@kerstipowell.bsky.social
Associate Professor of English & Director of Irish Studies at SJU. Contemporary Irish Literature, although occasionally also dabbles in science and lit. Trying to keep a basil plant alive. she/si/tema
From today’s Irish Times x
'Publishing is an industry that has often proclaimed itself to be on the brink of collapse; yet the persistence of books tells a different story.' EXCEPTIONALLY proud of co-Tramp Lisa Coen for this clear-eyed, straight-up introduction to essays on women's writing in Ireland of the last decade
I was really honoured to be asked to contribute an introduction to this excellent collection of essays! It was an eye-opening opportunity to consider how much has changed since we started Tramp Press in 2014.
Opening with a fantastic introduction by Lisa Coen of @tramppress.bsky.social offering a publisher's perspective on contemporary fiction in Ireland, the issue includes excellent essays by Matt Eatough, Alison Graves, @taylorfollett.bsky.social, @kerstipowell.bsky.social, and Jane E. Dougherty.
She’s finally here. Welcome to the world, book number 9. Such a gorgeous article. One month till publication #FewAndFarBetween
Chuffed to have my "Sally Rooney, James Joyce, and 'Eastern Europe'" article appear in the latest special issue of LIT. Many sincere thanks to the absolutely amazing editorial team behind this special issue: #EllenScheible, #drtinamorin, and Tara Harney-Mahajan! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ha! I guess I can see that...
I second Paul Murray's "The Bee Sting"; though with one caveat - it is very, very long. Would also recommend Caoilinn Hughes' "Orchid & the Wasp" - a picaresque tale that follows its formidable heroine from Ireland to the Occupy Wall Street protests in NYC.
It’s publication week for Tales of Health, a book that brings a medical humanities framework to the Romantic genre of the National Tale and its questions of health and citizenship.
"it's time for ideas, people, and critical thinkers to flourish. That means that, after years of mocking, English majors are finally getting recognized for their usefulness."
www.businessinsider.com/ai-job-marke...
If you’re in or around NYC Friday 6 March, you should RSVP for the Irish Studies Seminar and hear me waffle about care, injurability, and the Gothic. Then we’ll go for pints. Or Manhattans. universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/iris...
Me & @benfried.bsky.social are co-editing the Bloomsbury Handbook to Literary Editing - it'll be a while before this appears, but we're excited to work on it!
Tomorrow we're running an online symposium where some contributors will test out material - if you're interested in joining, DM for details
The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature was published this week by @livunipress.bsky.social. This collection brings so many new perspectives to the discussion of death and the body in Irish literature from the eighteenth century to the present. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Our Irish Studies seminar programme for Spring 2026 www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
@ecocritickate.bsky.social's @uvapress.bsky.social book is out! 30% off paper: 10VABOOKS
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10163/
BOOK LAUNCH: Irish Digital Cultures - Identity, Contexts, Space
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 | 5pm - 7pm | Royal Irish Academy
RSVP HERE: forms.office.com/e/qAF8CGt7sk
www.routledge.com/Irish-Digita...
Big Monday energy 😅
#MedievalMonday
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 264
Out in February from @livunipress.bsky.social: The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature. The book started as a lockdown tweet. Delighted that it’s finally done! With Bridget English and @drreznicek.bsky.social
Thrilled that we'll be joining Irish Arts Center in featuring author and Irish Stew podcast alum @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social this spring as a part of their new season!
Tickets are on sale to the public now — learn more about the event here:
production.irishartscenter.org/event/cauver...
#NYC
Call for Papers. IASIL 2026 Conference : Translating Ireland. Host and dates: Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU), Budapest. 6-10 July 2026. Extended deadline for submissions: Friday, 23 January 2026. #essecfp.
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...
Absolutely thrilled to have this in my hands!
What a joy working with Mary McGill on this & such an excellent group of contributors.
Launch in Jan 2026!
For more on Irish Digital Cultures: Identity, Context, Space click here: www.routledge.com/Irish-Digita...
#AcademicSky #SpeirGorm
The inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair is happening at the end of November!
30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates
A short clip from Leonard and Hungry Paul for those who want a quick peek before tomorrow night.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
The MHRA has transitioned from Twitter/X and will now use Bluesky to communicate our work. We are excited to contribute to establishing Bluesky as a dynamic, inclusive, and engaging platform for academic exchange and collaboration.
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a book giveaway! 👇
This is very, very good! New Claire-Louise Bennett novel, BIG KISS, BYE-BYE, published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social later this week.
You can also find CLB in Tolka Issues Two and Seven . . .
Join us tomorrow eve for the launch of our new podcast series: 'In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland'
Featuring podcast curator Dr Phil Mullen in conversation with journalist Caelainn Hogan
⏲️6.30pm
📍Davis Theatre, Arts Building, TCD
www.eventbrite.ie/e/in-the-hal...
The XXX International James Joyce Symposium will be held in beautiful Kraków next June. See you there?! Here's the call for papers: conference.pais.edu.pl
Call for reviewers!!
#IrishStudies #AcademicSky
Looking for reviewers for Irish Studies books from around the world for ESTUDIOS IRLANDESES - Irish Studies Around the World
Some of the books I'm hoping to get reviewed below - email me if you are interested!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Perhaps Anne Haverty's "The Free and Easy" and Paul Murray's"The Mark and the Void" might work?
