Matthew Longo
@matthewblongo.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Political Science @PolSciLeiden. Author: THE PICNIC (2024) https://bit.ly/42unDVV) & THE POLITICS OF BORDERS (2018). Native New Yorker.
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In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists organized a picnic on the border of Hungary and Austria. But this was not an ordinary picnic—it was located on the dangerous militarized fronti...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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50% sale on The Picnic audiobook ... See link below...
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50% sale on The Picnic audiobook ... See link below...
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Hey @polscileiden.bsky.social peeps… come here @jwassers.bsky.social speak next week in The Hague !!!
I’ll be there… ✊
I’ll be there… ✊
👇 @avtansa.bsky.social @manyapan.bsky.social @matthewblongo.bsky.social details on some of my upcoming European events here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... & leidenasiacentre.nl/event/jeffre...
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hey @polscileiden.bsky.social peeps… come here @jwassers.bsky.social speak next week in The Hague !!!
I’ll be there… ✊
I’ll be there… ✊
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updated my political philosophy starter pack
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
updated my political philosophy starter pack
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
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This is nice: the paperback of my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 has been selected as part of the Waterstone's 25%off pre-order promotion.
So it can be yours for the price of a pizza.
Use the code: OCTOBER25 (valid until Friday 17/10)
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So it can be yours for the price of a pizza.
Use the code: OCTOBER25 (valid until Friday 17/10)
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October 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is nice: the paperback of my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 has been selected as part of the Waterstone's 25%off pre-order promotion.
So it can be yours for the price of a pizza.
Use the code: OCTOBER25 (valid until Friday 17/10)
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So it can be yours for the price of a pizza.
Use the code: OCTOBER25 (valid until Friday 17/10)
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Hello APSA folks, please come and join me Catherine Lu, Arturo Change, Matt Longo, and Niklas Plaetzer for an author-meets-critics roundtable on my new book, Contested Territory (OUP 2025) on Thursday morning at 10am!
Thu Sept 11 10am Vancouver Convention Centre, East Ballroom C
Thu Sept 11 10am Vancouver Convention Centre, East Ballroom C
September 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hello APSA folks, please come and join me Catherine Lu, Arturo Change, Matt Longo, and Niklas Plaetzer for an author-meets-critics roundtable on my new book, Contested Territory (OUP 2025) on Thursday morning at 10am!
Thu Sept 11 10am Vancouver Convention Centre, East Ballroom C
Thu Sept 11 10am Vancouver Convention Centre, East Ballroom C
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That’s probably why he wants to get rid of them
July 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
That’s probably why he wants to get rid of them
As an academic, this may be the most relatable thing I've ever seen...
July 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
As an academic, this may be the most relatable thing I've ever seen...
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Excellent review by @matthewblongo.bsky.social (author The Picnic, which won the Orwell Prize given by @orwellprize.bsky.social last year) of the superb recent @stanfordpress.bsky.social book by Ed Pulford (& discusses the same author’s earlier Hurst book too) lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...
An Asynchronous Patchwork | Los Angeles Review of Books
Matthew Longo examines Ed Pulford’s studies of culture and temporality within the China-Russia-Korea borderlands.
lareviewofbooks.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Excellent review by @matthewblongo.bsky.social (author The Picnic, which won the Orwell Prize given by @orwellprize.bsky.social last year) of the superb recent @stanfordpress.bsky.social book by Ed Pulford (& discusses the same author’s earlier Hurst book too) lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...
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In 1947, Orwell argued that only a "United States of Europe" could survive a nuclear age. Now, Europe is at another crossroads.
Join Katja Hoyer, @matthewblongo.bsky.social & Colin Crouch at Pushkin House as we explore where Europe's been and where it might go next: pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Join Katja Hoyer, @matthewblongo.bsky.social & Colin Crouch at Pushkin House as we explore where Europe's been and where it might go next: pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
May 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In 1947, Orwell argued that only a "United States of Europe" could survive a nuclear age. Now, Europe is at another crossroads.
Join Katja Hoyer, @matthewblongo.bsky.social & Colin Crouch at Pushkin House as we explore where Europe's been and where it might go next: pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Join Katja Hoyer, @matthewblongo.bsky.social & Colin Crouch at Pushkin House as we explore where Europe's been and where it might go next: pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
💥💥Hey Bluesky! 💥💥
Check out my latest essay in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social !!!
It looks at borders and time in the writing of Ed Pulford. Link below.
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Check out my latest essay in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social !!!
It looks at borders and time in the writing of Ed Pulford. Link below.
👇👇👇
Excellent review by @matthewblongo.bsky.social (author The Picnic, which won the Orwell Prize given by @orwellprize.bsky.social last year) of the superb recent @stanfordpress.bsky.social book by Ed Pulford (& discusses the same author’s earlier Hurst book too) lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...
An Asynchronous Patchwork | Los Angeles Review of Books
Matthew Longo examines Ed Pulford’s studies of culture and temporality within the China-Russia-Korea borderlands.
lareviewofbooks.org
June 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
💥💥Hey Bluesky! 💥💥
Check out my latest essay in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social !!!
It looks at borders and time in the writing of Ed Pulford. Link below.
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Check out my latest essay in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social !!!
It looks at borders and time in the writing of Ed Pulford. Link below.
👇👇👇
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Great write-up of our media + information literacy intervention funded by the @ssrc.org´s Mercury project
www.ssrc.org/mercury-proj...
partners: Bihar´s BRLPS & Dataleads.
@sumitra.bsky.social @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social Florian Sichart
Looking forward to seeing and testing more of these!
www.ssrc.org/mercury-proj...
partners: Bihar´s BRLPS & Dataleads.
@sumitra.bsky.social @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social Florian Sichart
Looking forward to seeing and testing more of these!
Mercury Project Findings: Bihar Information and Media Literacy Initiative (BIMLI) – Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
The Social Science Research Council fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary ...
www.ssrc.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Great write-up of our media + information literacy intervention funded by the @ssrc.org´s Mercury project
www.ssrc.org/mercury-proj...
partners: Bihar´s BRLPS & Dataleads.
@sumitra.bsky.social @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social Florian Sichart
Looking forward to seeing and testing more of these!
www.ssrc.org/mercury-proj...
partners: Bihar´s BRLPS & Dataleads.
@sumitra.bsky.social @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social Florian Sichart
Looking forward to seeing and testing more of these!
Hey London!
Come see me at the Pushkin House on June 4th... Conversation with Katja Hoyer & Colin Crouch... Thanks to @orwellprize.bsky.social !!!
Details below!
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www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Come see me at the Pushkin House on June 4th... Conversation with Katja Hoyer & Colin Crouch... Thanks to @orwellprize.bsky.social !!!
Details below!
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www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Toward a Renewed European Unity? A Continent at a Crossroads. With Katja Hoyer, Colin Crouch and Matthew Longo
Talk: Toward a Renewed European Unity? A Continent at a Crossroads. With Katja Hoyer, Colin Crouch and Matthew Longo
www.pushkinhouse.org
May 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Hey London!
Come see me at the Pushkin House on June 4th... Conversation with Katja Hoyer & Colin Crouch... Thanks to @orwellprize.bsky.social !!!
Details below!
👇👇👇👇
www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Come see me at the Pushkin House on June 4th... Conversation with Katja Hoyer & Colin Crouch... Thanks to @orwellprize.bsky.social !!!
Details below!
👇👇👇👇
www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Hey Bluesky!
Please join me in the beautiful Cotswolds next week for the Chipping Campden Literature Festival
Details: “Matthew Longo: THE PICNIC,” May 5th, 10:30am, Cidermill Theatre
@chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social
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www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Please join me in the beautiful Cotswolds next week for the Chipping Campden Literature Festival
Details: “Matthew Longo: THE PICNIC,” May 5th, 10:30am, Cidermill Theatre
@chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social
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www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Literature Events | Book Tickets | Campden Literature Festival
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May 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Hey Bluesky!
Please join me in the beautiful Cotswolds next week for the Chipping Campden Literature Festival
Details: “Matthew Longo: THE PICNIC,” May 5th, 10:30am, Cidermill Theatre
@chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social
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www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Please join me in the beautiful Cotswolds next week for the Chipping Campden Literature Festival
Details: “Matthew Longo: THE PICNIC,” May 5th, 10:30am, Cidermill Theatre
@chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social
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www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Woah!!!! Thanks Cornish Book Fairy! (And thanks Pamela!)
Everything is aaagh, but there is also an official Cornish Book Fairy. @matthewblongo.bsky.social (📷from Facebook)
April 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Woah!!!! Thanks Cornish Book Fairy! (And thanks Pamela!)
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👏👏👏SOLD OUT at Aldeburgh @matthewblongo.bsky.social but still tickets for his event in beautiful Chipping Campden, North Cotswolds in May. Book online
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www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
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www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
At this weekend's sold-out* Aldeburgh Literary Festival @matthewblongo.bsky.social discusses THE PICNIC
*(their admirable policy: "If you don't get tickets one year, then do try again. Or move to Aldeburgh.")
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-pic...
*(their admirable policy: "If you don't get tickets one year, then do try again. Or move to Aldeburgh.")
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-pic...
The Picnic — THE ALDEBURGH BOOKSHOP
By Matthew Longo Hardback
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
👏👏👏SOLD OUT at Aldeburgh @matthewblongo.bsky.social but still tickets for his event in beautiful Chipping Campden, North Cotswolds in May. Book online
📚🦋
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
📚🦋
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
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Happy pb publication day THE RISING DOWN @faberbooks.bsky.social Alexandra Harris with us 2024.
This May place & history with @matthewblongo.bsky.social THE PICNIC 2024 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
winner 2024 @orwellprize.bsky.social
Book online www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
This May place & history with @matthewblongo.bsky.social THE PICNIC 2024 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
winner 2024 @orwellprize.bsky.social
Book online www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
March 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy pb publication day THE RISING DOWN @faberbooks.bsky.social Alexandra Harris with us 2024.
This May place & history with @matthewblongo.bsky.social THE PICNIC 2024 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
winner 2024 @orwellprize.bsky.social
Book online www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
This May place & history with @matthewblongo.bsky.social THE PICNIC 2024 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
winner 2024 @orwellprize.bsky.social
Book online www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
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Catch up with @matthewblongo.bsky.social
in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his Orwell 2024 Prize winning THE PICNIC
"Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Meanwhile @coldwarpod.bsky.social 👇
in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his Orwell 2024 Prize winning THE PICNIC
"Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Meanwhile @coldwarpod.bsky.social 👇
From the archive - The Picnic That Ripped Open The Iron Curtain with @matthewblongo.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2171a7
Cold War Conversations: The Picnic That Ripped Open The Iron Curtain (329)
In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable: they entered the forbidden militarised zone of the Iron Curtain - and held a picnic.Word had spread of what was going to happen. ...
pod.fo
March 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Catch up with @matthewblongo.bsky.social
in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his Orwell 2024 Prize winning THE PICNIC
"Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Meanwhile @coldwarpod.bsky.social 👇
in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his Orwell 2024 Prize winning THE PICNIC
"Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Meanwhile @coldwarpod.bsky.social 👇
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See post below by @orwellfdn.bsky.social and catch up with @matthewblongo.bsky.social in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his Orwell 2024 Prize winning THE PICNIC "Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
"Here I take a page from Orwell himself..."
Read @matthewblongo.bsky.social's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on The Orwell Foundation Substack: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Read @matthewblongo.bsky.social's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on The Orwell Foundation Substack: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
See post below by @orwellfdn.bsky.social and catch up with @matthewblongo.bsky.social in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his Orwell 2024 Prize winning THE PICNIC "Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Book tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Reposted by Matthew Longo
"Here I take a page from Orwell himself..."
Read @matthewblongo.bsky.social's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on The Orwell Foundation Substack: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Read @matthewblongo.bsky.social's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on The Orwell Foundation Substack: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
March 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Here I take a page from Orwell himself..."
Read @matthewblongo.bsky.social's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on The Orwell Foundation Substack: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Read @matthewblongo.bsky.social's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on The Orwell Foundation Substack: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
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From the archive - The Picnic That Ripped Open The Iron Curtain with @matthewblongo.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2171a7
Cold War Conversations: The Picnic That Ripped Open The Iron Curtain (329)
In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable: they entered the forbidden militarised zone of the Iron Curtain - and held a picnic.Word had spread of what was going to happen. ...
pod.fo
March 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
From the archive - The Picnic That Ripped Open The Iron Curtain with @matthewblongo.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2171a7
Reposted by Matthew Longo
At this weekend's sold-out* Aldeburgh Literary Festival @matthewblongo.bsky.social discusses THE PICNIC
*(their admirable policy: "If you don't get tickets one year, then do try again. Or move to Aldeburgh.")
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-pic...
*(their admirable policy: "If you don't get tickets one year, then do try again. Or move to Aldeburgh.")
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-pic...
The Picnic — THE ALDEBURGH BOOKSHOP
By Matthew Longo Hardback
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
At this weekend's sold-out* Aldeburgh Literary Festival @matthewblongo.bsky.social discusses THE PICNIC
*(their admirable policy: "If you don't get tickets one year, then do try again. Or move to Aldeburgh.")
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-pic...
*(their admirable policy: "If you don't get tickets one year, then do try again. Or move to Aldeburgh.")
www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-pic...
Hey Twitter!
Very pleased to announce that I have an essay up on the Orwell Foundation (@orwellfdn.bsky.social) Substack… Its about writing history, imposter syndrome, and the merits of insecure narration.
I really like this one. Please give it a read!
orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Very pleased to announce that I have an essay up on the Orwell Foundation (@orwellfdn.bsky.social) Substack… Its about writing history, imposter syndrome, and the merits of insecure narration.
I really like this one. Please give it a read!
orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Imposter!
Matthew Longo's reflections on The Orwell Prize
orwellfoundation.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Hey Twitter!
Very pleased to announce that I have an essay up on the Orwell Foundation (@orwellfdn.bsky.social) Substack… Its about writing history, imposter syndrome, and the merits of insecure narration.
I really like this one. Please give it a read!
orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Very pleased to announce that I have an essay up on the Orwell Foundation (@orwellfdn.bsky.social) Substack… Its about writing history, imposter syndrome, and the merits of insecure narration.
I really like this one. Please give it a read!
orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/imposter
Reposted by Matthew Longo
from @orwellfdn.bsky.social this extraordinary essay by @matthewblongo.bsky.social:
Imposter! open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
Imposter! open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
Imposter!
Matthew Longo's reflections on The Orwell Prize
open.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
from @orwellfdn.bsky.social this extraordinary essay by @matthewblongo.bsky.social:
Imposter! open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
Imposter! open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
Hey Australia peeps... I'm coming to Adelaide Writers' Week !!!!
If you're around. DM me... Details below 👇👇👇👇
If you're around. DM me... Details below 👇👇👇👇
And this Adelaide Writers' Week event on March 4th, discussing THE PICNIC: An Escape to Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2025-...
An Escape to Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain - Adelaide Festival
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Australia's International Festival
www.adelaidefestival.com.au
February 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hey Australia peeps... I'm coming to Adelaide Writers' Week !!!!
If you're around. DM me... Details below 👇👇👇👇
If you're around. DM me... Details below 👇👇👇👇