Tim Groenland
@groenbot.bsky.social
Academic in Dublin. Contemporary literature & publishing.
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Tim Groenland
@groenbot.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Issue 9: Editing American Literature - Post45
Edited by Evan Brier and Tim Groenland
post45.org
Here's something that me and Evan Brier have been working on for ages: a special issue on editors in postwar US literature, full of essays by brilliant scholars. Delighted to see it published! post45.org/sections/iss...
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Corporate publishers spend an incredible amount on marketing, and small and midsize publishers have to make up this giant gap with earned publicity (especially awards and book REVIEWS). Every national book review outlet that closes feels like a death knell for independent publishers.
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Corporate publishers spend an incredible amount on marketing, and small and midsize publishers have to make up this giant gap with earned publicity (especially awards and book REVIEWS). Every national book review outlet that closes feels like a death knell for independent publishers.
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Such an important initiative.
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Such an important initiative.
Smash the machines. Throw them in a hole in the ground and fill it with rocks
January 31, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Smash the machines. Throw them in a hole in the ground and fill it with rocks
Yeah ours was a lot smaller, not much more than 30 - you could fit in more, but there are pretty hard constraints on space there. There's definitely a shortage of slightly bigger (and affordable, non-corporate) venues in Dublin...
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Yeah ours was a lot smaller, not much more than 30 - you could fit in more, but there are pretty hard constraints on space there. There's definitely a shortage of slightly bigger (and affordable, non-corporate) venues in Dublin...
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After the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Dr. Arthur Seyss-Inquart was appointed Commissar, reassuring the Dutch people that life would return to "normal" if they cooperated. He then introduced measures to stop resistance, and after a general strike in Amsterdam, summary executions began.
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
After the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Dr. Arthur Seyss-Inquart was appointed Commissar, reassuring the Dutch people that life would return to "normal" if they cooperated. He then introduced measures to stop resistance, and after a general strike in Amsterdam, summary executions began.
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Holy shit that is a haunting image:
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Holy shit that is a haunting image:
We had a really good experience in Pearse Street library in November with the Dublin Small Press Fair, but it may or not be available/suitable for your purposes - happy to chat about this if you're interested
January 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We had a really good experience in Pearse Street library in November with the Dublin Small Press Fair, but it may or not be available/suitable for your purposes - happy to chat about this if you're interested
Lol. Not entirely sure I'd disagree
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Lol. Not entirely sure I'd disagree
This is one of a handful of books published so far by translation-focused publisher Linden Editions (UK)
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This is one of a handful of books published so far by translation-focused publisher Linden Editions (UK)
"To think of all the times I've lied to a poet!"
Mariusz Szczygieł, NOT THERE (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Mariusz Szczygieł, NOT THERE (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"To think of all the times I've lied to a poet!"
Mariusz Szczygieł, NOT THERE (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Mariusz Szczygieł, NOT THERE (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
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These companies want to take everything that is required for people to communicate with one another and exercise our capacity to operate in a democracy and sell it back to us as automated algorithmic decision making that will ultimately penalize us for reasons we’re prevented from seeing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
These companies want to take everything that is required for people to communicate with one another and exercise our capacity to operate in a democracy and sell it back to us as automated algorithmic decision making that will ultimately penalize us for reasons we’re prevented from seeing.
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People from outside Ireland occasionally ask me, "Why is Bono, an international music titan from Ireland, not all that loved in Ireland?". The answer in its entirety is a complex one, but "He sent Dolly Parton a birthday cake and put his own name on it" goes a long way to summing it up.
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
People from outside Ireland occasionally ask me, "Why is Bono, an international music titan from Ireland, not all that loved in Ireland?". The answer in its entirety is a complex one, but "He sent Dolly Parton a birthday cake and put his own name on it" goes a long way to summing it up.
Looking forward to leaving the house for an hour on Sunday 🥳
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Looking forward to leaving the house for an hour on Sunday 🥳
Today's vibe: submitting a funding report while looking out the window at constant rain, soundtracked by this mix (forlorn instrumentals punctuated by snatches of intense gloomy Hungarian dialogue)
www.nts.live/shows/sounds...
www.nts.live/shows/sounds...
Sounds on Screen: Béla Tarr & Mihály Víg 13th January 2026
Playing Soundtrack. Musical selections from the filmography of renowned Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr, soundtracked by Tarr's friend and composer Mihály Víg. Vig composed music for Tarr's films beginning...
www.nts.live
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Today's vibe: submitting a funding report while looking out the window at constant rain, soundtracked by this mix (forlorn instrumentals punctuated by snatches of intense gloomy Hungarian dialogue)
www.nts.live/shows/sounds...
www.nts.live/shows/sounds...
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Another turn on the Genre Turn (and a review of Jeremy Rosen’s excellent Genre Bending). www.chronicle.com/article/is-l...
Opinion | Is ‘Literary Fiction’ Just Another Genre Now?
There is no real middlebrow any more.
www.chronicle.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Another turn on the Genre Turn (and a review of Jeremy Rosen’s excellent Genre Bending). www.chronicle.com/article/is-l...
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We are saddened to learn of the death of Eric Huntley. An inspirational force in partnership with his wife Jessica, they were at the heart of black radical publishing and bookselling in the 70s/80s. We remember their activism with the International Book Fair and the Bookshop Joint Action Committee
January 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM
We are saddened to learn of the death of Eric Huntley. An inspirational force in partnership with his wife Jessica, they were at the heart of black radical publishing and bookselling in the 70s/80s. We remember their activism with the International Book Fair and the Bookshop Joint Action Committee
There was some disrespect, in fairness, but we're generally pretty relaxed about this and rarely bring it up
teaching "The Conditions of the Working Class in England" for the first time in a while and turns out I had well and truly forgotten how historical figures used to post about the Irish on main
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
There was some disrespect, in fairness, but we're generally pretty relaxed about this and rarely bring it up
While reading SEIOBO, I stumbled across a blog in which a guy described his unsuccessful attempt to discover more details about the metal band that LK supposedly used to play in. It is unquestionably one of the most metal novels I've ever read
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
While reading SEIOBO, I stumbled across a blog in which a guy described his unsuccessful attempt to discover more details about the metal band that LK supposedly used to play in. It is unquestionably one of the most metal novels I've ever read
To be fair, I did just finish this 450-page chunky boi. My hot take: the Nobel committee were onto something with this fella
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
To be fair, I did just finish this 450-page chunky boi. My hot take: the Nobel committee were onto something with this fella
One aim for this year: read a few chunky novels. Going to have a go at this one from @sinoistbooks.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
One aim for this year: read a few chunky novels. Going to have a go at this one from @sinoistbooks.bsky.social
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Please note: This has been Ireland’s immigration policy for over 20 years.
Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos was deported to Honduras on January 11 despite being a US citizen, and now she is trapped in a country she had never known. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Please note: This has been Ireland’s immigration policy for over 20 years.
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Honoured to be in this issue of @memoiresdulivre.bsky.social on visibility & publishing, eds @sarahbrouillette.bsky.social & @julienlf.bsky.social
Me & @michaelakralova.bsky.social wrote about publishing & translation, focusing on the sexy topic of metadata :-)
www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
Me & @michaelakralova.bsky.social wrote about publishing & translation, focusing on the sexy topic of metadata :-)
www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
Data, Discoverability, and Translation in the UK and Irish Book Markets – Mémoires du livre / Studies in Book Culture
An article from Mémoires du livre / Studies in Book Culture, on Érudit.
www.erudit.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Honoured to be in this issue of @memoiresdulivre.bsky.social on visibility & publishing, eds @sarahbrouillette.bsky.social & @julienlf.bsky.social
Me & @michaelakralova.bsky.social wrote about publishing & translation, focusing on the sexy topic of metadata :-)
www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
Me & @michaelakralova.bsky.social wrote about publishing & translation, focusing on the sexy topic of metadata :-)
www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis