Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026do you like weird 18th century automata, the history of how people thought about the materiality of life, and mysterious allusive text? then heck, have i got a story for you! 044
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's publication day for Some Essays by Heinrich von Kleist (trans. @unpaginated.bsky.social) and Vaucanson's Canard by @geoliminal.bsky.social. Incidentally, Kleist founded his daily newspaper, the Berliner Abendblätter, on this day in 1810. 173
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For the Almanac, I wrote about accidently sleeping for fifteen hours after taking an over-the-counter analgesic: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/sleeping-t...paradise-almanac.netSleeping the Day AwayPlus an announcement of some new Paradise Editions releases 024
Reposted by Paradise EditionsParadise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Our @geoliminal.bsky.social, something of a mad scientist himself, has written a fascinating short history of automata in weird fiction. Read that and get a copy of "Vaucanson's Canard", which uses that background to fascinating effect: geoliminal.com/2026/09/19/a...geoliminal.comAutomata in Weird FictionTo celebrate (and *ahem* advertise) the fact that my short story, “Vaucanson’s Canard,” is available for preorder as an absolutely gorgeous pamphlet from Paradise Editions (with i… 055
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hallowe'en Season approaching, so now's the time to buy your copy of NIGHT FEARS: WEIRD TALES IN TRANSLATION paradiseeditions.net/products/nig...paradiseeditions.netNight Fears: Weird Tales in TranslationWith its unique blend of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, Weird Tales was the quintessential pulp magazine of the early 20th century. While classic American writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Robert... 11513
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026the automata posting will continue until morale improves! 063
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Our @geoliminal.bsky.social, something of a mad scientist himself, has written a fascinating short history of automata in weird fiction. Read that and get a copy of "Vaucanson's Canard", which uses that background to fascinating effect: geoliminal.com/2026/09/19/a...geoliminal.comAutomata in Weird FictionTo celebrate (and *ahem* advertise) the fact that my short story, “Vaucanson’s Canard,” is available for preorder as an absolutely gorgeous pamphlet from Paradise Editions (with i… 055
Reposted by Paradise EditionsAndrew Wittkop @awestfell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“A magnificent thing it is, in an ENDLESS SOLITUDE by the SEASHORE, beneath a SULLEN SKY, to gaze upon a BOUNDLESS WATERY WASTE.” -Kleist, tr. Matthew Spencer Was looking at this again just last weekend so very glad to see news of a second printing. Well worth picking one up. 192
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BACK IN PRINT: Some Essays by Heinrich von Kleist, translated by me, including the landmark "On the Marionette Theater" and 3 others. 28 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, hand bound, laser printed on premium French Paper. Available through @paradiseeditions.bsky.social: paradiseeditions.net/products/som... 081
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026help me pay my IWW dues by purchasing my delightful short story "Vaucanson's Canard" in s truly incredible pamphlet form, complete with amazing photomontages and amazing typesetting 21314
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026paradise editions: for all your automata needs 092
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026need something to buy this weekend? we've got you covered: 143
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026discounted int'l shipping! 041
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Also new or newish rather: a reprint of Some Essays by Heinrich von Kleist, translated by @unpaginated.bsky.social. Includes “On the Marionette Theater” and other classics: paradiseeditions.net/products/som...paradiseeditions.netSome Essays - Heinrich von Kleist (translated by Matthew Spencer)Publishedn during the last year of his life, these brief but challenging essays present the finest distillation of Kleist’s philosophical thought. 172
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026one my favorite things I've ever written, and I really cannot praise highly enough the incredible work @unpaginated.bsky.social did in printing this thing - this pamphlet, as an object, is really just incredibly satisfying to hold! Amazing images, amazing typesetting, really wonderful! 12412
Reposted by Paradise EditionsParadise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 04/09/2026New: Vaucanson's Canard by @geoliminal.bsky.social, a hand-bound pamphlet featuring a story about 18th-century duck automatons, printed on premium French Paper with typography and photomontage by @unpaginated.bsky.social. Get a copy here: paradiseeditions.net/products/vau... 2159
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 04/09/2026New: Vaucanson's Canard by @geoliminal.bsky.social, a hand-bound pamphlet featuring a story about 18th-century duck automatons, printed on premium French Paper with typography and photomontage by @unpaginated.bsky.social. Get a copy here: paradiseeditions.net/products/vau... 2159
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 28/08/2026For the Almanac, I wrote about translating Goethe, whose birthday is today, while recovering from kidney stone surgery: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/america-yo...paradise-almanac.netAmerica, You Have It BetterOn NecronomiCon 2026 (1/N) 182
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 01/07/2026For the Almanac, I wrote about Gerald Murnane, sodium street lights, a the concept of volunteerism in horticulture: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/vegetal-vo...paradise-almanac.netInsect GravesAn inquiry into the civic culture of the plant kingdom 071
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026stayed tuned for something fun! 091
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 19/06/2026For the Almanac, I wrote a short personal appreciation of the historian Carlo Ginzburg and his exploration of the subterranean depths of human experience: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/in-memoria...paradise-almanac.netIn Memoriam: Carlo Ginzburg (1939-2026)“It is all that is made.” Julian of Norwich 0148
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Happy birthday to our beloved Jaroslav Hašek, one of the funniest writers to ever live: 153
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 25/04/2026For the Almanac, I wrote about Jean-Jacques Rousseau, amateur botanizing, and why hermits always need an audience:paradise-almanac.netReveries of the Solitary BloggerHave you really been utterly destroyed? 063
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 30/03/2026For the Almanac, with apologies to Hölderlin and Joseph Albernaz, I wrote about about the fragmentation of being in Mid-Atlantic suburbia and the dream of renewed harmony: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/outline-fo...paradise-almanac.netOutline for a New Academy: Ancient Capital (2026)“The recollection of past beauty tastes like poison.” — Hölderlin “Communism of the Spirits” (trans. 063
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 17/03/2026For the Almanac, I wrote about the composer Élaine Radigue (1932-2026) and the connection between minimalist composition and the American West: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/log-cabin-...paradise-almanac.netLog Cabin Minimalism, or Birthdeath Transmissions in American TibetOn Éliane Radigue (1932-2026) 064
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026fiction in translation was a huge part of Farnsworth Wright's vision for the new genre of weird fiction being created in the pages of WEIRD TALES! read about it, the history of weird fic in translation, and some examples all in this book! 031
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026a really fun book that I think captures an underappreciated facet of the history of weird fiction! 163
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 18/02/2026On this day in 1922, the first issue of the pioneering horror magazine Weird Tales was published. Its second editor, Farnsworth Wright, would turn the publication into a powerhouse for translated literature, which is documented in our collection Night Fears (@geoliminal.bsky.social) 132
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 12/12/2025We have copies of The Parson in Jubilee by Jean Paul, trans. @unpaginated.bsky.social (the person writing this post) up for sale at Paradise HQ. Grab a copy! paradiseeditions.net/products/the... 142
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"One climbs all stairs—even clandestine ones—faster than the snail staircase of merit." My translation of The Parson in Jubilee: An Appendix by Jean Paul is available now through Empyrean Editions: asterismbooks.com/product/the-... 1105
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 28/10/2025goddamn but if @paradiseeditions.bsky.social hasn't knocked it out of the park again 184
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Out Now: Some Essays by Heinrich von Kleist (trans. @unpaginated.bsky.social) Published in rapid succession during the last year of Kleist's life, these brief but challenging essays present the finest distillation of his philosophical thought: paradiseeditions.net/products/som... 0177
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Baby's first LLM-generated submission. (We are not taking submissions at the moment.) 010
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Layouts in progress for a new pamphlet of Kleist translations. I'm having a lot of fun with colored type, and it felt appropriate to have fancy OpenType script for "On the Marionette Theater": 193
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025honestly, buy a hundred copies and hand em out to the trick-or-treaters 085
Reposted by Paradise EditionsParadise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 06/10/2025For spooky season, we're offering 25% off of Night Fears, our anthology of weird fiction in translation, edited by @geoliminal.bsky.social: paradiseeditions.net/products/nig...paradiseeditions.netNight Fears: Weird Tales in TranslationWith its unique blend of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, Weird Tales was the quintessential pulp magazine of the early 20th century. While classic American writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Robert... 085
Reposted by Paradise EditionsDeep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blog · 06/10/2025Good book, great introductory essay on the use of translations in classic WEIRD TALES. 2146
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 06/10/2025For spooky season, we're offering 25% off of Night Fears, our anthology of weird fiction in translation, edited by @geoliminal.bsky.social: paradiseeditions.net/products/nig...paradiseeditions.netNight Fears: Weird Tales in TranslationWith its unique blend of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, Weird Tales was the quintessential pulp magazine of the early 20th century. While classic American writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Robert... 085
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 23/09/2025For the Almanac, I wrote about Lafcadio Hearn and the value of publishing a “bad” translation: open.substack.com/pub/paradise...open.substack.comWhy Publish a Bad Translation?Because it's better than having no translation at all 0137
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 13/09/2025For the Almanac, I wrote about charming cicada folklore from Japan and the difficulties of typesetting haiku: www.paradise-almanac.net/p/how-can-yo...paradise-almanac.netHow can you read a haiku?On the difficulties of typesetting small poetic forms from other languages 066
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Reprint in progress: Shadowings by Lafcadio Hearn, an excellent collection from 1900, featuring studies of Japanese legends and linguistics as well as more personal, Gothic and Symbolist-inspired narratives. An odd duck in Hearn's catalog but all the stronger for it. @addisonzeller.bsky.social 1114
Reposted by Paradise EditionsAddison Zeller @addisonzeller.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Got a lil bagatelle at beloved @hexliterary.bsky.social 43414
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 01/08/2025For the Almanac, I continue a series of weird fiction short stories set in and around historical Philadelphia (1682-1976): paradisealmanc.substack.com/p/strange-ta...paradisealmanc.substack.comStrange Tales from the Ancient Capital: Biloquism, or a Spurious Footnote to Early American Literature (1793)From an ongoing series of historical weird fiction 063
Reposted by Paradise EditionsMatthew Spencer @unpaginated.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Reprint in progress, a massive historical gothic adventure novel by Charles Maturin, set during the Albigensian Crusade, complete with werewolves (!) and some great epigraphs. "A gentle knight came pricking o'er the plain." 0136
Paradise Editions @paradiseeditions.bsky.social · 22/07/2025From a cluttered desk: there are just a few handmade copies of Phoretics by @israelbonilla.bsky.social left in stock. paradiseeditions.net/products/pho... 021
Reposted by Paradise EditionsEric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Lovely post today from @paradiseeditions.bsky.social Phoretics, by @israelbonilla.bsky.social Beautiful production by @unpaginated.bsky.social Exquisite layout and typesetting. Hand-sewn. 063
Reposted by Paradise EditionsJacob Siefring @jsief.bsky.social · 14/07/2025“My heart aches so much too, but I like it—” Jean Paul, ‘The Parson in Jubilee’, tr. Spencer 042