Writing, reading, listening. Author of books on how we remember, on Shakespeare, on what and how we desire.
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Mar 10
CRAFT: Music and Meaning in Memoir by John Garrison | Hippocampus Magazine hippocampusmagazine.com/2026…
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4 Aug 2025
You can still dine at Restaurant Fournaise, on the banks of the Seine, the setting for Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party 140 years ago. Incidentally, that’s Aline, Renoir’s future wife, at lower L, & fellow artist Gustave Caillebotte at lower R artinsociety.com/floating-pl…
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21 May 2025
Happy Birthday to the great Shakespearian, Professor Sir Stanley Wells! @stanley_wells @ShakespeareBT @StratfordTC1 @BSAShakespeare @TheRSC @The_Globe @ShakesInstitute
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13 May 2025
Percival Everett’s “Wounded,” John S. Garrison writes, reveals the dangers of simplifying Black or queer lives by placing them within a clear-cut insider/outsider paradigm.
New at PB: buff.ly/2uYFm2Q
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14 May 2025
Grateful to @PublicBooks for giving me the opportunity to write about Percival Everett’s novel publicbooks.org/b-sides-perc…
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2 Apr 2025
i’ve found the solution to the crisis of attention in the classroom and it’s actually assigning old long difficult texts. find out more at this event i’m hosting through @SpenserSociety on 4/24. registration link below
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24 Mar 2025
Fun to see that my book, Red Hot Blue, made the "2024 Booklist" at Haunted Jukebox.
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John Garrison retweeted
2 Jan 2025
Gotta admit, I lost my Podcast Mojo in December, but with 2025 being my 10 Year Anniversary, I am simplifying and going back to basics to make it one of the best years yet. Details coming soon! 💜🥂🎙🏳️🌈
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John Garrison retweeted
2 Jan 2025
The Shakespeare Association of America @SAAupdates schedule is now live: come along to the New Variorum Shakespeare Breakfast on Thursday 20 March to hear more about the NVS and meet our team (plus enjoy some free croissants).
News of many more NVS events in 2025 coming soon!
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6 Dec 2024
Until Sunday, it is 30% off all books at Bloomsbury if you would like to grab a copy of my book Red Hot Blue! bloomsbury.com/us/various-ar…
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John Garrison retweeted
26 Nov 2024
Please share with colleagues and students: Barnard College: Assistant Professor of 20th and 21st Century Global Anglophone, non European Literature, written in or translated into English linkedin.com/jobs/view/40834…
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29 Oct 2024
Shameless Plugs O'The Day: Have you watched or listened to our 3 all-new podcasts out today? 2 "5 Questions With" double dips with @benjbaur @js_garrison @senorscaryjerry & @asbjornmusic
And a Butternut Squash Recipe with Special Foodie Correspondent @cheflynnwheeler
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30 Oct 2024
Here's a quote from the text, which we'll send to you upon registration.
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ALT “This is what listening to music does, isn’t it? It so often invites us to occupy multiple time periods at once: the time when we’re listening, the time when we first heard the song, and the broader period when the song was written or performed.” - John S. Garrison
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John Garrison retweeted
30 Oct 2024
excited for this one :)
30 Oct 2024
Next month we'll be running one final Reading Group for 2024.
@rosielongdecter will be leading a discussion around a recent entry in the 33 1/3 series, John S. Garrison's Red Hot Blue.
Registration link below.
ALT Purple back ground with black text that reads: A virtual discussion of the intro and first chapter in John S. Garrison’s Red Hot Blue. Tuesday November 19th; 7 - 8:15 pm EST; Google Meet; Free! Everyone welcome
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John Garrison retweeted
23 Oct 2024
Shameless Plugs O'The Day:
Two great interviews today! My pod friend @benjbaur is back for spooky season and for a deep dive into the Cole Porter HIV/AIDS awareness album, "Red, Hot Blue," author @js_garrison joins me.
open.spotify.com/show/4AzPnH…
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23 Oct 2024
Doing this interview was so much fun! Great host, and great podcast!
23 Oct 2024
Shameless Plugs O'The Day:
Two great interviews today! My pod friend @benjbaur is back for spooky season and for a deep dive into the Cole Porter HIV/AIDS awareness album, "Red, Hot Blue," author @js_garrison joins me.
open.spotify.com/show/4AzPnH…
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15 Oct 2024
The always-brilliant @DavidMillsDept had some nice things to say about my book, Red Hot Blue, in the latest installment of Quality Time. qualitytimewithdavidmills.su…
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9 Oct 2024
Exciting to see RED HOT BLUE front and center at The Strand bookstore in New York City!
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