PhD · Author · Scholar · Book Reviewer
About MD Crackower
A writer, scholar, and book reviewer at work on essays, criticism, and a forthcoming first book.
MD Crackower is a writer, scholar, and book reviewer working at the intersection of literary criticism and book culture. Her essays and reviews have appeared in independent literary journals and university press publications.
Her current scholarly work is focused on archival studies and the history of literary form. She holds a graduate certificate in Archival Studies from Louisiana State University and is at work on a first book of essays.
“What I am after is the long sentence — the one a reader has to slow down for, and is the better for slowing.”
She writes a weekly newsletter on reading and writing, sent quietly to a small readership of patient readers. She also publishes occasional book reviews in literary studies and gives talks on the discipline of close reading.
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Credentials & Selected Work
A working scholar, in selected views.
Education
- Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies
Louisiana State University · In progress - Additional credentials to be added.
Selected Publications
- Forthcoming — a first book of essays on the long sentence and the work of attention.
- See the Scholarship page for a fuller record.
Talks & Residencies
- To be added.
Press & Coverage
- To be added — see the press kit for downloadable assets.