John S. Garrison's work explores how the present is always in dialogue with the past. Shorter writing can be found in The Atlantic, The Gay & Lesbian Review, Literary Hub, The New York Times, Public Books, and elsewhere. His books include Glass, The Pleasures of Memory in Shakespeare's Sonnets and Red Hot + Blue. 

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Numerous organizations have recognized Garrison with awards, fellowships, and prizes. These include the American Philosophical Society, Beinecke Library at Yale University, Folger Shakespeare Library, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, Medieval Academy of America, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

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