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Scenes from session 2 of our "Exiles" reading group led by the mighty @michellewiten.bsky.social

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My book, Guilt and Finnegans Wake, is officially out today with Florida Press. We're having an online launch with @joycesociety.bsky.social on March 4, at 12 pm EST. I wrote a poem to entice you to attend. Maybe you already read it on Facebook. Here it is now:

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Some screenshots of the first of our two sessions about Exiles. Many thanks to Marian Eide @marianeide13.bsky.social for being our guide! Catch the staged reading of the play by Elevator Repair Service on 3-17-25. joycesociety.com

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Some snaps from our #JamesJoyce birthday event, Glenn Johnston's tour through the design history of #Ulysses. See you all soon for our Exiles centenary celebration. Www.joycesociety.org

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In 1925, Joyce's only play, "Exiles," had its English-language debut, right here in NYC. To celebrate this centenary, we have commissioned Elevator Repair Sevice lately of "Gatz" and a bravura adaptation of "Ulysses," for a staged reading of the play on 3/17. www.joycesociety.org for details.

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Our Spring 2025 season! Mark your calendars! Feb 3 JJ birthday talk by Glenn Johnston at NYIT. Feb 11 & 18 Exiles reading group (online) Mar 4 book launch, Talia Abu (online) May 1 Amadi Ozier at Jefferson Market Library. Details joycesociety.com PLUS Save the date Mar 18 for a special NYC thing

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For those of you who have been waiting, we have our full announcement of our 2-session (Feb. 11 and 18) "Exiles" reading group ready. The sessions will be led by Marian Eide and Michelle Witen, respectively. joycesociety.com/readinggroups

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Wishing everyone the best for today, Dec. 15th, Gloomsday (the chronological inverse of Bloomsday).

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This is one week from today!

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What?—and likewise—where? (is the point). On a draft of ‘Ithaca’, Joyce left instructions to his French typist that the answer to the chapter’s final question is a ‘point’ (in French, point means both point and full stop). The typist followed his instructions perfectly. 1/11Where?

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Uh oh. www.imdb.com/news/ni63956...

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Join our remote session Tuesday 10 December, 4pm EST (GMT-5), introducing highlights of the Joyce Collection at U. Buffalo, w/ curators James Maynard and Alison Fraser, and Prof. Damien Keane. joycesociety.com/events

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The James Joyce Society was founded in 1947 by Frances Steloff at the Gotham Book Mart in NYC, the only organization devoted to Joyce studies at the time (which is why "New York" has never been part of its name). Find out more and see our upcoming events here: joycesociety.com

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