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Congress 2024
The 2024 International Congress on Medieval Studies wrapped up last week. And we were delighted to see some familiar faces in the new Exhibits space!
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A Lonely Londoner: Simon Appulby and The Fruyte of Redempcyon
"Solitude is not separation." So wrote the Trappist monk and peace-activist Thomas Merton in 1961, shortly before his own withdrawal to a hermitage on the grounds of the Abbey of Our Lady of Geths
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The Labor of Research in Modern Academia
I am happy to see The Language of Heresy in Late Medieval English Literature released—and I appreciate so much the work Medieval Institute Publications and De Gruyter have
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Call for Guest Blogs
We are opening our blog to our authors!
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Congratulations to Marjorie Harrington
Congratulations to Marjorie Harrington, Medieval Institute Publications' Program Manager, for winning the Robert L.
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Book Launch for Susanna Fein's Festschrift
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New Podcast with Brian Gastle and Catherine Carter
NEW BOOKS NETWORK INTERVIEW WITH Brian Gastle and Catherine Carter
In this episode on the New Books Network, we talk to Brian Gastle and Catherine Carter about their new edition,
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Celebrating Heather O'Donoghue
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Winter Meditations
Happy New Year from Medieval Institute Publications!
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Happy Holidays!
As the holidays draw closer and the weather in the Midwest turns cold and snowy, I am reminded of the description of a cold morning and the new year crawling ever closer in Sir Gawain and the Gree