Deidre Lynch
@drbibliomane.bsky.social
She/her, 1st gen, Canadian who's at Harvard but isn't OF Harvard-posts mainly about books (w/ cats & flowers thrown in for good measure). Now writing an itty-bitty book that aims to be a literary & media history of scrap.
Website: https://deidrelynch.org
Website: https://deidrelynch.org
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A JANE AUSTEN GUIDE TO FACULTY MEETINGS
(an intermittent series)
"He said it, she knew, to be contradicted"--Persuasion, ch. 7
(on the distribution of service commitments)
"Every body allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female."--Northanger Abbey, ch. 3
(an intermittent series)
"He said it, she knew, to be contradicted"--Persuasion, ch. 7
(on the distribution of service commitments)
"Every body allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female."--Northanger Abbey, ch. 3
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Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
1. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, English (born Netherlands) - A Reading from Homer
1. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, English (born Netherlands) - A Reading from Homer
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
1. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, English (born Netherlands) - A Reading from Homer
1. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, English (born Netherlands) - A Reading from Homer
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
2. Hugo Simberg, "The Wounded Angel." Oil on canvas, 1903. Helsinki Ateneum.
2. Hugo Simberg, "The Wounded Angel." Oil on canvas, 1903. Helsinki Ateneum.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
2. Hugo Simberg, "The Wounded Angel." Oil on canvas, 1903. Helsinki Ateneum.
2. Hugo Simberg, "The Wounded Angel." Oil on canvas, 1903. Helsinki Ateneum.
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On Friday, I finally propelled my tired old procrastinating self down to the AGO to see the "Joyce Wieland: Heart On" exhibition.
It includes every period & style of her work and is wonderful.
The show closes *tomorrow* (Jan.4)! If you're in TO, do try to get there.🎨
It includes every period & style of her work and is wonderful.
The show closes *tomorrow* (Jan.4)! If you're in TO, do try to get there.🎨
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 AM
On Friday, I finally propelled my tired old procrastinating self down to the AGO to see the "Joyce Wieland: Heart On" exhibition.
It includes every period & style of her work and is wonderful.
The show closes *tomorrow* (Jan.4)! If you're in TO, do try to get there.🎨
It includes every period & style of her work and is wonderful.
The show closes *tomorrow* (Jan.4)! If you're in TO, do try to get there.🎨
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
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Very interesting job opening 👇
Tenuretrack professor in Cultural and Societal Storytelling (Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven)
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Tenuretrack professor in Cultural and Societal Storytelling (Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven) - Academic Positions
Full-time tenure-track position in cultural storytelling research and teaching, with focus on inclusion and sustainability. PhD required. English proficiency...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Very interesting job opening 👇
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The U.S. attack killed and wounded human beings in #Venezuela. Here's the first report I've seen. @ferrerbreda.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The U.S. attack killed and wounded human beings in #Venezuela. Here's the first report I've seen. @ferrerbreda.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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Dulce et Decorum est
-Wilfred Owen (1917)
-Wilfred Owen (1917)
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Dulce et Decorum est
-Wilfred Owen (1917)
-Wilfred Owen (1917)
1. William Blake, "I want, I want." Engraving from _The Gates of Paradise_, 1793.
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
1. William Blake, "I want, I want." Engraving from _The Gates of Paradise_, 1793.
I'm going to try this too, starting today, when I at least could use a distraction from the nearly overwhelming existential dread... But I will interpret paintings broadly.
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
1. John Singer Sargent. Lady Agnew of Lochnaw. 1892. Oil on canvas. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh.
1. John Singer Sargent. Lady Agnew of Lochnaw. 1892. Oil on canvas. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh.
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I'm going to try this too, starting today, when I at least could use a distraction from the nearly overwhelming existential dread... But I will interpret paintings broadly.
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Good morning from Canada, a country whose border Trump has called an “imaginary” “artificial line” established by an illegitimate treaty. I’d like to be spared your nuanced “Were Trump voter’s racist with fascist inclinations or just low information voters with fascist inclinations?” debate today.
January 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Good morning from Canada, a country whose border Trump has called an “imaginary” “artificial line” established by an illegitimate treaty. I’d like to be spared your nuanced “Were Trump voter’s racist with fascist inclinations or just low information voters with fascist inclinations?” debate today.
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Getting ready for #MLA26 #MLA2026 and have a book idea to pitch to the MLA books program? Schedule a meeting with the acquisition editors (i.e. me and my colleague James) to discuss your project. We'll be meeting via zoom, both during and after the convention. calendly.com/jaimecleland...
Meet with the MLA book acquisitions editors - Jaime Cleland
Sign up for a 15-minute appointment to ask questions and discuss possible book projects with the MLA acquisitions editors, James Hatch and Jaime Cleland.Learn more about our publishing programVisit ou...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Getting ready for #MLA26 #MLA2026 and have a book idea to pitch to the MLA books program? Schedule a meeting with the acquisition editors (i.e. me and my colleague James) to discuss your project. We'll be meeting via zoom, both during and after the convention. calendly.com/jaimecleland...
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Last day to sign this petition of support for Mel Curth. It was initiated by OU faculty - many of whom joined students in on- campus protests last month. OU is closed & quiet 'til classed start on 1/20. actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
Defend OU Instructors and Academic Freedom
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members,
The University of Oklahoma made national headlines this month after a routine grading dispute erupted into public controversy, leading OU to ...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Last day to sign this petition of support for Mel Curth. It was initiated by OU faculty - many of whom joined students in on- campus protests last month. OU is closed & quiet 'til classed start on 1/20. actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
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Anybody doing any interesting bluesky read-alongs of big books?
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Anybody doing any interesting bluesky read-alongs of big books?
1st novel of 2026 for me is Olga Tokarczuk's House of Day, House of Night, in the revised 2025 translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Since Merriam-Webster gave me "bed rotting" for my word of the year (😱), & since I'm trying to redeem the term, pls consider the novel's lovely vindication of dreaming.🧵
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
1st novel of 2026 for me is Olga Tokarczuk's House of Day, House of Night, in the revised 2025 translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Since Merriam-Webster gave me "bed rotting" for my word of the year (😱), & since I'm trying to redeem the term, pls consider the novel's lovely vindication of dreaming.🧵
Oh no, the next try gave me "moribund."
I am going to spend the year "bed rotting," aren't I?
I am going to spend the year "bed rotting," aren't I?
I am not encouraged by my word. In fact I didn't even know what it meant. Now that I have looked it up, I firmly believe that if I really had been indulging in bed rotting, I wouldn't have got round to trying the game in the first place.
I should get a second chance, right?
I should get a second chance, right?
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Oh no, the next try gave me "moribund."
I am going to spend the year "bed rotting," aren't I?
I am going to spend the year "bed rotting," aren't I?
I am not encouraged by my word. In fact I didn't even know what it meant. Now that I have looked it up, I firmly believe that if I really had been indulging in bed rotting, I wouldn't have got round to trying the game in the first place.
I should get a second chance, right?
I should get a second chance, right?
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I am not encouraged by my word. In fact I didn't even know what it meant. Now that I have looked it up, I firmly believe that if I really had been indulging in bed rotting, I wouldn't have got round to trying the game in the first place.
I should get a second chance, right?
I should get a second chance, right?
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Canadian house party in winter 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Canadian house party in winter 🥳
2025 was appalling, except for what I read. Here are my top 5 (excluding the many 📚s read for teaching):
Solvej Balle, On the Calculation of Volume (pts i-iii)
Charlotte Beradt, The Third Reich of Dreams
Maylis de Kerangal, Eastbound
Sibylle Grimbert, The Last of its Kind
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
Solvej Balle, On the Calculation of Volume (pts i-iii)
Charlotte Beradt, The Third Reich of Dreams
Maylis de Kerangal, Eastbound
Sibylle Grimbert, The Last of its Kind
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
2025 was appalling, except for what I read. Here are my top 5 (excluding the many 📚s read for teaching):
Solvej Balle, On the Calculation of Volume (pts i-iii)
Charlotte Beradt, The Third Reich of Dreams
Maylis de Kerangal, Eastbound
Sibylle Grimbert, The Last of its Kind
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
Solvej Balle, On the Calculation of Volume (pts i-iii)
Charlotte Beradt, The Third Reich of Dreams
Maylis de Kerangal, Eastbound
Sibylle Grimbert, The Last of its Kind
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
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Bring in the new year by watching the brilliant four part documentary Time Team put on YouTube of their 2024 dig at Sutton Hoo. If you start at 09.26 then at midnight you’ll be at moment they reveal a face - with braided hair beaten into metal by simple tool punch - unseen for around 1200 years.
December 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Bring in the new year by watching the brilliant four part documentary Time Team put on YouTube of their 2024 dig at Sutton Hoo. If you start at 09.26 then at midnight you’ll be at moment they reveal a face - with braided hair beaten into metal by simple tool punch - unseen for around 1200 years.
“From your writing sample, I expected someone much taller” (this was from a senior colleague about a month after my arrival in the English department that gave me my first job)
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM
“From your writing sample, I expected someone much taller” (this was from a senior colleague about a month after my arrival in the English department that gave me my first job)
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I want to encourage people to think about joining the 2026 group readalong of Pilgrimage by Dorothy Richardson, an incredible multivolume work of modernist fiction:
readingpilgrimage.com
readingpilgrimage.com
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December 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I want to encourage people to think about joining the 2026 group readalong of Pilgrimage by Dorothy Richardson, an incredible multivolume work of modernist fiction:
readingpilgrimage.com
readingpilgrimage.com
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How I'm walking out of 2025
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How I'm walking out of 2025