The daily book club/marketing scam emails mostly depress me, with their expert tailoring to creative/academic insecurities, but this line truly made me laugh.
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Matthew Levay
Профиль VivelyProfessor of English at Idaho State University. Modernism, comics, popular forms. Author: The New Old Style (U Nebraska P), Violent Minds (Cambridge UP). Co-Editor: Journal of Modern Periodical Studies. You can call me Matt. matthewlevay.com
Before I moved to ISU I taught for Expos, where I recommended that all my students visit the Writing Center. Many did, and all had excellent experiences. So much of that is due to Jane, an incredible teacher and mentor. All Harvard students deserve the opportunity to learn from her.
Harvard College Lays Off Writing Center Director, Consolidates Center | News | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard College Writing Center will no longer operate as a standalone unit after its director was laid off and its functions were consolidated as part of a restructuring in the Faculty of Arts and...www.thecrimson.comReposting this announcement, which I missed last week: my piece on Patricia Highsmith’s writing advice manual is out now in NLH!
Hopkins PressNEW ISSUE OUT NOW New Literary History 57.1, Winter 2026 tiny.one/2p948z5e CONTRIBUTORS Joshua Barnes Sara Crangle Philip Dickinson Graham Huggan Matthew Levay Carmen Faye Mathes Jahan Ramazani Matthew Sussman
Excellent news for a Friday: new Vikingur Ólafsson album coming in November.
Víkingur Ólafsson launches CONTINUUM II, a new album of music by J.S. Bach - Víkingur Ólafsson | Deutsche GrammophonFirst single – Ólafsson’s arrangement of the Air on the G String –released 17 July: watch here / stream here Album released on Deutsche Grammophon: 13www.deutschegrammophon.comI started following MLS about a decade ago, developing a local rooting interest (we’re here for RSL) and connecting with friends who also kept up with the league. If I were just starting now, I’m honestly not sure what I’d do.
Matthew DoyleIt's 15 minutes to kick-off of the first MLS game in 2 months, the first since the start of this hugely successful World Cup. There is no pregame show. There is no scene-set that explains the first half of the season. There is nothing to welcome new viewers and connect the league to the past month.
Excited to share my new piece on Patricia Highsmith’s weirdly productive how-to writing manual, published today at New Literary History!
Project MUSE -- Verification required!muse.jhu.eduSome of the most beautiful album art of all time, no question.
Blue Note RecordsVisionary graphic designer Reid Miles was born on this day July 4, 1927. In 1955 Blue Note moved to the 12” LP format & hired Miles to design album covers & over the next 12 years he created an iconic visual aesthetic that defined the look of Blue Note Records: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteClas...
Would absolutely read an “In Treatment”-style series starring Doc Samson.
Josh Cornillon 🌈Which comic book character do you irrationally think deserves a 50+ issue solo run?
Thrilled to have my first piece in @comicsjournal.bsky.social: a review of Seth’s intriguing, evolving comics practice in Palookaville 25.
Palookaville 25 - The Comics JournalMatthew Levay reviews the latest volume in Seth's long-running series.www.tcj.comSeeing this a few days late, but: the new kit is gorgeous, and I need one immediately.
Beren CrossLeeds United have released their new away kit. Another yellow classic. #lufc
Will never be able to see this publication mentioned and not immediately think of The Music Man.
Grand Comics DatabaseCaptain Billy's Whiz Bang #9, 21, 34 Fawcett, 1920, 1921, 1922 Cover artist(s) unidentified.
How we spend our summers in the Mountain West.
Rachael LevayIt’s that time of year again, hello fire season