Speaking of @nyrbclassics. I’m rereading The Flanders Road and boy, oh boy, can that Claude Simon write. I’m right there with him in the darkness of war, the world “echoing in the shadows like a hollow ball of bronze with a catastrophic noise of clattering metal…”

Holy s#*%*. That cover by Corvina plus a translation by @george_szirtes. Looking for this to pickup now.

Latest book delivery: Barzun’s masterpiece, “From Dawn to Decadence - 1500 to the Present.” The Frenchman Barzun weaves 500 years of Western culture into one seamless saga.

For the NYRB, I wrote about Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, a once-neglected modernist monolith and the 20th century's top opium fever dream. My thoughts on what makes it both fascinating and frustrating, as well as the phenomenon of the Great Big Novel. https://t.co/nHplu6lKKz

“At other moments, I knew that I was immersed in something beautiful and strange, something too big to understand all at once…” writes David Schurman Wallace of @Dalkey_Archive’s Miss Macintosh, My Darling in a new @nybooks review.

So good I’ve printed it out to read again! @clereviewbooks

As I wander through the “crumbling architecture” that is Schattenfroh, I’ve been reading reviews to help me find my footing. This piece in particular from Gus O’Connor and @clereviewbooks is excellent in that regard. Highly recommend.

Excellent. Mail just arrived. @nybooks

I’m also not 100% clear on who is speaking/thinking/writing that line?! I think the narrator, but not sure. 🤔 cc. @maxdaniellawton

Slow, and steady. An early favorite line from pg. 31: “…my eyes with tears to alloy.” Does this signify a moment where Nobody’s spiritual sight (“He Washed My Eyes With Tears”) is corrupted rather than cleansed, representing the control Schattenfroh has over his consciousness??

Great description from the new @LAReviewofBooks review of Schattenfroh: https://t.co/MDEx3hkdmb

"'Schattenfroh' tests the boundaries of our readerly masochism with a predatory relentlessness, creating a reading experience that, for long stretches, can feel purely theoretical." Josh Billings reviews Michael Lentz’s translated novel “Schattenfroh.” https://t.co/68ZYcwKxt7

@TheUntranslated I’m going to download and print out your visual guide today. I read about 25 pages of the book last night and can tell I’m going to need it, and will derive much value from it. Also, Lentz does a great job setting everything all up so far!

Anyway, here we go. Looks amazing.

Is Antagony even bigger than Schattenfroh?! These are some big boys.

Not to be too cryptic, lol. I just received notice of the preorder shipping. 😀

It’s happening… @DeepVellum @maxdaniellawton

Amazing new release from @radiohead - "Hail to the Thief Live Recordings” (2003-2009). https://t.co/VWKgzECHJX You have not been paying attention. #Radiohead

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy, ed. Richard Flower, University of Exeter (@CambridgeUP, August 2025) https://t.co/mmePRUgYzK https://t.co/zAlfWjnMvl #medievaltwitter #medievalstudies #medievalheresy #medievalreligiosity

These Oliners set a bold goal: design + build a fully functional #electriccar in just 1 (school) year - a task that hasn't been done in 8-years. It was a massive challenge, full of ups + downs. In the end they accomplished something extraordinary. https://t.co/v8RK4XoaXo 🏎️⚡️

I’ve been supplementing my #translatedfiction reads lately with some amazing poetry. Such as Olav H. Hague’s late works, and Alice Notley’s epic, The Decent Of Alette (1992). 🚇☠️