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These Ghostly Archives Published in the USA

Surprise!  Well, it was to us. For ages the listing on Amazon.com said that my book co-written with Gail Crowther, These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath (Fonthill) was to be published on 3 October. I was checking something else on Amazon yesterday and discovered that the book was actually released on either 5 June or 19 June (it's unclear). But, be that as it may, what matter is that the book is being issued in the US now directly from Amazon and possibly other booksellers.

You can also find it on Book Depository.

These Ghostly Archives would  make Great 4th of July presents.

All links accessed 26 June 2017.
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  1. Amy in Texas26 June, 2017 19:10

    Bravo Peter! This made my day. As a Plath reader for many years, I find your research and scholarship to be the most interesting work being done on SP. I always look forward to new material from you, and I can get it on Kindle! (so i can create my own copious footnotes). Thank you for bringing this illuminating work to us.

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  2. Peter K Steinberg27 June, 2017 13:40

    Hi Amy in Texas,

    Thank you so much for your comment and for your purchase! I (speaking for myself and Gail) hope that you really enjoy These Ghostly Archives. Thank you also, extremely much!, for your very kind words about the work I've done on Plath over the years!!! You made my day!

    ~pks

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  3. LA02 July, 2017 00:49

    What an exciting day today was when I realized I didn't have to wait until October for this book! Yay! Going to carve out some time to read this like a kid faking illness to stay home with a stack of comics. Thank you!!!!

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  4. Peter K Steinberg05 July, 2017 14:37

    Hi LA! I'm so glad to know I helped to make your day exciting. It was really a surprise to see it was already out. We hope you enjoy the book! ~pks

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