Arin Keeble
@keeblearin.bsky.social
he/him. teaching C21 literature at ENU. co-ed of Jesmyn Ward: New Critical Essays (EUP, 2023). Twenty-First Century Fictions of Terrorism (EUP, 2024).
I wrote two fiction reviews that published this weekend - on Elisa Shua Dusapin's The Old Fire @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for the TLS and Makenna Goodman's Helen of Nowhere @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social for the FT weekend. Very different books but both immensely rewarding reads!
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I wrote two fiction reviews that published this weekend - on Elisa Shua Dusapin's The Old Fire @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for the TLS and Makenna Goodman's Helen of Nowhere @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social for the FT weekend. Very different books but both immensely rewarding reads!
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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For LARB, I wrote about the principled dissenters of Pluribus, The Lowdown, Andor, and The Pitt, and 2025 as the year TV celebrated resistance @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/lowd...
Opposition Party | Los Angeles Review of Books
In 2025, television offered a primer in principled dissent.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
For LARB, I wrote about the principled dissenters of Pluribus, The Lowdown, Andor, and The Pitt, and 2025 as the year TV celebrated resistance @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/lowd...
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'The ideas at work in this exhilarating and surprising novel are far from limited....' Arin Keeble reviews HELEN OF NOWHERE by Makenna Goodman for @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/0b4f...
Helen of Nowhere — the call of the weird
Makenna Goodman repurposes campus novel tropes in surreal fashion, as a disgraced professor seeks rural salvation
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
'The ideas at work in this exhilarating and surprising novel are far from limited....' Arin Keeble reviews HELEN OF NOWHERE by Makenna Goodman for @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/0b4f...
This is Ernie, though we now mostly call him ‘Biggles’.
It happened like this: Ernie > ‘Little E’ > ‘Big E’ > ‘Biggie’ > ‘Biggles’.
It happened like this: Ernie > ‘Little E’ > ‘Big E’ > ‘Biggie’ > ‘Biggles’.
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This is Ernie, though we now mostly call him ‘Biggles’.
It happened like this: Ernie > ‘Little E’ > ‘Big E’ > ‘Biggie’ > ‘Biggles’.
It happened like this: Ernie > ‘Little E’ > ‘Big E’ > ‘Biggie’ > ‘Biggles’.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
An outstanding thesis and important contribution to knowledge in contemporary literary studies- many congratulations @scaredofcustard.bsky.social !!
yesterday I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections! thank you so much to my examiners @keeblearin.bsky.social and @davidhering.bsky.social for such a great experience! 💫
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
An outstanding thesis and important contribution to knowledge in contemporary literary studies- many congratulations @scaredofcustard.bsky.social !!
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Happy hauntings, all! This cluster has been a long time coming, and I bet its rich and suggestive essays will stick around for a long time to come!
Our newest cluster is here... and it's (a-)LIVE!!!
HAUNTINGS
Edited by Emmy Waldman (@emmywaldman.bsky.social) & David Hering
Feat:
Nicole Dib
Arin Keeble
Jay Shelat
Irina Troconis
Dorinne Kondo
George Kowalik
A. Banerjee
M. Stang
Christine Prevas
asapjournal.com/cluster/haun...
HAUNTINGS
Edited by Emmy Waldman (@emmywaldman.bsky.social) & David Hering
Feat:
Nicole Dib
Arin Keeble
Jay Shelat
Irina Troconis
Dorinne Kondo
George Kowalik
A. Banerjee
M. Stang
Christine Prevas
asapjournal.com/cluster/haun...
Hauntings - ASAP/Review
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December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Happy hauntings, all! This cluster has been a long time coming, and I bet its rich and suggestive essays will stick around for a long time to come!
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Our newest cluster is here... and it's (a-)LIVE!!!
HAUNTINGS
Edited by Emmy Waldman (@emmywaldman.bsky.social) & David Hering
Feat:
Nicole Dib
Arin Keeble
Jay Shelat
Irina Troconis
Dorinne Kondo
George Kowalik
A. Banerjee
M. Stang
Christine Prevas
asapjournal.com/cluster/haun...
HAUNTINGS
Edited by Emmy Waldman (@emmywaldman.bsky.social) & David Hering
Feat:
Nicole Dib
Arin Keeble
Jay Shelat
Irina Troconis
Dorinne Kondo
George Kowalik
A. Banerjee
M. Stang
Christine Prevas
asapjournal.com/cluster/haun...
Hauntings - ASAP/Review
asapjournal.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our newest cluster is here... and it's (a-)LIVE!!!
HAUNTINGS
Edited by Emmy Waldman (@emmywaldman.bsky.social) & David Hering
Feat:
Nicole Dib
Arin Keeble
Jay Shelat
Irina Troconis
Dorinne Kondo
George Kowalik
A. Banerjee
M. Stang
Christine Prevas
asapjournal.com/cluster/haun...
HAUNTINGS
Edited by Emmy Waldman (@emmywaldman.bsky.social) & David Hering
Feat:
Nicole Dib
Arin Keeble
Jay Shelat
Irina Troconis
Dorinne Kondo
George Kowalik
A. Banerjee
M. Stang
Christine Prevas
asapjournal.com/cluster/haun...
Co-writing this was a very rewarding experience. If anyone hasn't had a chance to read these stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, I'd urge you to do so!
Friends, @keeblearin.bsky.social and I have a new essay out at ASAP/Review about @jamiljankochai.bsky.social's "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak." It was a pleasure to work with Arin and with @davidhering.bsky.social and @emmywaldman.bsky.social!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Co-writing this was a very rewarding experience. If anyone hasn't had a chance to read these stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, I'd urge you to do so!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, because my book is out now, fresh off the press!
Happy book birthday to “Literary Autobiography: Contemporary Novelists and their Self-Representations” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) 📕🎉! doi.org/10.1007/978-... @hss.springernature.com
Happy book birthday to “Literary Autobiography: Contemporary Novelists and their Self-Representations” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) 📕🎉! doi.org/10.1007/978-... @hss.springernature.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, because my book is out now, fresh off the press!
Happy book birthday to “Literary Autobiography: Contemporary Novelists and their Self-Representations” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) 📕🎉! doi.org/10.1007/978-... @hss.springernature.com
Happy book birthday to “Literary Autobiography: Contemporary Novelists and their Self-Representations” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) 📕🎉! doi.org/10.1007/978-... @hss.springernature.com
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Thrilled to announce our new issue, Novel Media/Media Novel, edited by Dong Xia and Sandro Eich:
c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1286/i...
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C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings |
Issue: Issue: 2(12) Novel Media / Media Novel (Autumn 2025) (2025)
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November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thrilled to announce our new issue, Novel Media/Media Novel, edited by Dong Xia and Sandro Eich:
c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1286/i...
c21.openlibhums.org/issue/1286/i...
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In conjunction with @bacls.bsky.social, we are looking for some proposals for panels at BAAS and MSA! Read more here:
Call for C21/BACLS Panel Proposals
BACLS members are warmly invited to submit proposals for panels for the upcoming British Association for American Studies (BAAS) and British Association of Modernist Studies (BAMS) conferences in coll...
c21.openlibhums.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In conjunction with @bacls.bsky.social, we are looking for some proposals for panels at BAAS and MSA! Read more here:
Wish I could clear my schedule!!!
October 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Wish I could clear my schedule!!!
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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Sign up for the MTC reading group for Banu Mushtaq’s 2025 International Booker Prize winning collection HEART LAMP! We’re meeting this Thursday, Sept 18! It’ll be a great time—even if you don’t do the reading :)
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September 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Sign up for the MTC reading group for Banu Mushtaq’s 2025 International Booker Prize winning collection HEART LAMP! We’re meeting this Thursday, Sept 18! It’ll be a great time—even if you don’t do the reading :)
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The never ending story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The never ending story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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5 tv shows from 2025-25 that Americans need to watch, but will probably never get a chance to.
5. Machine (Arte France)
a rollicking 6-er, Kung-Fu fighting, Karl #Marx, & labor rights.
5. Machine (Arte France)
a rollicking 6-er, Kung-Fu fighting, Karl #Marx, & labor rights.
September 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
5 tv shows from 2025-25 that Americans need to watch, but will probably never get a chance to.
5. Machine (Arte France)
a rollicking 6-er, Kung-Fu fighting, Karl #Marx, & labor rights.
5. Machine (Arte France)
a rollicking 6-er, Kung-Fu fighting, Karl #Marx, & labor rights.
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austerity brain: when you’ve got nothing left to cut you start trying to cut other people’s free labour
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
austerity brain: when you’ve got nothing left to cut you start trying to cut other people’s free labour
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Next up in #EMMYWATCH2025 is a piece on #Andor by @taralomax.bsky.social that explores questions of genre in the series and the #StarWars franchise.
EMMYS WATCH 2025 — When the Force is Not with Us: Considering Genre in Andor and the ‘Star Wars’ Franchise — Pop Junctions
‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to t...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Next up in #EMMYWATCH2025 is a piece on #Andor by @taralomax.bsky.social that explores questions of genre in the series and the #StarWars franchise.
The wonderful Jolie Holland at The Cluny last night.
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The wonderful Jolie Holland at The Cluny last night.
Joyful night at the Cluny with Nev Clay and The Burning Hell last night.
September 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Joyful night at the Cluny with Nev Clay and The Burning Hell last night.
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My new book - co-edited with Loïc Bourdeau - is now out with @edinburghup.bsky.social! Use code NEW30 if buying on the EUP site. Please ask your libraries to order this in, we’d really appreciate it!
August 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
My new book - co-edited with Loïc Bourdeau - is now out with @edinburghup.bsky.social! Use code NEW30 if buying on the EUP site. Please ask your libraries to order this in, we’d really appreciate it!
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'FALSE WAR is a rich and capacious novel that has much to say about our contemporary moment.' Arin Keeble reviews FALSE WAR by Carlos Manuel Álvarez, tr. Natasha Wimmer, for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez review – a new vision of migration
A novel of interlocking stories captures the ordinary lives and interior worlds of Cuban exiles seeking sanctuary in Miami
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
'FALSE WAR is a rich and capacious novel that has much to say about our contemporary moment.' Arin Keeble reviews FALSE WAR by Carlos Manuel Álvarez, tr. Natasha Wimmer, for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
This is an absolute stunner. Out this week with @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social and this Autumn in the US with @graywolfpress.bsky.social. Beautifully translated by Natasha Wimmer. My review: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez review – a new vision of migration
A novel of interlocking stories captures the ordinary lives and interior worlds of Cuban exiles seeking sanctuary in Miami
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is an absolute stunner. Out this week with @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social and this Autumn in the US with @graywolfpress.bsky.social. Beautifully translated by Natasha Wimmer. My review: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...