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...
More novels should be as weird as this one
February 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
More novels should be as weird as this one
Reposted by Tim Groenland
Adobe Acrobat I do not want to know What’s New. I do not want to turn my PDF into a podcast with my team. I want to look at the PDF. Please stop
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Adobe Acrobat I do not want to know What’s New. I do not want to turn my PDF into a podcast with my team. I want to look at the PDF. Please stop
I found this by @bookpost.bsky.social to be a thoughtful overview of the ever-growing corpus of "literary men" pieces
books.substack.com/p/notebook-2...
books.substack.com/p/notebook-2...
Notebook: (2) Some Men Reading
Who is entitled to an audience, vs. how one earns it
books.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I found this by @bookpost.bsky.social to be a thoughtful overview of the ever-growing corpus of "literary men" pieces
books.substack.com/p/notebook-2...
books.substack.com/p/notebook-2...
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“In the next few days a pall fell over the country. The quiet was chilling. We all knew that a bloodbath had taken place, though we didn’t know its true magnitude and perhaps never will.” A report from inside Iran by the novelist Salar Abdoh: www.equator.org/articles/the...
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
“In the next few days a pall fell over the country. The quiet was chilling. We all knew that a bloodbath had taken place, though we didn’t know its true magnitude and perhaps never will.” A report from inside Iran by the novelist Salar Abdoh: www.equator.org/articles/the...
After several hours, managed to submit some conference expenses through the institution's new finance system. A hard-fought win
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
After several hours, managed to submit some conference expenses through the institution's new finance system. A hard-fought win
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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
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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:
"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.
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...
Reposted by Tim Groenland
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
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
"We continue to receive calls where the ruling seems to have changed the culture of acceptance and kindness to rejection and hate of Black and brown LGBTQ+ people"
This is insane, but expected thanks to all that “clarity.”
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
"We continue to receive calls where the ruling seems to have changed the culture of acceptance and kindness to rejection and hate of Black and brown LGBTQ+ people"
They are losing. And they have many more losses to come
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 AM
They are losing. And they have many more losses to come
I refuse to believe that Gerald Murnane is real
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I refuse to believe that Gerald Murnane is real
This is fun - some nice recommendations from @chadwpost.bsky.social, and some love for @tramppress.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/a...
A 2026 Irish Book Preview
Podcast Episode · Mining the Dalkey Archive Podcast · 26/01/2026 · 1h 26m
podcasts.apple.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
This is fun - some nice recommendations from @chadwpost.bsky.social, and some love for @tramppress.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/a...