Debbie Gershenowitz
@dgershenowitz.bsky.social
Editorial Director at Bloomsbury (Academic) Publishing, NY https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z47q32icdhkbqpi6m6vmiacx
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social do yourselves favors and speak to these incredible series editors about INTERCONNECTIONS. Leaving it and them behind remains one of the hardest things about leaving UNCP and is one of my proudest legacies to the press and especially the field.
Julia, Chris, and I will be at SHAFR next week! Reach out if you’d like to connect! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
If you're a historian working on global, international, or transregional topics in the (long) twentieth century, the series editors for INTERCONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL 20TH CENTURY would be delighted to chat with you about your book project.
uncpress.org/series/inter...
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June 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social do yourselves favors and speak to these incredible series editors about INTERCONNECTIONS. Leaving it and them behind remains one of the hardest things about leaving UNCP and is one of my proudest legacies to the press and especially the field.
PSA ⬇️
If a review questionnaire from a press doesn’t have language in it that essentially says “you’re not allowed to use AI to review this manuscript,” tell the press that they need to update their document.
If a review questionnaire from a press doesn’t have language in it that essentially says “you’re not allowed to use AI to review this manuscript,” tell the press that they need to update their document.
Don't write your manuscript reviews using AI.
DEFINITELY do not feed someone else's manuscript into AI and have it write the review for you.
DEFINITELY do not feed someone else's manuscript into AI and have it write the review for you.
May 21, 2026 at 1:49 AM
PSA ⬇️
If a review questionnaire from a press doesn’t have language in it that essentially says “you’re not allowed to use AI to review this manuscript,” tell the press that they need to update their document.
If a review questionnaire from a press doesn’t have language in it that essentially says “you’re not allowed to use AI to review this manuscript,” tell the press that they need to update their document.
I’m not on here much anymore, but have to chime in with my warmest congrats to @gauthamrao.bsky.social on the publication of White Power. This was one of my last acquisitions at @uncpress.bsky.social but among those of which I’m most proud (despite the fact that he’s a Liverpool super fan). 👏🥂⚽️
It is publication day for my book, White Power: Policing American Slavery. Here’s the unboxing, with a trip down memory lane. Thanks so much to those who helped make this a reality, esp. my amazing agent Dani Segelbaum, @dgershenowitz.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social @sonyabonczek.bsky.social
May 21, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I’m not on here much anymore, but have to chime in with my warmest congrats to @gauthamrao.bsky.social on the publication of White Power. This was one of my last acquisitions at @uncpress.bsky.social but among those of which I’m most proud (despite the fact that he’s a Liverpool super fan). 👏🥂⚽️
Thx @publisherswkly.bsky.social for showing how it takes a village to publish an idea. 2 people remain unseen: @brndnpr.bsky.social, who had the initial conversations with John, & me, the editor who acquired & edited it.
We’re no longer at @uncpress.bsky.social but our contributions remain.
We’re no longer at @uncpress.bsky.social but our contributions remain.
Beautiful.
March 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Thx @publisherswkly.bsky.social for showing how it takes a village to publish an idea. 2 people remain unseen: @brndnpr.bsky.social, who had the initial conversations with John, & me, the editor who acquired & edited it.
We’re no longer at @uncpress.bsky.social but our contributions remain.
We’re no longer at @uncpress.bsky.social but our contributions remain.
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social is open for business at the National Interpretation Association annual meeting in a Virginia Beach! We have swag and FREE books, so come by the exhibit before everything is gone! @naiinterpreters.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social is open for business at the National Interpretation Association annual meeting in a Virginia Beach! We have swag and FREE books, so come by the exhibit before everything is gone! @naiinterpreters.bsky.social
Together again, this time at @bloomsburyaced.bsky.social. @wirechairs.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Together again, this time at @bloomsburyaced.bsky.social. @wirechairs.bsky.social
A wild @newsobserver.com story about one of my @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social forthcoming books, THE ACCIDENTAL PICASSO THIEF. I love the Chapel Hill angle -- keeps me tied to my beloved @uncpress.bsky.social!
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
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The story of a stolen Picasso, a gangster’s threat and a family’s long adventure
Whit Rummel of Chapel Hill is publishing his account of his family’s brush with danger and intrigue in the 1969 theft of an art masterpiece
www.newsobserver.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A wild @newsobserver.com story about one of my @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social forthcoming books, THE ACCIDENTAL PICASSO THIEF. I love the Chapel Hill angle -- keeps me tied to my beloved @uncpress.bsky.social!
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
I knew the insides of @amyefarrell.bsky.social’s book were fantastic, but WOW the outside is a work of art. Since Lionel won’t let me near it I guess I’ll have to order another copy from @uncpress.bsky.social - and you should too!
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I knew the insides of @amyefarrell.bsky.social’s book were fantastic, but WOW the outside is a work of art. Since Lionel won’t let me near it I guess I’ll have to order another copy from @uncpress.bsky.social - and you should too!
Just 2 kids from the IU Bloomington graduate program in history playing grown-up at the @aaslh.org conference. John Dichtl at the AASLH helm and me hawking @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social books, which are available at a deep(er) discount until 4 pm today at the booth!
September 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Just 2 kids from the IU Bloomington graduate program in history playing grown-up at the @aaslh.org conference. John Dichtl at the AASLH helm and me hawking @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social books, which are available at a deep(er) discount until 4 pm today at the booth!
Hello, Cincinnati and #AASLH / @aaslh.org from @bloomsburyaced.bsky.social! We’re open for business tomorrow at 9 and look forward to meeting our authors and discovering new ones.
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Hello, Cincinnati and #AASLH / @aaslh.org from @bloomsburyaced.bsky.social! We’re open for business tomorrow at 9 and look forward to meeting our authors and discovering new ones.
In a “when worlds collide” moment, got to finally meet @uncpress.bsky.social author and @aaslh.org’s @johngmarks.com!
September 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
In a “when worlds collide” moment, got to finally meet @uncpress.bsky.social author and @aaslh.org’s @johngmarks.com!
Hello, Cincinnati! For all those who have missed the #debbie’sstunninghotelviews series, I’m very pleased to reveal that while I have a new job that could not be more different from the last several, the conference hotel views are the same. #aaslh2025 @aaslh.org @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hello, Cincinnati! For all those who have missed the #debbie’sstunninghotelviews series, I’m very pleased to reveal that while I have a new job that could not be more different from the last several, the conference hotel views are the same. #aaslh2025 @aaslh.org @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Hi to all coming to Cincinnati this week for the @aaslh.org meeting! I'll be representing @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social w/ 2 wonderful colleagues, so please come by the booth to introduce yourself (esp. Charles Harmon's authors, now mine), pitch a book idea, & browse our stellar collection of books.
September 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hi to all coming to Cincinnati this week for the @aaslh.org meeting! I'll be representing @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social w/ 2 wonderful colleagues, so please come by the booth to introduce yourself (esp. Charles Harmon's authors, now mine), pitch a book idea, & browse our stellar collection of books.
Let’s see how well my commuting muscle memory performs on day 1 of new job. First job in over 2 decades where I can’t hit the ground running and I’m terrified!
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Let’s see how well my commuting muscle memory performs on day 1 of new job. First job in over 2 decades where I can’t hit the ground running and I’m terrified!
Let’s see how well my commuting muscle memory performs on day 1 of new job. First job in over 2 decades where I can’t hit the ground running and I’m terrified!
August 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Let’s see how well my commuting muscle memory performs on day 1 of new job. First job in over 2 decades where I can’t hit the ground running and I’m terrified!
More details about job news: this was such a hard decision bc it was about staying where I am or going into the unknown. For 25+ yrs I’ve worked to be one of the best history editors in the @aupresses.bsky.social world. I finally got there and @uncpress.bsky.social had a ton to do with that. 1/5
August 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
More details about job news: this was such a hard decision bc it was about staying where I am or going into the unknown. For 25+ yrs I’ve worked to be one of the best history editors in the @aupresses.bsky.social world. I finally got there and @uncpress.bsky.social had a ton to do with that. 1/5
Welp, as they say: I knew this news was going out over the @aupresses.bsky.social wires today but I thought I had more time to tell the hundreds (literally, 100s) of beloved authors and all who love history that I accepted a job as an editorial director at @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social very recently.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Welp, as they say: I knew this news was going out over the @aupresses.bsky.social wires today but I thought I had more time to tell the hundreds (literally, 100s) of beloved authors and all who love history that I accepted a job as an editorial director at @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social very recently.
Warmest and well-deserved congratulations to @monijimenez.bsky.social's MAKING NEVER-NEVER LAND on winning the 2025 Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis book award from the Caribbean Studies Association! Congrats as well to the @latinxhistories.bsky.social series at @uncpress.bsky.social!
Caribbean Studies Association » 2025 Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Award Winners
www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org
July 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Warmest and well-deserved congratulations to @monijimenez.bsky.social's MAKING NEVER-NEVER LAND on winning the 2025 Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis book award from the Caribbean Studies Association! Congrats as well to the @latinxhistories.bsky.social series at @uncpress.bsky.social!
Reposted by Debbie Gershenowitz
June 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social always feels like homecoming but working with these superstars on the #interconnections series made it go to 11. Check us out on the @uncpress.bsky.social webpage. @juliairwin.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social
Dinner with my amazing #InterConnections team was the perfect way to close a fun and stimulating @shafrhistorians.bsky.social conference! @uncpress.bsky.social @dgershenowitz.bsky.social @juliairwin.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social always feels like homecoming but working with these superstars on the #interconnections series made it go to 11. Check us out on the @uncpress.bsky.social webpage. @juliairwin.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social
Remember: I don’t intend to send any books back to @uncpress.bsky.social after @shafrhistorians.bsky.social, so please visit the book and help me out! Exhibit closes at 2.
June 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Remember: I don’t intend to send any books back to @uncpress.bsky.social after @shafrhistorians.bsky.social, so please visit the book and help me out! Exhibit closes at 2.
Anyone who says editors at different presses can’t be friends is full of it. @ceceliacancellaro.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Anyone who says editors at different presses can’t be friends is full of it. @ceceliacancellaro.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
@uncpress.bsky.social has had such a busy @shafrhistorians.bsky.social mtg that this is the 1st time I’ve had a chance to post about our beautiful booth. Check it out tomorrow (6/28) and take a free book with you. Exhibit closes at 2!
June 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
@uncpress.bsky.social has had such a busy @shafrhistorians.bsky.social mtg that this is the 1st time I’ve had a chance to post about our beautiful booth. Check it out tomorrow (6/28) and take a free book with you. Exhibit closes at 2!
Right now in Studio B at @shafrhistorians.bsky.social - everything you need to know about book series on global history and America and the world. @cornellupress.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @columbiaup.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Right now in Studio B at @shafrhistorians.bsky.social - everything you need to know about book series on global history and America and the world. @cornellupress.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @columbiaup.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social
I second this post. Looking forward to seeing many old and new friends at the @uncpress.bsky.social booth at @shafrhistorians.bsky.social next week!
#InterConnections book series @uncpress.bsky.social editors @juliairwin.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social @dgershenowitz.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social plan to be have lots of meetings @shafrhistorians.bsky.social so please be in touch 🗃️ uncpress.org/series/inter...
InterConnections: The Global 20th Century
uncpress.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I second this post. Looking forward to seeing many old and new friends at the @uncpress.bsky.social booth at @shafrhistorians.bsky.social next week!