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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a little write-up in Totally Dublin! thanks for asking us to talk about the #DublinSmallPressFair2025, and for taking the time to include us!
www.totallydublin.ie/arts-culture...
www.totallydublin.ie/arts-culture...
Pressing Issues - Dublin Small Press Fair 2025
“I love the way that small press fairs can remind us that actually, literature can be produced wherever you are.” - Éireann Lorsung
www.totallydublin.ie
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
a little write-up in Totally Dublin! thanks for asking us to talk about the #DublinSmallPressFair2025, and for taking the time to include us!
www.totallydublin.ie/arts-culture...
www.totallydublin.ie/arts-culture...
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Many thanks to Dublin Small Press co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung for this generous mention @rte_culture!
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
In praise of small presses: Ireland's indie publishers celebrated
Ahead of the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair this November, co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung salute a golden age for independent publishing in Ireland.
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Many thanks to Dublin Small Press co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung for this generous mention @rte_culture!
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
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and!
LITERARY MAGAZINES FOR EVERY READER at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025
Nov. 28-29 at Pearse St. Library
dublinsmallpressfair.com for full details!
Nov. 28-29 at Pearse St. Library
dublinsmallpressfair.com for full details!
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
and!
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presses! presses! presses! distros! #DublinSmallPressFair2025 is this Friday 6-9 p.m. and Saturday 10-4 at Pearse St. Library in Dublin!
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
presses! presses! presses! distros! #DublinSmallPressFair2025 is this Friday 6-9 p.m. and Saturday 10-4 at Pearse St. Library in Dublin!
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Exciting news ~ TL/TH in book
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
2026 subscription
We are pleased to announce our 2026 subscription: a selection of five books publishing next year, each delivered at least one month ahead of publication, all for a special price of £55 (saving £12 on ...
peninsulapress.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Exciting news ~ TL/TH in book
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
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Excited to see some of you in Pearse Library this Friday and Saturday at the @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social 📚
Open to the public on Friday between 6-9 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 📚
Be sure to come by and say hello at our stand, and peruse our selection of translated titles! 📚
Open to the public on Friday between 6-9 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 📚
Be sure to come by and say hello at our stand, and peruse our selection of translated titles! 📚
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Excited to see some of you in Pearse Library this Friday and Saturday at the @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social 📚
Open to the public on Friday between 6-9 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 📚
Be sure to come by and say hello at our stand, and peruse our selection of translated titles! 📚
Open to the public on Friday between 6-9 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 📚
Be sure to come by and say hello at our stand, and peruse our selection of translated titles! 📚
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We are so delighted to be taking part in the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair later this month ✨️
Come along to Pearse Street Library on November 28 and 29 to say hi, browse our wares and celebrate all of the amazing indie publishers, literary magazines, writers, zines and-
Come along to Pearse Street Library on November 28 and 29 to say hi, browse our wares and celebrate all of the amazing indie publishers, literary magazines, writers, zines and-
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We are so delighted to be taking part in the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair later this month ✨️
Come along to Pearse Street Library on November 28 and 29 to say hi, browse our wares and celebrate all of the amazing indie publishers, literary magazines, writers, zines and-
Come along to Pearse Street Library on November 28 and 29 to say hi, browse our wares and celebrate all of the amazing indie publishers, literary magazines, writers, zines and-
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Top-tier promotional materials for the inaugural @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social, happening at Pearse Street Library, Dublin 2, on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November. All welcome, admission free. Hope to see some of you there.
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Top-tier promotional materials for the inaugural @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social, happening at Pearse Street Library, Dublin 2, on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November. All welcome, admission free. Hope to see some of you there.
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have just won the Oscars of small-press-fair publicity; thank you @longbarrowpress.bsky.social
Top-tier promotional materials for the inaugural @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social, happening at Pearse Street Library, Dublin 2, on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November. All welcome, admission free. Hope to see some of you there.
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
have just won the Oscars of small-press-fair publicity; thank you @longbarrowpress.bsky.social
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spent a rejuvenating few hours talking with Rita Hynes of Cailleach Books, who is doing a pop-up in Dingle for the days of the @dinglelit.bsky.social Festival at a tiny shop down the road from An Díseart (run by Sarah, also lovely and an invigorating imaginer, but whose last name I didn't catch)
Cailleach Books
Cailleach Books
www.cailleachbooks.ie
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
spent a rejuvenating few hours talking with Rita Hynes of Cailleach Books, who is doing a pop-up in Dingle for the days of the @dinglelit.bsky.social Festival at a tiny shop down the road from An Díseart (run by Sarah, also lovely and an invigorating imaginer, but whose last name I didn't catch)
I had reason to purchase a brass bell today, so me and the kid ended up in a garage where an old gentleman proudly showed us his geodes, elaborate homemade marble runs, and what he claimed were dinosaur teeth. All made possible by the magic of adverts dot ie
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I had reason to purchase a brass bell today, so me and the kid ended up in a garage where an old gentleman proudly showed us his geodes, elaborate homemade marble runs, and what he claimed were dinosaur teeth. All made possible by the magic of adverts dot ie
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more life! more weird books! (and I know Tim would agree, more weird book-makers, and that includes you!)
Me and @eireannmor.bsky.social went with the sister analogy of the "undercanopy" here, to similar effect. We want to see more water, more life, more weird books
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
In praise of small presses: Ireland's indie publishers celebrated
Ahead of the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair this November, co-founders Tim Groenland and Éireann Lorsung salute a golden age for independent publishing in Ireland.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
more life! more weird books! (and I know Tim would agree, more weird book-makers, and that includes you!)
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"small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature. [They] put on the most community-led, exciting and engaging literary events, forming life-giving networks that sustain the industry at large"
yes! yes!
yes! yes!
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature. [They] put on the most community-led, exciting and engaging literary events, forming life-giving networks that sustain the industry at large"
yes! yes!
yes! yes!
"Like an underground river, small presses are a source of deep life for the literary industry. However, they are facing a severe crisis that is now draining them dry, down to the riverbed"
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Like an underground river, small presses are a source of deep life for the literary industry. However, they are facing a severe crisis that is now draining them dry, down to the riverbed"
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We're launching Issue 10 at @molimuseum.bsky.social First Fridays on the eve of 5 December 🎺
Featuring an editorial conversation, and readings from seven amazing contributors 🔥
Time tbc, and registration will open soon 👀
Featuring an editorial conversation, and readings from seven amazing contributors 🔥
Time tbc, and registration will open soon 👀
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We're launching Issue 10 at @molimuseum.bsky.social First Fridays on the eve of 5 December 🎺
Featuring an editorial conversation, and readings from seven amazing contributors 🔥
Time tbc, and registration will open soon 👀
Featuring an editorial conversation, and readings from seven amazing contributors 🔥
Time tbc, and registration will open soon 👀
Reposted by Tim Groenland
One ticket available (face value) for tonight’s very secret #mbv gig at National Stadium to anyone who can meet me there in about an hour.
#ticketfairy
@foggynotions.bsky.social
#ticketfairy
@foggynotions.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
One ticket available (face value) for tonight’s very secret #mbv gig at National Stadium to anyone who can meet me there in about an hour.
#ticketfairy
@foggynotions.bsky.social
#ticketfairy
@foggynotions.bsky.social
Meditating, floating, escaping the cycle of suffering by communing with the official RTE Sport super slo-mo version of the Parrott goal on repeat
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Meditating, floating, escaping the cycle of suffering by communing with the official RTE Sport super slo-mo version of the Parrott goal on repeat
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Come and meet Road Books at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025. Not only publishers of artists books, they also run a small artists' residency. Love that breadth of vision! See more at the link below and in Pearse St. Library on Nov. 28+29:
roadbooks.ie
roadbooks.ie
road books
Artists Books by Judy Kravis and Peter Morgan
roadbooks.ie
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Come and meet Road Books at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025. Not only publishers of artists books, they also run a small artists' residency. Love that breadth of vision! See more at the link below and in Pearse St. Library on Nov. 28+29:
roadbooks.ie
roadbooks.ie
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SANS. PRESS takes their name from a common houseplant! Find out which one on their website, or in person at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025, November 28-29 in Pearse Street Library. (You should also check out their books, including their subscription offer!)
www.sanspress.com/shop/p/sans-...
www.sanspress.com/shop/p/sans-...
Sans. PRESS subscription (6 months) — Sans. PRESS
Never miss an issue! With a subscription, you'll receive every new issue of Sans. PRESS anthologies, published bi-annually (Summer & Winter). Next publication will be Out There, due to be released...
www.sanspress.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
SANS. PRESS takes their name from a common houseplant! Find out which one on their website, or in person at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025, November 28-29 in Pearse Street Library. (You should also check out their books, including their subscription offer!)
www.sanspress.com/shop/p/sans-...
www.sanspress.com/shop/p/sans-...
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We were honoured to be mentioned in this fantastic article @rte.ie about the upcoming inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair alongside so many wonderful independent Irish publishers, including @lilliputpress.bsky.social, @skeinpress.bsky.social, @machapress.bsky.social, and so many more.
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We were honoured to be mentioned in this fantastic article @rte.ie about the upcoming inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair alongside so many wonderful independent Irish publishers, including @lilliputpress.bsky.social, @skeinpress.bsky.social, @machapress.bsky.social, and so many more.
Wife wished me "many happy returns" for Calculation of Volume day, you have to say that's good
I will be marking the occasion by purchasing some antique coins and hiding from my spouse
November 18th. Have yourself a weird and upsetting Calculation Of Volume Day.
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Wife wished me "many happy returns" for Calculation of Volume day, you have to say that's good
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here's what I'm making today ( come see them on vendors' jumpers on November 28 + 29!):
#DublinSmallPressFair2025
dublinsmallpressfair.com
#DublinSmallPressFair2025
dublinsmallpressfair.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
here's what I'm making today ( come see them on vendors' jumpers on November 28 + 29!):
#DublinSmallPressFair2025
dublinsmallpressfair.com
#DublinSmallPressFair2025
dublinsmallpressfair.com
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In honour of the eighteenth of November, here's my recent @irishtimes.com interview with Solvej Balle about seven books on the subject of being stuck in today's date.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Solvej Balle: ‘I thought that if I started to write this, I would spoil it’
Solvej Balle’s near-40-year project, On the Calculation of Volume, seems both outside time and yet immediately relevant
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In honour of the eighteenth of November, here's my recent @irishtimes.com interview with Solvej Balle about seven books on the subject of being stuck in today's date.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
I will be marking the occasion by purchasing some antique coins and hiding from my spouse
November 18th. Have yourself a weird and upsetting Calculation Of Volume Day.
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I will be marking the occasion by purchasing some antique coins and hiding from my spouse
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I bought a copy of THE BOOKS by Lee Harwood from @longbarrowpress.bsky.social in 2011, I think at a small press fair in Leicester. Just had that copy out to show poetry students yesterday! Can't wait to see what's new with them at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025. Take a look: longbarrowpress.com
Longbarrow Press
Poetry from the Edgelands
longbarrowpress.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I bought a copy of THE BOOKS by Lee Harwood from @longbarrowpress.bsky.social in 2011, I think at a small press fair in Leicester. Just had that copy out to show poetry students yesterday! Can't wait to see what's new with them at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025. Take a look: longbarrowpress.com