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Mahinder Kingra

@mahinder.bsky.social

I recently retired as Cornell University Press's Editorial Director. I remain a National Park obsessive (238 and counting), a cineaste, and aficionado of crime fiction.

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Cornell University Press@cornellupress.bsky.social · last yr.

The margins were never empty. MICROLITERATURES by Jesús R. Velasco uncovers the hidden world of #medieval readers who turned scribbles and side notes into a public, #political act. #Reading will never look the same. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Microliteratures by Jesús R. Velasco. translated by Consuelo López-Morillas. foreword by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin and Anne E. Lester | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

Microliteratures is an innovative examination of writings done in the margins of medieval manuscripts and early modern books. Not always as formal as glosses, sometimes feverish and abbreviated, these...

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Cornell University Press@cornellupress.bsky.social · last yr.

Before Sleepy Hollow, there was satire, #folklore, and... Dutch? In THE DUTCH WORLD OF WASHINGTON IRVING, Elisabeth Paling Funk uncovers the hidden roots of America's #literary legend. It all starts in 1809 with a prank and a pseudonym. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

The Dutch World of Washington Irving by Elisabeth Paling Funk | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

The Dutch World of Washington Irving tells an alternative origin story of American literary culture. In December of 1809, before finding fame with "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,".....

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Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · last yr.

Hulk 181 famously introduced Wolverine in 1974, which is when 8-year-old me bought a copy at the local convenience store. If I’d had the foresight to hermetically seal it then, I could retire today. Ah well …It’s still a fun read, torn cover and all, fifty years later. #Marvel #comicbooks

The cover of The Incredible Hulk, issue 181, with the Green Goliath fighting a yellow-and-blue costumed Wolverine, claws out, while the ape-like Wendigo charges in the background.
Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 2y ago

And here’s what awaits attendees when they arrive tomorrow morning for the first day of #Kzoo2025. The first person the bring me a Sweetwater’s donut will get a free ARC of Beni Kedar’s new book, “The Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem.” (Just kidding ….)

Photo of three tables with “Cornell University Press” tablecloths draped over them, with new and recent books in medieval studies elegantly arranged on them.
Cornell University Press@cornellupress.bsky.social · 2y ago

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the International Congress on #MedievalStudies in Kalamazoo. To get you ready, we're offering 40% off all books in our virtual ICMS booth with code 09EXPO40. #Kzoo2025 @kzooicms.bsky.social See all books: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-icms-202...

Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 2y ago

Spending this rainy Saturday cataloguing my comic book collection (mostly ‘70s-90s) with the enthusiastic assistance of my 17-year-old daughter, who is amused by the back cover ads and impressed … OK, alarmed …by my ability to remember obscure characters and plotlines

Photo of four stacks of comic books. Clockwise from top left: Black Panther, X-Men, Marvel Adventures feat. Daredevil, The Dark Knight Returns
Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 2y ago

Or stop by @cornellupress.bsky.social’s stand at #RSA/SAA25 to hold the book and order a copy of the print copy (to complement your Open Access edition) at our too-good-to-be-true conference discount. (By law, I’m not allowed to state how big this discount is.)

Bethany Wasik@bethanywasik.bsky.social · 2y ago

👇An excellent interview with the excellent @rmidura.bsky.social on the latest #1869Podcast.👇 Find out more on her excellent book, order your copy, or bonus (!): download an OA copy of "Postal Intelligence," all at @cornellupress.bsky.social's book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here’s my weekend hot take: Gladiator II, for all its flaws (the baboons!) and historical inaccuracies, is a more interesting and entertaining movie than Gladiator, which I always found too self-important and self-serious. GII undermines the pieties of the OG, which has clearly annoyed many

Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m trying to buy fewer books these days (mostly for reasons of space) so it’s a treat when I HAVE to buy a book, say when I’ve unexpectedly finished one on a trip and find myself at a good airport bookstore and can pick up @jonathancoe.bsky.social’s charming, cine-literate novel, MR. WILDER & ME

Cover of the novel Mr. Wilder & Me by Jonathan Coe
Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’ve been drinking cocktails for a long time but somehow only had my first Perfect Manhattan last month and I’ve made it my seasonal drink for the winter. Perfectly balanced between sweet (vermouth) and astringent (dry vermouth) #cocktailhour

Mahinder Kingra@mahinder.bsky.social · 3y ago

My current “fun read” is @polyalbion’s analysis of the weird (horror/SF/dark heritage) in postwar British film&tv. Was excited to watch The Changes (BBC YA apocalypse series featuring a helpful band a traveling Sikhs - my people!) but it’s currently unavailable on any streaming service!?! 😤

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