Matthew Levay
@matthewlevay.bsky.social
Professor of English at Idaho State University. Modernism, comics, popular forms. Author: The New Old Style (U Nebraska P), Violent Minds (Cambridge UP). Co-Editor: Journal of Modern Periodical Studies. You can call me Matt. matthewlevay.com
A great thread on the value of doing the work.
Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 3d agoSo, I really hope I get to tell this story in longer form in the near future, but it it’s burning a hole inside me. Most of it comes from an interview with Bob Hirst this weekend. Bob has been Exec Editor of the Mark Twain Project for 47 years, before which he was part of its staff for ~15. 1/16
It’s been available for a little while now, but today is the official publication day for THE NEW OLD STYLE: ANACHRONISM IN CONTEMPORARY COMICS! I’m proud of this book, and hope you’ll consider purchasing it or recommending it to your local or campus library.
The New Old Style - Nebraska Press
The New Old Style explores how the deliberate use of cartooning styles that mimic those of the early twentieth century has paradoxically become one of the mo...
nebraskapress.unl.edu
It’s been available for a little while now, but today is the official publication day for THE NEW OLD STYLE: ANACHRONISM IN CONTEMPORARY COMICS! I’m proud of this book, and hope you’ll consider purchasing it or recommending it to your local or campus library.
The New Old Style - Nebraska Press
The New Old Style explores how the deliberate use of cartooning styles that mimic those of the early twentieth century has paradoxically become one of the mo...
nebraskapress.unl.edu
Automatic for the People, though I think I could also do a credible job on Fables of the Reconstruction.
Stop Calling Me Frank@stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social · 5d agoYou have a month to write a 33 1/3 book about the album of your choice. Which record are you going to write about? (No previously covered albums allowed; new shit must come to light: see below.) (For all books in the series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_1/3) (H/t @monostich.bsky.social
The daily book club/marketing scam emails mostly depress me, with their expert tailoring to creative/academic insecurities, but this line truly made me laugh.
Before I moved to ISU I taught for Expos, where I recommended that all my students visit the Writing Center. Many did, and all had excellent experiences. So much of that is due to Jane, an incredible teacher and mentor. All Harvard students deserve the opportunity to learn from her.
Harvard College Lays Off Writing Center Director, Consolidates Center | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard College Writing Center will no longer operate as a standalone unit after its director was laid off and its functions were consolidated as part of a restructuring in the Faculty of Arts and...
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Breaking our long-running streak of watching the film-of-the-moment five years after everyone else, or never, @rlevay.bsky.social and I went to the movies.
Reposting this announcement, which I missed last week: my piece on Patricia Highsmith’s writing advice manual is out now in NLH!
Hopkins Press@hopkinspress.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW ISSUE OUT NOW New Literary History 57.1, Winter 2026 tiny.one/2p948z5e CONTRIBUTORS Joshua Barnes Sara Crangle Philip Dickinson Graham Huggan Matthew Levay Carmen Faye Mathes Jahan Ramazani Matthew Sussman
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW New Literary History 57.1, Winter 2026 tiny.one/2p948z5e CONTRIBUTORS Joshua Barnes Sara Crangle Philip Dickinson Graham Huggan Matthew Levay Carmen Faye Mathes Jahan Ramazani Matthew Sussman
Excellent news for a Friday: new Vikingur Ólafsson album coming in November.
Víkingur Ólafsson launches CONTINUUM II, a new album of music by J.S. Bach - Víkingur Ólafsson | Deutsche Grammophon
First single – Ólafsson’s arrangement of the Air on the G String –released 17 July: watch here / stream here Album released on Deutsche Grammophon: 13
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My response to Appiah's "field report" is up: please repost www.chronicle.com/article/kwam...
Opinion | Dear Critics of Literary Studies: Do the Reading
The philosopher’s report on the state of literary studies is a shambles.
chronicle.com
I started following MLS about a decade ago, developing a local rooting interest (we’re here for RSL) and connecting with friends who also kept up with the league. If I were just starting now, I’m honestly not sure what I’d do.
Matthew Doyle@mattdoyle.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's 15 minutes to kick-off of the first MLS game in 2 months, the first since the start of this hugely successful World Cup. There is no pregame show. There is no scene-set that explains the first half of the season. There is nothing to welcome new viewers and connect the league to the past month.
Excited to share my new piece on Patricia Highsmith’s weirdly productive how-to writing manual, published today at New Literary History!
Project MUSE -- Verification required!
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The Space Between Journal is establishing a "centenary celebration of literature" as part of the Book Reviews section! We are currently collecting short 1926 reading recommendations for the November issue. If you are interested in writing a contribution, please contact us for more details!
For those interested in the early labor struggles of the Golden Age of American comics, check out "Captain Marvel and the Revolt of the Comics" from Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (Fawcett, 26 March 1943). Some selected pages. #marvelman
Some of the most beautiful album art of all time, no question.
Blue Note Records@bluenoterecords.bsky.social · last mo.Visionary graphic designer Reid Miles was born on this day July 4, 1927. In 1955 Blue Note moved to the 12” LP format & hired Miles to design album covers & over the next 12 years he created an iconic visual aesthetic that defined the look of Blue Note Records: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteClas...
And that's a wrap on #WeirdModernisms! Thank you so much to everyone who took part and especially to all from @moderniststudies.bsky.social, @modernistudies.bsky.social, and the Loughborough local organising committee for their hard work to produce this wonderfully weird conference! 💐
Save the date! MSA 27 in Tallahassee, FL, December 2- 5. Details forthcoming!
Help widen the knowledge and understanding of newspapers in our collection from Commonwealth countries in this funded fellowship Apply by 15 July link.bl.uk/jy5
Author copies have arrived! Thanks to @univnebpress.bsky.social for producing such a beautiful volume. Available for preorder now, publishing on August 1.
Would absolutely read an “In Treatment”-style series starring Doc Samson.
Josh Cornillon 🌈@joshcornillon.bsky.social · last mo.Which comic book character do you irrationally think deserves a 50+ issue solo run?
Thrilled to have my first piece in @comicsjournal.bsky.social: a review of Seth’s intriguing, evolving comics practice in Palookaville 25.
Palookaville 25 - The Comics Journal
Matthew Levay reviews the latest volume in Seth's long-running series.
tcj.com
Thrilled to have my first piece in @comicsjournal.bsky.social: a review of Seth’s intriguing, evolving comics practice in Palookaville 25.
Palookaville 25 - The Comics Journal
Matthew Levay reviews the latest volume in Seth's long-running series.
tcj.com
What a fantastic forthcoming event by @modernistudies.bsky.social, @moderniststudies.bsky.social, AMSN, MADS, @modernism-asia.bsky.social, SEM, The Virginia Woolf Society of Turkey, and HASE! Such cool things happening in the world of modernism 😁
