drinking largely sobers us again.” — from An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope
@gutenberg.orgSep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM

My new essay about Samuel Johnson

by Karen Swallow Prior and Henry Oliver

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Books by Samuel Johnson at PG:
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Johnson (1775) showing his intense concentration and the weakness of his eyes; he did not want to be depicted as "Blinking Sam". This unique portrait showing his nearsightedness is in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Johnson is shown reading intently, holding a bundle of papers close to his face—likely referencing his poor eyesight—wearing a burgundy velvet coat and powdered wig, set within an oval frame.
@nextgreatread.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 7:07 PM

“T[he rules of writing] require that the episodes in a tale shall be necessary parts of the tale, and shall help to develop it.”

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“T[he rules of writing] require that the episodes in a tale shall be necessary parts of the tale, and shall help to develop it.” — from Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses by Mark Twain
@bookchat.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 3:48 PM

Rachel Cusk, Liane Moriarty, Jill Lepore, and more: 20 new books out today!: We’ve all been reading about it for months, and now finally it’s time to read the thing itself: Life of M by Rachel Cusk is available today! And that’s not all: a long awaited sequel… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism

@upstart-english.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 6:12 PM

Which books do you think every Literature student should read beyond their set texts, and why?

Michael Bogdanov’s ‘Shakespeare: The Director’s Cut’ would be high on my list. Here’s why:

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@nextgreatread.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 8:07 AM

“Poetry": What kind of art assumes the dislike of its audience and what kind of artist aligns herself with that dislike, even encourages it? An art hated from without and within.”

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“Poetry": What kind of art assumes the dislike of its audience and what kind of artist aligns herself with that dislike, even encourages it? An art hated from without and within.” — from The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
@gutenberg.orgSep 9, 2026, 9:50 AM

Brian Dillon on What Virginia Woolf’s The Waves Means to Him

“It is the first novel he has ever read that makes him consider seriously the form of a human life.”

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Books by Virginia Woolf at PG:
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First edition cover of the book "The Waves" by Virginia Woolf. Original 1931 Hogarth Press first-edition cover of The Waves by Virginia Woolf. Olive-green woodcut design by Vanessa Bell shows abstract wave-like arcs and stylized floral/hand motifs on cream background, with title, author, and publisher in hand-lettered script.
@bookchat.bsky.socialSep 5, 2026, 6:04 PM

Joby Warrick, LaToya Watkins, Katy Simpson Smith, and more: 20 new books out today!: August zooms on, or trickles on, depending on how you look at it. We’re reaching a quieter moment of the publishing cycle: a few weeks of slowness and peace before the… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism