
John Plotz
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John Plotz
@plotznik
Victorianist, Le Guin lover, B-Sides editor at Public Books, co-host of Recall This Book and Novel Dialogue. Chicken owner.


“To the extent that we are willing to state the facts as we know them to be, we still live in the actual world.” New at PB, @plotznik considers Hannah Arendt’s “Lying in Politics: Reflections on the Pentagon Papers.”: buff.ly/j1rhwkF













First episode alert! Join us this Thursday, Sept 16 for Jennifer Egan @Egangoonsquad and @IvanKreilkamp 🎧👇






What if we took podcasts seriously as scholarship? Cosponsored by @PublicBooks, the @HmanitiesPodNet symposium is free, virtual, and open to all. Submit proposals by July 15 for the October 15-16 symposium: buff.ly/2Vz47cV

Part of the Department of English's Novel Dialogue podcast, Saunders talks with literary critic Michael Johnston about experimentation in literature and how his background in the sciences and engineering shaped his fiction. noveldialogue.org/2021/04/22/1-8…

Perfect for summer reading! Treat yourself to this fantastic collection created by @plotznik (with a small entry by me and tons of brilliant essays). washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…