Andy Oler
@andyoler.bsky.social
Parent, English prof, Hoosier. He/him. Departments Editor, New Territory, #LiteraryLandscapes. Old-Fashioned Modernism (LSU 2019), Michigan Salvage: The Fiction of Bonnie Jo Campbell (MSU 2023) & Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest (UIP 2025).
Toby’s buddy Joel did this extended live version of Toby’s song “Blue Dream” from Thank You Bird Snider. Proceeds to Cardinal Greenway ragenap.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
live at sleeping village, by ragenap+dathon
1 track album
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February 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Toby’s buddy Joel did this extended live version of Toby’s song “Blue Dream” from Thank You Bird Snider. Proceeds to Cardinal Greenway ragenap.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
The newest volume of #LiteraryLandscapes is here! It's a timely issue, with an essay on Renee Nicole Good and two from the Twin Cities. 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The newest volume of #LiteraryLandscapes is here! It's a timely issue, with an essay on Renee Nicole Good and two from the Twin Cities. 1/2
Aunt Lisa donated a copy of Lingering Inland to my high school library!
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Aunt Lisa donated a copy of Lingering Inland to my high school library!
What a wonderful way to feature the contributors to LINGERING INLAND!
Themes of place & legacy, and of celebration & erasure, resonate throughout “Lingering Inland,” a new anthology of 70+ essays exploring how Midwestern locales have inspired American letters. Editor @andyoler.bsky.social & forward by @joseolivarez.bsky.social. More in my Newcity feature linked below!
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
What a wonderful way to feature the contributors to LINGERING INLAND!
I'm excited to see so many Lingering Inland contributors highlighted in NewCityLit!
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I'm excited to see so many Lingering Inland contributors highlighted in NewCityLit!
Anyone have a good story to tell about a place related to Midwestern literature? I am working on the next volume of #LiteraryLandscapes and would love to see your pitch! Here's a list of potential sites: newterritorymag.com/midwest/lite...
Literary Landscapes - The New Territory Magazine
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: We seek brief essays (400-600 words), accompanied by a photo. See a list of authors we're seeking, or pitch your own.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Anyone have a good story to tell about a place related to Midwestern literature? I am working on the next volume of #LiteraryLandscapes and would love to see your pitch! Here's a list of potential sites: newterritorymag.com/midwest/lite...
I was excited to talk to Tom Barnas of Stories from The 78 about Lingering Inland! storiesfromthe78.com/stories/ling...
Stories from the 78 | Lingering Inland: How Midwest Stories, Memory, and Place Shape the American Soul
Andy Oler’s Literary Landscapes Project Explores Midwestern Identity Through 73 Voices, From Toni Morrison to the Beauty of Everyday Towns
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January 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I was excited to talk to Tom Barnas of Stories from The 78 about Lingering Inland! storiesfromthe78.com/stories/ling...
Several of Toby’s friends are gathering this weekend to play his music. Seems perfectly fitting, and I’m grateful both that they’re doing it and that I can be there
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Several of Toby’s friends are gathering this weekend to play his music. Seems perfectly fitting, and I’m grateful both that they’re doing it and that I can be there
Reposted by Andy Oler
Happy Pub Date to LINGERING INLAND: A Literary Tour of the Midwest edited by @andyoler.bsky.social, with a foreword by @joseolivarez.bsky.social!
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#LiteraryStudies #Midwest
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#LiteraryStudies #Midwest
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Happy Pub Date to LINGERING INLAND: A Literary Tour of the Midwest edited by @andyoler.bsky.social, with a foreword by @joseolivarez.bsky.social!
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#LiteraryStudies #Midwest
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#LiteraryStudies #Midwest
Today’s the day! Find your copy wherever books are sold!*
* preferably an independent bookstore somewhere between Cleveland and western Nebraska
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* preferably an independent bookstore somewhere between Cleveland and western Nebraska
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Lingering Inland
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December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today’s the day! Find your copy wherever books are sold!*
* preferably an independent bookstore somewhere between Cleveland and western Nebraska
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
* preferably an independent bookstore somewhere between Cleveland and western Nebraska
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Here we go, the inaugural issue of Rust Belt Studies: A Journal of Public and Emplaced Humanities! I'm happy to see the work that Katie and Valentino are doing—please read, submit, and support! www.rustbeltstudies.org
Home | Rust Belt Studies
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December 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here we go, the inaugural issue of Rust Belt Studies: A Journal of Public and Emplaced Humanities! I'm happy to see the work that Katie and Valentino are doing—please read, submit, and support! www.rustbeltstudies.org
We've got a brand-new volume of #LiteraryLandscapes for you to peruse, this time on Mark Twain! Even before you click the link below, check out these portraits—they make me wonder if *anyone* at the turn of the 19-20c was photographed more.
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We've got a brand-new volume of #LiteraryLandscapes for you to peruse, this time on Mark Twain! Even before you click the link below, check out these portraits—they make me wonder if *anyone* at the turn of the 19-20c was photographed more.
We had a really wonderful book launch for Lingering Inland last night! Thanks to everyone who came out!
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We had a really wonderful book launch for Lingering Inland last night! Thanks to everyone who came out!
This guy again www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/qa...
Q&A with the author of LINGERING INLAND - Illinois Press Blog
Andy Oler, editor of Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Lingering Inland grew [...]Read More
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December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This guy again www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/qa...
Here’s the recording of yesterday’s radio interview to discuss Lingering Inland on Illinois Public Media!
@andyoler.bsky.social, editor of the new book LINGERING INLAND: A Literary Tour of the Midwest, talks about the book's essays and writers on @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social's @21st.show with @brianmackey.com
How has being from the Midwest influenced some of our best writers?
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here’s the recording of yesterday’s radio interview to discuss Lingering Inland on Illinois Public Media!
So thrilled to be on this list!
And this month, just under the wire, brings @andyoler.bsky.social's edited collection LINGERING INLAND, a set of 73 original short essays riffing on the places of Midwestern literature, with a foreword by @joseolivarez.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Lingering Inland
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December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So thrilled to be on this list!
My Aunt Tracy sent me a note and look at this brilliant sticker
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My Aunt Tracy sent me a note and look at this brilliant sticker
I’ll be discussing Lingering Inland tomorrow (Thursday 12/11) on The 21st Show on Illinois Public Media. Catch it live at noon Eastern! It will also be available later wherever you get your podcasts! will.illinois.edu/21stshow
The 21st Show | Illinois Public Media
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December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’ll be discussing Lingering Inland tomorrow (Thursday 12/11) on The 21st Show on Illinois Public Media. Catch it live at noon Eastern! It will also be available later wherever you get your podcasts! will.illinois.edu/21stshow
Look at that beautiful box of books!
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Look at that beautiful box of books!
Pretty pleased with this end-of-semester grading set-up
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Pretty pleased with this end-of-semester grading set-up
Check out this nice article @stlmag.bsky.social published about our Lingering Inland launch party!
The 9-year-old biannual magazine has now led to an anthology.
From Missouri, ‘The New Territory’ tells stories of the Midwest
For nearly a decade now, Tina Casagrand has been focused on bucking all the trends in journalism: She’s publishing a 128-page print magazine, focused on the Midwest. And it’s working. The magazine, a ...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Check out this nice article @stlmag.bsky.social published about our Lingering Inland launch party!
If you're still looking for Christmas gifts for your Midwestern friends and family, Lingering Inland is on sale at @illinoispress.bsky.social! I'll drop the pre-order link below.
NOW ANNOUNCING the UIP Holiday Sale!
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
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#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
go.illinois.edu/2025HolidayS...
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you're still looking for Christmas gifts for your Midwestern friends and family, Lingering Inland is on sale at @illinoispress.bsky.social! I'll drop the pre-order link below.
Toby's remembrance was yesterday, and the barn was pretty much completely full. I made a playlist of his recordings for background music, and two of his good friends played three of his songs live, and mom, Ali, and I talked. It was a really hard day, but there was a lot of love for Toby in the room
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Toby's remembrance was yesterday, and the barn was pretty much completely full. I made a playlist of his recordings for background music, and two of his good friends played three of his songs live, and mom, Ali, and I talked. It was a really hard day, but there was a lot of love for Toby in the room
My brother Toby killed himself a week ago Wednesday. He was a talented musician and writer, and a good uncle to my kids, and we loved him very much. Here is a video of him playing with his band The Nashville Knives. Toby is on the right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tty0...
Toby Oler and The Nashville Knives
YouTube video by ionriff
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November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My brother Toby killed himself a week ago Wednesday. He was a talented musician and writer, and a good uncle to my kids, and we loved him very much. Here is a video of him playing with his band The Nashville Knives. Toby is on the right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tty0...
I’ve been given the highest honor
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I’ve been given the highest honor