“Let your home be a meeting place for the sages”-Pirkei Avot 1:4 Once again, we bring you the wisdom of our friend Lev Raphael for part three of the incredible conversation between him, Erika, and Andrew. On his third visit with us, we hope he’s found a comfortable chair, and that the abundant throw pillowsContinue reading “Wednesday Teaser: Interview with Lev Raphael, Part 3”
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(Podcast Release) How to Write a Sex Scene? A Conversation with Lev Raphael (Part 2)
Welcome to part 2 of our 3 part series with Lev Raphael. Andrew and Erika were thrilled that Lev spent so much time with them, and he is now an official member of The Ivory Tower Boiler Room (check out his guest blog post)! In this episode, Erika asks Lev for writing tips on howContinue reading “(Podcast Release) How to Write a Sex Scene? A Conversation with Lev Raphael (Part 2)”
Midweek Teaser: Lev Raphael Shares his Wisdom on Writing, Judaism, Sex, and More…
While we can’t take too much time away from bringing you all of the content we want to, we’re going to take a minute and breathe and exchange a few pats on the back and hugs after our first live event(s)–our open mic poetry event both online (via Zoom) and in-person at Words Matter BookstoreContinue reading “Midweek Teaser: Lev Raphael Shares his Wisdom on Writing, Judaism, Sex, and More…”
It’s Party O’Clock in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room!
If just one person believes in youDeep enough, and strong enough, believes in youBefore you know it, someone else will think“If he can do it, I can do it” Typically on a Monday, we bring you a Big Think entry; a piece by one of us that highlights our own relationship with the theme forContinue reading “It’s Party O’Clock in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room!”
July Wrap-Up: Teaching, Public Humanities, and Public Scholarship
“I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” In just a few days, the Ivory Tower Boiler Room will be closing the book on our first year of podcasting (and three months of blogging, too)! Over the past year, we’ve gradually come together as a team and created a visionContinue reading “July Wrap-Up: Teaching, Public Humanities, and Public Scholarship”
(Podcast Release) The Age of…: Dr. Sheila Liming’s Digital Humanities
Bio: Sheila Liming is associate professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She is the author of What a Library Means to a Woman (University of Minnesota Press) and Office (Bloomsbury), both published in 2020. Her writing has appeared previously in the Los Angeles Review of Books as well as in The Atlantic, Lapham’s Quarterly,Continue reading “(Podcast Release) The Age of…: Dr. Sheila Liming’s Digital Humanities”
Podcast Preview: No Time to Rest
We’re scurrying around getting ready to celebrate one whole year here in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room. We’re so excited to celebrate a full year of being able to share interesting discussions with people who are passionate not only about their work, but also about sharing it with the rest of the world, and we’reContinue reading “Podcast Preview: No Time to Rest”
Midweek Teaser
Hey, folks! The big news-item this week is that we’re gearing up for the party, half of which will be taking place on Zoom, and the other half of which will be taking place in the abode of our very own sponsor, Words Matter Bookstore. Andrew, Erika, Mary, and Adam are excited. Tiffany Sowa andContinue reading “Midweek Teaser”
So much to celebrate
by Erika Grumet I get our WordPress notifications on my phone, just in case anything is urgent, or anyone has questions when they’re doing things on the website. I was so excited to get this notification, which capped off a week of big things for our blog. It’s also a great way for us toContinue reading “So much to celebrate”
(Podcast Release) “Lev Raphael: On Being (and Not Being) a Queer Jewish Writer, Part 1”
Listeners, you are in for a treat. Not only is Lev Raphael the well-known author of lots of books from many different genres (particularly a series about queer sleuths solving crimes at universities) he is also among his interviewers’ favorite writers. We have talked before on the blog about how his work was formative inContinue reading “(Podcast Release) “Lev Raphael: On Being (and Not Being) a Queer Jewish Writer, Part 1””