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Swifterature: the book. Coming 4 November

You can find countless articles online โ€“ and a few books by now, too โ€“ listing all the literary allusions in Taylor Swiftโ€™s work, many of which I've also documented on this blog. Beyond suggesting that Swift is familiar with some English literary classics, though, these lists donโ€™t really tell us much at all. When… Continue reading Swifterature: the book. Coming 4 November

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The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Taylor Swift

Published just in time for Taylor Swift's 35th birthday, The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Taylor Swift is a collection of thirteen essays that discuss Swift's self-fashioning, musical storytelling, and importance to pop culture in the 21st century. My own chapter, 'We won't be sleeping: insomnia and the feminist antiheroism of Taylor Swift' , explores sleeping,… Continue reading The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Taylor Swift

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The Literary Taylor Swift

Several months ago, I had the honour of being asked to write a blurb quote for The Literary Taylor Swift, a new collection of academic essays out now, published by Bloomsbury Academic and edited by Betsy Winakur Tontiplaphol and Anastasia Klimchynskaya. Before I even read the book, I knew what I was going to say… Continue reading The Literary Taylor Swift

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Coming Soon: My First Taylor Swift Book!

Straight from the tortured poets department, I am absolutely ecstatic to announce something out of my Wildest Dreams: my first TAYLOR SWIFT BOOK will be published in January! It's a collection of 46 songs - from Debut to TTPD - with annotated lyrics and accompanying literary analysis, taking a super deep dive into the poetic… Continue reading Coming Soon: My First Taylor Swift Book!