Patrick Deneen

Incredibly excited about this forthcoming book. Coincidentally timed for release this coming July. More information soon! amazon.com/American-Odyss…

I’m excited (and exhausted) to have finished my forthcoming book, American Odyssey, which is due out on July 21. It combines a study of themes from Homer’s Odyssey as they intertwine with deeply-held American beliefs and values, simultaneously prizing our pioneering spirit and our great capacity for making a home in the New World. The manuscript is now in production. The July publication will coincide with the celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial and the release of Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey, both of which were an impetus to write this book with dispatch. The promising new publishing venture, Creed and Culture Books, will be publishing the book, and is offering 20% off the cover price if you order from their website. Just use the code AMODYSSEY20 on this page: creedandculture.com/books/american…. And, for a bit of a preview, I’ll not only discuss The Odyssey, but iconic American (and “Odyssean”) works such as “Wizard of Oz,” “Huckleberry Finn,” “Field of Dreams,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

@bradleybirzer I’m proud to call you friend, Brad, and to have followed in your formidable footsteps last year in Colorado!

Me, with one of the coolest and smartest guys I know, my awesome friend, @PatrickDeneen.

If you're in the neighborhood, join us this evening at UW-Milwaukee for @PatrickDeneen's public lecture "Plato's Republic and Ours." For those of you who can't make it (and for those who can, but who are eager to return to Deneen's questions and conclusions): we will publish an extended version of the lecture as one of our Wiseblood Essays in Contemporary Culture, so stay wide-eyed. And then, tonight we'll be giving away copies of another WEICC--The Tragedy of the Republic, by the great French Catholic political philosopher Pierre Manent, for which Deneen wrote the Preface. Hope to see you soon!

Once again, our students leading the way in faithfulness to and stalwart support of Notre Dame’s Catholic identity. May those with offices under a dome topped by Our Lady hear and be moved by their prayers.

More 8 a.m. hockey games please!! One for the ages. An incredible performance by Hellebuyck. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who wept when the team brought out Johnny Gaudreau’s children for the team photo. An amazing, gritty, triumphant, moving morning.

Make plans to join us for our fall conference on Neighborly Arts in Indianapolis. Hear from @PatrickDeneen, @AmberLappOH, @LexiOHudson, @joannataft, Hunter Smith, Jeremy Beer, Bill Kauffman, and more. frontporchrepublic.com/conference/202…

You may notice some echoes to my first book. Indeed, the occasion of the forthcoming film was a main reason for me to revisit what was mostly a specialized, more academic book (based on my dissertation), and recast some of its main arguments and claims in a more accessible form. At least I hope so!!

@scrivensarah I think there will be review copies some time in April, but otherwise, I fear you (and I) will have to wait for the publication date!

@PatrickDeneen Are you willing to share early copies by chance?

Incredibly excited about this forthcoming book. Coincidentally timed for release this coming July. More information soon! amazon.com/American-Odyss…

@MiskatonianX Not quite ready yet, but contact the press here, and they should be able to send you one some time in April. creedandculture.com/contact-us/

@PatrickDeneen Review copies?

@ThinkerCatholic 👍

@PatrickDeneen Let’s chat. E & C Podcast?

@davidcerdag @Yesu_1995 Thankfully, it’s a short book!

@Yesu_1995 @PatrickDeneen I would love to translate my third Deneen!

@Metis65 I’d love that!

@PatrickDeneen I LOVE your prior work, so your new book goes to the top of my queue! I hope you will come to SF to speak, either at Stanford or at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs.

@andyschmitt99 And Thomas Jefferson as well… It’s going to be an eventful July 2026!

@PatrickDeneen Did you and Christopher Nolan plan this...

@fredbauerblog It was ingenious to write about a timeless book at the beginning of my academic career. And, simply an essential book to study, teach, and think about over many decades.

@PatrickDeneen Reboot culture has its upsides. 😉 Looking forward to it!

@Yesu_1995 @davidcerdag I hope so!!!

@PatrickDeneen 👀 It looks really interesting. Will it be translated into Spanish? @davidcerdag

@peternmitchell The opening words are, “I am grateful beyond measure….”

@PatrickDeneen Please tell me the opening line is: "Allow me to tell you of a complicated man."

Outstanding observations by @gjpappin.

Most of my students hear some version of this piece at some point. frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/front-…