Mahinder Kingra
@mahinder.bsky.social
Cornell University Press's Editorial Director and Sponsoring Editor in Medieval Studies, Literary & Cultural Studies, and other Studies. National Park obsessive (229 and counting), film noir and crime fiction aficionado, incorrigible overpacker.
I'm very excited to share the cover for a forthcoming @cornellupress.bsky.social book that I sponsored on the International Workers Order (IWO), a 1930-50s immigrant and minority workers' cooperative undone by the Red Scare. The cover art/design is by the inimitable Ben Katchor (Julius Knipl, etc.)
October 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm very excited to share the cover for a forthcoming @cornellupress.bsky.social book that I sponsored on the International Workers Order (IWO), a 1930-50s immigrant and minority workers' cooperative undone by the Red Scare. The cover art/design is by the inimitable Ben Katchor (Julius Knipl, etc.)
Hulk 181 famously introduced Wolverine in 1974, which is when 8-year-old me bought a copy at the local convenience store. If I’d had the foresight to hermetically seal it then, I could retire today. Ah well …It’s still a fun read, torn cover and all, fifty years later. #Marvel #comicbooks
May 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hulk 181 famously introduced Wolverine in 1974, which is when 8-year-old me bought a copy at the local convenience store. If I’d had the foresight to hermetically seal it then, I could retire today. Ah well …It’s still a fun read, torn cover and all, fifty years later. #Marvel #comicbooks
And here’s what awaits attendees when they arrive tomorrow morning for the first day of #Kzoo2025.
The first person the bring me a Sweetwater’s donut will get a free ARC of Beni Kedar’s new book, “The Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem.” (Just kidding ….)
The first person the bring me a Sweetwater’s donut will get a free ARC of Beni Kedar’s new book, “The Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem.” (Just kidding ….)
May 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And here’s what awaits attendees when they arrive tomorrow morning for the first day of #Kzoo2025.
The first person the bring me a Sweetwater’s donut will get a free ARC of Beni Kedar’s new book, “The Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem.” (Just kidding ….)
The first person the bring me a Sweetwater’s donut will get a free ARC of Beni Kedar’s new book, “The Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem.” (Just kidding ….)
April 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Spending this rainy Saturday cataloguing my comic book collection (mostly ‘70s-90s) with the enthusiastic assistance of my 17-year-old daughter, who is amused by the back cover ads and impressed … OK, alarmed …by my ability to remember obscure characters and plotlines
April 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Spending this rainy Saturday cataloguing my comic book collection (mostly ‘70s-90s) with the enthusiastic assistance of my 17-year-old daughter, who is amused by the back cover ads and impressed … OK, alarmed …by my ability to remember obscure characters and plotlines
Welcome to Ithaca, Museum Association of New York attendees! @cornellupress.bsky.social has a table laden with new and recent books about all aspects of the Empire State - history, nature, biography, public health, even fiction - so stop by to browse, admire, and order (at a 40% discount)
April 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Welcome to Ithaca, Museum Association of New York attendees! @cornellupress.bsky.social has a table laden with new and recent books about all aspects of the Empire State - history, nature, biography, public health, even fiction - so stop by to browse, admire, and order (at a 40% discount)
Today I crossed the Charles to attend #RSA/SAA 2025 for the first time and have been amazed by the enthusiasm at the book exhibit for our @cornellupress.bsky.social books like this ….
March 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today I crossed the Charles to attend #RSA/SAA 2025 for the first time and have been amazed by the enthusiasm at the book exhibit for our @cornellupress.bsky.social books like this ….
A welcome flurry of excitement and interest at the #MAA25 book exhibit to start this year’s Medieval Academy. And on the program for Friday, TWO sessions on representative medieval governance inspired by this @cornellupress.bsky.social book by Jacques Dalarun, TO GOVERN IS TO SERVE
March 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A welcome flurry of excitement and interest at the #MAA25 book exhibit to start this year’s Medieval Academy. And on the program for Friday, TWO sessions on representative medieval governance inspired by this @cornellupress.bsky.social book by Jacques Dalarun, TO GOVERN IS TO SERVE
The stage is set for #MAA2025. The book exhibit opens Thursday morning and I’ll be there to stand behind (literally and figuratively) @cornellupress.bsky.social’s latest titles in medieval history and literature. #medievalsky
March 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The stage is set for #MAA2025. The book exhibit opens Thursday morning and I’ll be there to stand behind (literally and figuratively) @cornellupress.bsky.social’s latest titles in medieval history and literature. #medievalsky
Psssst ... Did you hear that @cornellupress.bsky.social is giving away its #MLA25 display copies to graduate students on Sunday? Visit the Cornell UP stand (#116) between 9:00 and noon!
January 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Psssst ... Did you hear that @cornellupress.bsky.social is giving away its #MLA25 display copies to graduate students on Sunday? Visit the Cornell UP stand (#116) between 9:00 and noon!
@cornellupress.bsky.social is known for many wonderful things: award-winning books, engaged authors, dedicated staff … But really, it’s all about the SOCKS! And you can get your free pair at #MLA2025
January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@cornellupress.bsky.social is known for many wonderful things: award-winning books, engaged authors, dedicated staff … But really, it’s all about the SOCKS! And you can get your free pair at #MLA2025
Congratulations to our #MLA2025 award winners: Adhaar Noor Desai, Sean Franzel, and Eric Keenaghan & Rowena Kennedy-Epstein. You can find these books and lots more at the @cornellupress.bsky.social stand in the exhibit hall.
January 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Congratulations to our #MLA2025 award winners: Adhaar Noor Desai, Sean Franzel, and Eric Keenaghan & Rowena Kennedy-Epstein. You can find these books and lots more at the @cornellupress.bsky.social stand in the exhibit hall.
I’ve been away from the socials for a few months but #MLA2025 seems an especially gentle way to reengage. @cornellupress.bsky.social is here in New Orleans. Booth #116: Laissez les bons livres rouler!
January 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’ve been away from the socials for a few months but #MLA2025 seems an especially gentle way to reengage. @cornellupress.bsky.social is here in New Orleans. Booth #116: Laissez les bons livres rouler!
I’m trying to buy fewer books these days (mostly for reasons of space) so it’s a treat when I HAVE to buy a book, say when I’ve unexpectedly finished one on a trip and find myself at a good airport bookstore and can pick up @jonathancoe.bsky.social’s charming, cine-literate novel, MR. WILDER & ME
November 23, 2024 at 6:46 PM
I’m trying to buy fewer books these days (mostly for reasons of space) so it’s a treat when I HAVE to buy a book, say when I’ve unexpectedly finished one on a trip and find myself at a good airport bookstore and can pick up @jonathancoe.bsky.social’s charming, cine-literate novel, MR. WILDER & ME
Grad students attending the @moderniststudies.bsky.social conference, I will be giving away the display copies at the @cornellupress.bsky.social table to starting on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM. Been coveting the brand new MODERNISM’S INHUMAN WORLDS by Rasheed Tazudeen? Now’s your chance!
November 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Grad students attending the @moderniststudies.bsky.social conference, I will be giving away the display copies at the @cornellupress.bsky.social table to starting on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM. Been coveting the brand new MODERNISM’S INHUMAN WORLDS by Rasheed Tazudeen? Now’s your chance!
I really appreciate how @moderniststudies.bsky.social connects its meeting to the city it’s taking place in, and in the spirit of Chicago modernisms, visit @cornellupress.bsky.social to browse Holly Baggett’s account of the Chicago-based #modernist journal, the “Little Review”: MAKING NO COMPROMISE
November 8, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I really appreciate how @moderniststudies.bsky.social connects its meeting to the city it’s taking place in, and in the spirit of Chicago modernisms, visit @cornellupress.bsky.social to browse Holly Baggett’s account of the Chicago-based #modernist journal, the “Little Review”: MAKING NO COMPROMISE
Excited to be in Chicago next week for the Modernist Studies Association conference to show off new books from
@cornellupress.bsky.social and @leuvenup.bsky.social and to meet with scholars to discuss YOUR new book projects. Stop on by!
@cornellupress.bsky.social and @leuvenup.bsky.social and to meet with scholars to discuss YOUR new book projects. Stop on by!
October 30, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Excited to be in Chicago next week for the Modernist Studies Association conference to show off new books from
@cornellupress.bsky.social and @leuvenup.bsky.social and to meet with scholars to discuss YOUR new book projects. Stop on by!
@cornellupress.bsky.social and @leuvenup.bsky.social and to meet with scholars to discuss YOUR new book projects. Stop on by!
My current “fun read” is @polyalbion’s analysis of the weird (horror/SF/dark heritage) in postwar British film&tv. Was excited to watch The Changes (BBC YA apocalypse series featuring a helpful band a traveling Sikhs - my people!) but it’s currently unavailable on any streaming service!?! 😤
February 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
My current “fun read” is @polyalbion’s analysis of the weird (horror/SF/dark heritage) in postwar British film&tv. Was excited to watch The Changes (BBC YA apocalypse series featuring a helpful band a traveling Sikhs - my people!) but it’s currently unavailable on any streaming service!?! 😤
I guess I am driving from Ithaca to Notre Dame for #MedievalAcademy next month? All of the flights from ITH or SYR were really inconvenient, whether to South Bend or Chicago. So I’ll be cueing up an audiobook or two and going off to look for America …
February 3, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I guess I am driving from Ithaca to Notre Dame for #MedievalAcademy next month? All of the flights from ITH or SYR were really inconvenient, whether to South Bend or Chicago. So I’ll be cueing up an audiobook or two and going off to look for America …
In between episodes of True Detective: Night Country, I watched all of the much-maligned second season of TD (with Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Vince Vaughn) and people: I do not get all the hate. I found it a compelling, knowing riff on the L.A. noir of Chandler, MacDonald, and Ellroy.
January 29, 2024 at 12:06 AM
In between episodes of True Detective: Night Country, I watched all of the much-maligned second season of TD (with Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Vince Vaughn) and people: I do not get all the hate. I found it a compelling, knowing riff on the L.A. noir of Chandler, MacDonald, and Ellroy.
If you're looking to try some California noir, Joseph Hansen's FADEOUT is a short, fast-paced, and literary read. First published in 1970, it was recently brought back into print by Soho Crime and is the first a 12-book series.
January 28, 2024 at 9:33 PM
If you're looking to try some California noir, Joseph Hansen's FADEOUT is a short, fast-paced, and literary read. First published in 1970, it was recently brought back into print by Soho Crime and is the first a 12-book series.
Found at the Westfield (Mass) Salvo for $2, a film noir I haven’t previously seen: 1949’s SCENE OF THE CRIME. Variety called it “Taut, tough and often relentless.” Sold!
#FilmNoir #PhysicalMedia
#FilmNoir #PhysicalMedia
December 29, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Found at the Westfield (Mass) Salvo for $2, a film noir I haven’t previously seen: 1949’s SCENE OF THE CRIME. Variety called it “Taut, tough and often relentless.” Sold!
#FilmNoir #PhysicalMedia
#FilmNoir #PhysicalMedia
With wintery New England having its cultural moment—Noah Kahan’s anthemic STICK SEASON & Alexander Payne’s bittersweet prep school-at-the-holidays character study THE HOLDOVERS—it’s good being back with the fam in Western Mass for Christmas.
December 25, 2023 at 10:16 PM
With wintery New England having its cultural moment—Noah Kahan’s anthemic STICK SEASON & Alexander Payne’s bittersweet prep school-at-the-holidays character study THE HOLDOVERS—it’s good being back with the fam in Western Mass for Christmas.
BLUE EYE SAMURAI (on Netflix) is an unexpected delight. Set in Edo-period Japan, it's beautifully animated (with gorgeous backgrounds) and surprisingly bloody, and has complex characters and great voice work. I'm three (of eight) episodes in and having to restrain myself from bingeing the rest.
December 7, 2023 at 6:27 PM
BLUE EYE SAMURAI (on Netflix) is an unexpected delight. Set in Edo-period Japan, it's beautifully animated (with gorgeous backgrounds) and surprisingly bloody, and has complex characters and great voice work. I'm three (of eight) episodes in and having to restrain myself from bingeing the rest.