Gregory Wolfe
@Gregory_Wolfe
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Publisher & editor of @SlantBooks. Founder of IMAGE journal & the SPU MFA in Creative Writing. Author of Beauty Will Save the World, The Operation of Grace, etc
Seattle
Joined July 2010
My last tweet had the phrase "At the risk of sounding pompous" in it. Could you all just please assume that phrase before reading all my future tweets? Thx.
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The loss of Mundo Corrales has left a deep void in his family and community. Every contribution can help them stay in the home they cherish and honor his legacy. Please consider donating or sharing their story to support them during this difficult time.
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My name is Meghan Corrales. Me and my daughter Daphne lost my husband and her fath… Scott Dickison needs your support for Support the family of Mundo Corrales
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"I think it’s part of survival strategy in the Midwest to keep your own story at arm’s length, so it doesn’t overwhelm you." Read our Q&A with Howard Schaap, author of memoir Brooding Upon the Waters, for today's Close Reading.
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Read an excerpt from Howard Schaap's debut memoir Brooding Upon the Waters, new this week, in Reformed Journal (@reformedjrnl):
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"There’s a wonderful wildness in this essay." Read Peggy Rosenthal on Emerson for Slant's Close Reading blog:
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I called her my fairy godmother. She helped me get started as a publisher and an editor. RIP, dearest Luci Shaw, & sincere condolences to John Hoyte and the whole family. Memory eternal!
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Thank you, @JennaLynn88
If you haven't done so and have the means, please consider this Giving Tuesday opportunity to contribute to @SlantBooks. @Gregory_Wolfe has a established an independent, not-for-profit literary press that published works grounded in beauty, truth, & light
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We may read for entertainment or for knowledge, but in the end most of us read because we long to be transformed." The 2025 Slant Books Annual Appeal has begun: "Books Make Something Happen." Read the full appeal on our website and consider making a donation for Giving Tuesday!
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Are you considering a tax-deductible #donation in 2025? Please support @SlantBooks! Slant publishes books that matter — thoughtful, meaningful work reflecting the beauty and complexity of this weird, wonderful life. (And my #debut #youngadult #novel!) https://t.co/oCABgE3s8Y
slantbooks.org
W.H. Auden’s phrase, “poetry makes nothing happen,” has been misinterpreted: instead of saying that literature is ineffectual, Auden was simply resisting the idea that literature should be reduced to...
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It's not too late to register! Don't miss the launch event for Howard Schaap's Brooding Upon the Waters tomorrow at 8pm EST:
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My tribute to Tom Stoppard, a genius of the English theatre https://t.co/FB2SEXpqF0
commonreader.co.uk
“The ordinary-sized stuff which is our lives…”
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I would try to explain this photo but it would take too long. Probably a good candidate for a caption contest, though....
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“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” -- Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead. RIP, Sir Tom Stoppard.
nytimes.com
Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Cover Reveal: Luigi Giussani's Time and the Temple, forthcoming from Slant in February 2026.
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Happy Thanksgiving from Slant Books! We are so grateful for the generous donors who make our books possible.
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“I just want to tell you what a splendid job I think you have done in our Abbey Church… bright, simple, clear-cut, no-nonsense and perfectly in accord with our life.” Thomas Merton to William Schickel. Don't miss @Gregory_Wolfe in a new documentary on Schickel's life and work:
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ONE WEEK AWAY: Register now to attend the book launch for Howard Schaap's "beautifully written, profoundly loving memoir from the heart of America’s heartland" (Paula Huston).
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From Howard Schaap's memoir of his father's crippling mental illness—and unforgettable love. Next week from Slant Books.
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