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Today’s guest, Krzysztof Rowiński, is the author of Failure Narratives Beyond Redemption: Twentieth Century Literature and Film

(Routledge, 2026). This book focuses on the concept of non- redemptive

failure, a type of failure that is not part of a ... more

Exemplarity and Allusion in Macrobius' Saturnalia (Oxford UP, 2026) offers a new framework for interpreting interactions with classical source material in Macrobius’ Saturnalia. It argues that the Saturnalia, an educational dialogue from the fifth ce... more

With The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris: Ethics and Self-Making in Dada, Simultanism, and Surrealism (University of Chicago Press, 2026),

Rachel Silveri takes a fresh look at the desire to unify art and life,

an ambition long regarded as found... more

Kevin P. Reilly is President Emeritus and Regent Professor with the University of Wisconsin System, having served as President from 2004-13. Kevin grew up in Manhattan and the Bronx, and went on to earn his B.A. at the University of Notre Dame, and h... more

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Rachel Silveri
Associate Professor in the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida
University of Florida
Episode: Rachel Silveri, "The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris: Ethics and Self-Making in Dada, Simultanism, and Surrealism" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Kevin Reilly
President Emeritus and Region Professor, University of Wisconsin System
University of Wisconsin System
Episode: Kevin Reilly, "Gregory Ghosts: Haunting Irishness" (Peter Lang, 2026)
Amanda Johnston
61st Texas Poet Laureate and Founder of Torch Literary Arts
Torch Literary Arts
Episode: In Praise: A Conversation with Texas Poet Laureate & Founder of Torch Literary Arts, Amanda Johnston
William Kennedy
Novelist known for The Albany Cycle and Ironweed (Pulitzer Prize winner)
Author
Episode: “O Albany”: Novelist William Kennedy on His Great Cycle of the City
John Roth
Author of Saving the American Dream, Meditations for Dark Times
Claremont McKenna College (philosopher/teacher)
Episode: John K. Roth, "Saving the American Dream: Meditations for Dark Times" (Wipf and Stock, 2026)
Christina Williams
Author of Work of Fiction: Making a Living from Writing in the UK
Palgrave Macmillan
Episode: Christina Williams "Work of Fiction: Making a Living from Writing in the UK" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024)
Shelley Fisher Fishkin
Professor of humanities, English, and African and African-American studies at Stanford University
Stanford University
Episode: Shelley Fisher Fishkin, "Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn’s Comrade" (Yale UP, 2025)
Dr. Michael Nichols
Assistant Teaching Professor in the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts Program at Purdue University
Purdue University
Episode: Michael D. Nichols, "Batman and the Classics: Echoes of Mythology, Literature and Philosophy in the Comics and Films" (McFarland, 2026)
Alexander Vandewalle
Author of Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games
Ghent University (implicitly linked through interview), Mythology & Games researcher
Episode: Alexander Vandewalle, "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

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    where the podcast fails is where so... more

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Christina Lord, "Reimagining the Human in Contemporary French Science Fiction" (Liverpool UP, 2023)
Q: And what is the core distinction you draw between post-humanism and trans-humanism in your work?
Trans-humanism envisions overcoming human limits through technology and merging with machines, whereas post-humanism emphasizes interconnection and ethics across human and non-human entities, grounding itself in the body and its relations to the earth; these distinctions shape how the texts treat alien encounters, animal life, and evolving beings.
Christina Lord, "Reimagining the Human in Contemporary French Science Fiction" (Liverpool UP, 2023)
Q: So could you start by telling us about the genesis of this project?
The project grew from my doctoral work and a desire to bring French SF into a focused study of post-humanism and trans-humanism, sparked by interdisciplinary seminars on post-humanism and reinforced by boot camp help turning my dissertation into a book, which helped to structure a clear through-line across both literature and film.
Place Presents Itself To You in Fragments: Ivan Vladislavić and Jeanne-Marie Jackson (MAT)
Q: Who was Vladislavić's favorite teacher?
He credits a high school English teacher who introduced him to outside-the-syllabus materials and the practice of keeping a writer's notebook, which became a lifelong habit that informs his writing process today.
John K. Roth, "Saving the American Dream: Meditations for Dark Times" (Wipf and Stock, 2026)
Q: Why did you decide to focus on the amendments, particularly the 14th and 19th, as central to Saving the American Dream?
The amendments are crucial because they embody the nation's capacity to correct and expand the guarantees of liberty and equality; the 14th in particular anchors birthright citizenship and equal protection, while the 19th extends political inclusion to women, both essential to keeping the Dream alive for all generations.
John K. Roth, "Saving the American Dream: Meditations for Dark Times" (Wipf and Stock, 2026)
Q: And you start the book with a preamble, We the People, and then you go through the US Constitution in a very kind of specific way in terms of how you talk about the American Dream, grounding it in that space; why did you choose that approach?
Because the preamble and the Constitution offer a compact, aspirational blueprint that defines what a functioning republic should look like, and using it as a template helps connect lofty ideals with practical governance, making the dream something achievable through law, rights, and civic responsibility.

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What is New Books in Literary Studies about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A scholarly interviewseries that centers recent academic books in literary studies, covering topics from Tibetan Buddhism and gendered historiography to Francophone literature, Japanese cinema, manga, Irish studies, and Shakespearean criticism. The conversations consistently pair a host with a guest expert to unpack a book's core arguments, methodologies, and broader implications for the field. Listeners are treated to deep dives into archival access, translation studies, critical theory, and cross-disciplinary methods, often highlighting the scholarly conversation around culture, history, and society. Notable strengths include rigorous, idea-forward discussions with prominent academics, editors, and authors, and a steady emphasis on how ne... more

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