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The latest Avidly Reads is OUT TODAY!!! Avidly Reads Screen Time by @pjmaciak! GET IT NOW!!! nyupress.org/9781479820573/….

"Why not write an unapologetic book about my absolute devotion to this dead woman, this perceived disaster?" @drnels interviews @EmilyVanDuyne about her book, "Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation" avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/11/01/rec…

My interview with @EmilyVanDuyne about her revolutionary book on Plath is up at @veryeager! It encapsulates and solidifies so much about Plath that seemed true but lacked evidence until Emily worked through the massive amount of new archival materials. Thanks, Emily, for so much!

"She’s not trying to separate herself from the crowd; she wants to join others in sharing a (queer) world." @catzim001 on the analog pleasures of #chappellroan's world building! avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/08/06/a-f…

"Her references here are traceable and clear, quotations rather than memes. A+ for you, Chappell Roan, for doing the homework, citing your sources, and truly participating in discussion." @catzim001 on #ChappellRoan's analog excellence! avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/08/06/a-f…

"Chappell Roan’s deployment of bygone sounds and images offers more than nostalgia...In a very different context, theorist of film and photography Kaja Silverman has called it “the miracle of analogy.” @catzim001 on #ChappellRoan's lifeworld! avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/08/06/a-f…

MIDWEST JOY SEASON! @catzim001 on the specific lifeworld analog philosophy that is #ChappellRoan. "it’s how she situates her voice within layers of cultural pastiche that positions her in relation to memories, both (inter)personal and cultural" avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/08/06/a-f…

Where I’m Calling From: Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967-2014 avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2014/02/03/whe… via @veryeager

Last summer, my wife (big brain) made me watch all of Vanderpump Rules so I could take a break from my academic writing and stop thinking for a second. I (also big brain) played reverse uno and instead enrolled her to think and write with me about Vanderpump Rules.

@ranjodhd this is extremely romantic <3

This is a goal I do not understand yet support completely

@jshelat1 @ashleyrattner Pilgramage to Pumptinis, by @oliviastowell. "Before we even enter the hallowed halls of TomTom and SUR, we’ve already inched closer to Vanderpump’s orbit." avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/01/30/van…

@jshelat1 @ashleyrattner You Better Work!, by Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal & Sahana Srinivasan. "“After becoming reality TV stars, why does VPR’s cast want to work at all?” avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/01/30/van…

DELIGHTED to present a project by @oliviastowell and @jshelat1 an Avidly Cluster on Vanderpump Rules! #vanderpumprules #drama avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2024/01/30/van…

It was so much fun to write and be part of this!