Andrew Berzanskis
@aberzanskis.bsky.social
Book worker, University of Oklahoma Press. Personal account. [email protected]
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- the sublime fanaticism of OU Sooner sports fans
- Indigenous counterstories
- introducing neurodiversity for educators
- the combat future of the human body
University press books = not boring!!!
Take a look at the new @oupress.bsky.social Fall 2026 catalog > www.oupress.com/fall-winter-...
- Indigenous counterstories
- introducing neurodiversity for educators
- the combat future of the human body
University press books = not boring!!!
Take a look at the new @oupress.bsky.social Fall 2026 catalog > www.oupress.com/fall-winter-...
"The country was born in print, its future lies in people knowing what's going on, so what do they do but nail us poor publishers."
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
October 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"The country was born in print, its future lies in people knowing what's going on, so what do they do but nail us poor publishers."
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
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UC Press’s designers make books that are beautiful and conceptually sharp, and we're looking for a Senior Book Designer to join our Oakland-based team. Love typography, visual storytelling, and books? We’d love to see your portfolio and resume. www.ucpress.edu/about/careers
October 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
UC Press’s designers make books that are beautiful and conceptually sharp, and we're looking for a Senior Book Designer to join our Oakland-based team. Love typography, visual storytelling, and books? We’d love to see your portfolio and resume. www.ucpress.edu/about/careers
Admiral James Stavridis on Thomas Hunt's new book "Fight Like a Machine: The Combat Future of the Human Body" from @oupress.bsky.social:
"To understand the realities of the modern battlefield, first look to Hunt’s fascinating history of the human-machine interface on the frontlines."
"To understand the realities of the modern battlefield, first look to Hunt’s fascinating history of the human-machine interface on the frontlines."
October 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Admiral James Stavridis on Thomas Hunt's new book "Fight Like a Machine: The Combat Future of the Human Body" from @oupress.bsky.social:
"To understand the realities of the modern battlefield, first look to Hunt’s fascinating history of the human-machine interface on the frontlines."
"To understand the realities of the modern battlefield, first look to Hunt’s fascinating history of the human-machine interface on the frontlines."
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📣 CFP: 93rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History
📍 New Orleans, LA
📅 March 10–14, 2027
⏰ Submission deadline: October 10, 2026
The Society for Military History invites paper proposals for its 93rd Annual Meeting, hosted at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
📍 New Orleans, LA
📅 March 10–14, 2027
⏰ Submission deadline: October 10, 2026
The Society for Military History invites paper proposals for its 93rd Annual Meeting, hosted at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
October 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
📣 CFP: 93rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History
📍 New Orleans, LA
📅 March 10–14, 2027
⏰ Submission deadline: October 10, 2026
The Society for Military History invites paper proposals for its 93rd Annual Meeting, hosted at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
📍 New Orleans, LA
📅 March 10–14, 2027
⏰ Submission deadline: October 10, 2026
The Society for Military History invites paper proposals for its 93rd Annual Meeting, hosted at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
"Previously stodgy regional publishing programs that skewed toward older and wealthier audiences have been energized by younger and more progressive readers."
Read @derekkrissoff.bsky.social on the resurgence of regional publishing (& Raymond DeCapite).
derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/book-publi...
Read @derekkrissoff.bsky.social on the resurgence of regional publishing (& Raymond DeCapite).
derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/book-publi...
Book publishing and investment in place
Plus: recovered fiction from Raymond DeCapite
derekkrissoff.substack.com
October 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
"Previously stodgy regional publishing programs that skewed toward older and wealthier audiences have been energized by younger and more progressive readers."
Read @derekkrissoff.bsky.social on the resurgence of regional publishing (& Raymond DeCapite).
derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/book-publi...
Read @derekkrissoff.bsky.social on the resurgence of regional publishing (& Raymond DeCapite).
derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/book-publi...
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What can pierogi tell us about the immigrant experience in the US? Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann explores how Polish immigrants preserved, adapted, and transformed their food traditions—and how food became a powerful expression of identity and community. buff.ly/n954nDp @aniakirch.bsky.social
October 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
What can pierogi tell us about the immigrant experience in the US? Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann explores how Polish immigrants preserved, adapted, and transformed their food traditions—and how food became a powerful expression of identity and community. buff.ly/n954nDp @aniakirch.bsky.social
"I was uneasy with compliments. You were made a knight with a sword: a half-inch turn, and it cut you."
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
October 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
"I was uneasy with compliments. You were made a knight with a sword: a half-inch turn, and it cut you."
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
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The Carl Albert Center is recruiting a grad student(s) for next fall. Students earn PhDs in political science joint with the dept. of political science. We want students interested in American politics who will write a dissertation that can be chaired by myself, Rachel Blum or Chuck Finocchiaro.
October 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The Carl Albert Center is recruiting a grad student(s) for next fall. Students earn PhDs in political science joint with the dept. of political science. We want students interested in American politics who will write a dissertation that can be chaired by myself, Rachel Blum or Chuck Finocchiaro.
"It's so great to be back in New York. There's a novel in everyone's face."
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
October 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"It's so great to be back in New York. There's a novel in everyone's face."
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
—from Richard Stern's novel "A Father's Words" (1985)
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PSA for authors: if a representative of a media organization invites you to be interviewed about your work but requires a "small participation fee," chances are this is not a legit request. Please examine the message closely for signs of phishing; when in doubt, check with us.
October 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
PSA for authors: if a representative of a media organization invites you to be interviewed about your work but requires a "small participation fee," chances are this is not a legit request. Please examine the message closely for signs of phishing; when in doubt, check with us.
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Who owns the night—and what do we lose as we flood it with light? In TRANSFORMING NIGHT, @sarabpritchard.bsky.social explores changing nights from local parks to planetary vistas, offering a new history of how modern light has transformed the darkness. Available now: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
October 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Who owns the night—and what do we lose as we flood it with light? In TRANSFORMING NIGHT, @sarabpritchard.bsky.social explores changing nights from local parks to planetary vistas, offering a new history of how modern light has transformed the darkness. Available now: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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Process’s Call for Papers on the Revolutionary War is still open! Interested in submitting a proposal or draft? Head to https://www.oah.org/process/call-for-papers-the-american-revolution-in-2026/ for more information.
October 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Process’s Call for Papers on the Revolutionary War is still open! Interested in submitting a proposal or draft? Head to https://www.oah.org/process/call-for-papers-the-american-revolution-in-2026/ for more information.
Both baseball teams we played today had a kid named Easton.
October 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Both baseball teams we played today had a kid named Easton.
"a very average star"—"The Cambridge Star Atlas" is making me feel defensive about our sun.
October 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"a very average star"—"The Cambridge Star Atlas" is making me feel defensive about our sun.
"The debut novel phenomenon is less a bet on a new author than a bet on the system itself: the ability of a distributed network of professionals to make the right moves and pull the right levers to turn out a winning product."
—McGrath, Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction
—McGrath, Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction
October 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"The debut novel phenomenon is less a bet on a new author than a bet on the system itself: the ability of a distributed network of professionals to make the right moves and pull the right levers to turn out a winning product."
—McGrath, Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction
—McGrath, Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction
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Many thanks to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education for featuring Sara Doolittle's "We Fought Back" in their recent booklist! What a great list of titles to explore. jbhe.com/2026/08/rece...
Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many differen...
jbhe.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Many thanks to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education for featuring Sara Doolittle's "We Fought Back" in their recent booklist! What a great list of titles to explore. jbhe.com/2026/08/rece...
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As many educators head into midterms and even Fall Break, the latest episode of the Social Learning Amplified podcast featuring OUP author, @geekypedagogy.bsky.social, might be just the thing you need to listen to!
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
If Nothing's Going Wrong, You're Not Really Teaching
Social Learning Amplified hosted by Eric Mazur · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
As many educators head into midterms and even Fall Break, the latest episode of the Social Learning Amplified podcast featuring OUP author, @geekypedagogy.bsky.social, might be just the thing you need to listen to!
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
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Those repeated stories from our aging parents may hold more than we think. Mary Ann McColl, author of The Ten Stories, explains what parents most want us to hear, and how it can bring patience. CBC/Radio-Canada
Listen on CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway: bit.ly/4rMNg1p
Listen on CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway: bit.ly/4rMNg1p
October 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Those repeated stories from our aging parents may hold more than we think. Mary Ann McColl, author of The Ten Stories, explains what parents most want us to hear, and how it can bring patience. CBC/Radio-Canada
Listen on CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway: bit.ly/4rMNg1p
Listen on CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway: bit.ly/4rMNg1p
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Thank you to podcast Social Learning Amplified (@perusall.com) for the opportunity to talk about #SnafuEdu (@oupress.bsky.social)! Also: great episode title. Game recognize game if I do say so myself.
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
If Nothing's Going Wrong, You're Not Really Teaching
Social Learning Amplified hosted by Eric Mazur · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Thank you to podcast Social Learning Amplified (@perusall.com) for the opportunity to talk about #SnafuEdu (@oupress.bsky.social)! Also: great episode title. Game recognize game if I do say so myself.
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
open.spotify.com/episode/2h2r...
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There are ways to both engage with the challenges facing readers and reading today while also rejecting this kind of triumphal doomerism; the booksellers I spoke with for this piece are exemplars of that. Maybe you'd like to read this today instead?
September 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
There are ways to both engage with the challenges facing readers and reading today while also rejecting this kind of triumphal doomerism; the booksellers I spoke with for this piece are exemplars of that. Maybe you'd like to read this today instead?
Readers know about the edited collections that succeeded. Publishers know about the ones that didn't.
October 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Readers know about the edited collections that succeeded. Publishers know about the ones that didn't.
"Since 2004, debut novels have comprised between 15 and 25% of the fiction marketplace every year (relative to non-debut fiction). That means that, conservatively, 1 in 5 novels is written by a first-timer."
—Laura McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction"
—Laura McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction"
October 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
"Since 2004, debut novels have comprised between 15 and 25% of the fiction marketplace every year (relative to non-debut fiction). That means that, conservatively, 1 in 5 novels is written by a first-timer."
—Laura McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction"
—Laura McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction"
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We are thrilled to announce Bathsheba Demuth as the new series editor of Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books, succeeding Paul S. Sutter. We’re grateful to Paul for 12 years of extraordinary leadership and excited to see Bathsheba carry the series into its next chapter! @brdemuth.bsky.social
Bathsheba Demuth Appointed Weyerhaeuser Environmental Series Editor
Bathsheba Demuth steps in as the new series editor for Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books at the University of Washington Press, succeeding Paul S. Sutter.
uwpressblog.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
We are thrilled to announce Bathsheba Demuth as the new series editor of Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books, succeeding Paul S. Sutter. We’re grateful to Paul for 12 years of extraordinary leadership and excited to see Bathsheba carry the series into its next chapter! @brdemuth.bsky.social
Free book idea in a footnote in Laura McGrath's "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction": how the mid-20th century rise of the Xerox machine enabled the rise of simultaneous submissions and changed book publishing (among other shifts in communication technology).
September 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Free book idea in a footnote in Laura McGrath's "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction": how the mid-20th century rise of the Xerox machine enabled the rise of simultaneous submissions and changed book publishing (among other shifts in communication technology).
Scholars, goofy good humor is an entirely appropriate tone when promoting your new book, if that's what works for you.
September 30, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Scholars, goofy good humor is an entirely appropriate tone when promoting your new book, if that's what works for you.