I’ll be talking about The Secret Life of Books and signing copies at Waterstones University Branch in Durham on 14 October at 6pm. Do come along if you’re in the area!
Author: Tom Mole
Tom Mole is Reader in English Literature and Director of the Centre for the History of the Book at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. His research interests include: book history and print culture; literature of the Romantic period in Britain, especially Lord Byron; Romantic periodicals and reviews; the cultural history of celebrity; and the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity. Contact him at tom.mole@ed.ac.uk.
Moving to Durham: Van Mildert College
I’m proud to be joining Durham University in August as Principal of Van Mildert College and Professor of English Literature and Book History. I’m very much looking forward to working with the many remarkable students and colleagues in this vibrant community. More information is available here.
Romantic Periodicals in the Twenty-First Century
"Book history, aesthetics, politics, gender and empire – all play a role in this compelling call to reorient romantic studies." Jeffrey N. Cox, University of Colorado Boulder
The Secret Life of Books – Tom Mole in Conversation with Paul Hudson
Paul Hudson interviewed me as part of the Portobello Book Festival 2020
Books in the World of Things at Complutense University, Madrid
The Poetry of Christina Rossetti
I recorded this series of short lectures about Christina Rossetti for Massolit.
https://www.massolit.io/courses/the-poetry-of-christina-rossetti-c96d8fb3-6273-4c01-895a-6b7d8d8652b3
The Secret Life of Books
"A real treasure trove for book lovers." Alexander McCall Smith
What the Victorians Shortlisted for Saltire Society Prize
What the Victorians Made of Romanticism has been shortlisted for the Saltire Society Research Book of the Year 2018. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh on November 30.
Dorothy Lee Award from the Media Ecology Association
What the Victorians Made of Romanticism has been awarded the 2018 Dorothy Lee Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Culture by the Media Ecology Association. It’s an honour to receive this prestigious prize.
