Pete Simon
@petejohnsimon.bsky.social
Editor in Chief @ Liveright. Everywhere else: just some guy.
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Happy #EdmundFitzgerald Eve to all who celebrate 🚢🌊
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Happy #EdmundFitzgerald Eve to all who celebrate 🚢🌊
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Just finished listening to The Gales Of November by @johnubacon.bsky.social, which was a very interesting history of the Edmund Fitzgerald and its sinking, with lots of interesting background about Great Lakes shipping. Recommended! #NaEdFiMo
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The Gales of November Audiobook on Libro.fm
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking, the bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz.” For three decades following World...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just finished listening to The Gales Of November by @johnubacon.bsky.social, which was a very interesting history of the Edmund Fitzgerald and its sinking, with lots of interesting background about Great Lakes shipping. Recommended! #NaEdFiMo
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Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
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What I’m reading now on vacation in Kauai. Great book and nice distraction from all the craziness!
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What I’m reading now on vacation in Kauai. Great book and nice distraction from all the craziness!
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Kurt’s a modest guy, so he’s burying the lede here:
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
January 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Kurt’s a modest guy, so he’s burying the lede here:
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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In two months pre-orders of The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald will be sent or picked up in stores, B&N, amazon, etc. The book launches October 7 at UM's Rackham Auditorium (tickets available next week), followed by a 15-state, 30-stop book tour. Hope to sign your copy!
August 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
In two months pre-orders of The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald will be sent or picked up in stores, B&N, amazon, etc. The book launches October 7 at UM's Rackham Auditorium (tickets available next week), followed by a 15-state, 30-stop book tour. Hope to sign your copy!
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Some news, as they say. (I am especially looking forward to working with Maria Goldverg during this final stretch, who seems like an absolute gem.)
July 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Some news, as they say. (I am especially looking forward to working with Maria Goldverg during this final stretch, who seems like an absolute gem.)
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This beautiful new metrical verse translation of the Aeneid, by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright, with introduction by me, will be available in August. You can pre-order now!
May 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This beautiful new metrical verse translation of the Aeneid, by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright, with introduction by me, will be available in August. You can pre-order now!
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I am very excited about my current project: TRANSLATING THE ODYSSEY.
August 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I am very excited about my current project: TRANSLATING THE ODYSSEY.
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My upcoming book, "The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald," just received a starred review (top 10%, they're only designation) from Kirkus Reviews, an 88-year old institution that's traditionally hard to impress. Comes out October 7. Can pre-order anywhere. (1/4)
July 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My upcoming book, "The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald," just received a starred review (top 10%, they're only designation) from Kirkus Reviews, an 88-year old institution that's traditionally hard to impress. Comes out October 7. Can pre-order anywhere. (1/4)
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We are delighted to announce that ‘Eurotrash’ by Christian Kracht, in the translation by @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2024-2025 Daniel Bowles @bostoncollege.bsky.social has been longlisted for this year's @thebookerprizes.bsky.social !
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The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The longlist of 12 or 13 books will be announced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 2pm (GMT).
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February 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are delighted to announce that ‘Eurotrash’ by Christian Kracht, in the translation by @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2024-2025 Daniel Bowles @bostoncollege.bsky.social has been longlisted for this year's @thebookerprizes.bsky.social !
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"Reworking a classic is challenging, but, as Beals writes, the greater ordeal was 'to spend months with these young soldiers, in the trenches and in their heads, to know them intimately enough to give them new voices in a new language, and then to watch them die.'"
March 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Reworking a classic is challenging, but, as Beals writes, the greater ordeal was 'to spend months with these young soldiers, in the trenches and in their heads, to know them intimately enough to give them new voices in a new language, and then to watch them die.'"
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Congratulations to Christian Kracht and translator Daniel Bowles, whose novel EUROTRASH has been named to the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist!
Learn more about this probing masterpiece-in-miniature of self-reflection and cultural reckoning: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Learn more about this probing masterpiece-in-miniature of self-reflection and cultural reckoning: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
February 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations to Christian Kracht and translator Daniel Bowles, whose novel EUROTRASH has been named to the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist!
Learn more about this probing masterpiece-in-miniature of self-reflection and cultural reckoning: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Learn more about this probing masterpiece-in-miniature of self-reflection and cultural reckoning: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Constance Grady posts a delightful short review of Mischa Berlinski's MONA ACTS OUT. Grateful for readers who really get what Mischa's done!
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February 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Constance Grady posts a delightful short review of Mischa Berlinski's MONA ACTS OUT. Grateful for readers who really get what Mischa's done!
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In stores today 🐶 — Named one of Apple Books' Best Books of January 2025, Mischa Berlinski's exuberant, funny new novel MONA ACTS OUT is "A great ride... with an extraordinary sense of the relation between theater and life" (Kirkus Reviews, starred)!
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
January 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In stores today 🐶 — Named one of Apple Books' Best Books of January 2025, Mischa Berlinski's exuberant, funny new novel MONA ACTS OUT is "A great ride... with an extraordinary sense of the relation between theater and life" (Kirkus Reviews, starred)!
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Learn more: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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On a Shakespeare-steeped comic novel for theater people, especially fans of “Trust Exercise”: Mischa Berlinski’s “Mona Acts Out.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/b...
Book Review: ‘Mona Acts Out,’ by Mischa Berlinski (Gift Article)
Mischa Berlinski’s shrewd comic novel finds a veteran actress reconnecting with her deposed mentor while facing the challenge of playing Cleopatra.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
On a Shakespeare-steeped comic novel for theater people, especially fans of “Trust Exercise”: Mischa Berlinski’s “Mona Acts Out.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/b...
"Like Susan Choi in “Trust Exercise,” Berlinski has an intricate understanding of the dynamics of predation, the psyches of performers and the culture of theater, particularly the grittier, convention-trampling downtown variety." --Laura Collins-Hughes (@collinshughes.bsky.social)
January 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"Like Susan Choi in “Trust Exercise,” Berlinski has an intricate understanding of the dynamics of predation, the psyches of performers and the culture of theater, particularly the grittier, convention-trampling downtown variety." --Laura Collins-Hughes (@collinshughes.bsky.social)
Kurt’s a modest guy, so he’s burying the lede here:
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
January 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Kurt’s a modest guy, so he’s burying the lede here:
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
“Mr. Beals’s shimmering version of this novel should become the standard for English readers.”
A more emphatic endorsement is hard to imagine!
Ordering info here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
"Rhapsodic and enlightening about Shakespeare, full of fun on every page, Mischa Berlinski’s “Mona Acts Out” is an early literary delight of 2025." --Marion Wink, Minneapolis Star Tribune
January 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Rhapsodic and enlightening about Shakespeare, full of fun on every page, Mischa Berlinski’s “Mona Acts Out” is an early literary delight of 2025." --Marion Wink, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Starred reviews from PW and Kirkus. I appreciate the Cleopatra-esque outfit. #collectiondevelopment amzn.to/49vNocv
December 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Starred reviews from PW and Kirkus. I appreciate the Cleopatra-esque outfit. #collectiondevelopment amzn.to/49vNocv
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I started a Substack, so that I can eventually convert some of my comments on translation from twitter to a different platform. I wrote an initial post about the 4 translations of the beginning of the Odyssey that have been circulated recently. open.substack.com/pub/emily613...
Translating the beginning of the Odyssey: 4 ways
This selection of four translations of the first ten lines of the Odyssey (the "proem", as it's known among Homerists) has done the rounds online.
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September 2, 2024 at 3:24 PM
I started a Substack, so that I can eventually convert some of my comments on translation from twitter to a different platform. I wrote an initial post about the 4 translations of the beginning of the Odyssey that have been circulated recently. open.substack.com/pub/emily613...