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Hi #SMH2025 students, postdocs, early career scholars, & @cornellupress.bsky.social #MilitaryHistory book fans! I have great and unsurprising news: the display books need to find a home in your suitcase, because they will not all fit in mine. Stop by before noon tomorrow for a free book to help out.

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#BooksAndBattleships

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Fun fact: Recently published #Battlegrounds books love being out in the wild! On battleships! They're also great fans of your bookshelves. Find out how to introduce them all at the @cornellupress.bsky.social #SMH2025 virtual booth with 40% off (09EXP40): www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-smh-2025...

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FREE READ for #SMH2025 Now's your chance to read The Airborne Mafia: The #Paratroopers Who Shaped America's Cold War #Army by Robert F. Williams @rfmwilliams.bsky.social free for an entire month. #MilitaryHistory @smh-historians.bsky.social cornellpress.manifoldapp.org/projects/the...

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Friday? Yes. The Black Cadillac? Yes. Gin, champagne, blueberries, squid ink, and a delightful lemon slice? Yes. Cheers, team. You can do it. We can do it. First though, weekend.

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Great news, #SkyStorians and #MilitaryHistory enthusiasts! @cornellupress.bsky.social is all set up for the start of #SMH2025! Stop by the booth to be amazed by swag, spectacular covers, sweet discounts, and angled-okay-enough #MilitaryHistory books (in reverse order of importance, obviously).

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Hi #SkyStorians and @smh-historians.bsky.social fans! Are you ready for #SMH2025 tomorrow? Awesome! Neither am I! But, we can easily prepare by checking out the @cornellupress.bsky.social free read of @rfmwilliams.bsky.social's “The Airborne Mafia” 👇👇 cornellpress.manifoldapp.org/projects/the...

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April showers bring… new #books? At least we think so! All next month, we will be bringing you the weekly weather report. What’s the forecast look like? Stay tuned to #CUPSpringSale to make sure you don’t miss out. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/april-spring...

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I'm giving an (online) talk about my book at Swansea/the Centre for Heritage Research and Training on 8th April at 1. More details (including Zoom link) here: chart.swansea.ac.uk/events/creat...

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A lovely cover for an lovely addition to the #AgoraEditions series for the Rousseau book fans. Find out more and how to preorder your lovely copy from the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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100%. And authors- if there's critical feedback, it's much better to get that while the manuscript is still in development and the feedback can be addressed. Bumpy doesn't necessarily mean bad; rather, it often shows engaged reviewers who see enough potential in the work to raise important points.

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My book From Incarceration to Repatriation has been nominated for a DH Award. If you liked it, you can vote for it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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An excellent discussion of Yan Slobodkin’s important book on famine in the French Empire. networks.h-net.org/slobodkin-st...

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I have so much to do, but

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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

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So, it's Friday. Black Walnut Manhattan. Cheers, team. We did it again, almost barely but good enough, and I'm going to keep cheering us on anyhow.

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👇An excellent interview with the excellent @rmidura.bsky.social on the latest #1869Podcast.👇 Find out more on her excellent book, order your copy, or bonus (!): download an OA copy of "Postal Intelligence," all at @cornellupress.bsky.social's book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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To-do List: Start a to-do list

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Ok, but wanting to be productive, when it's super hard to be productive, gets half-credit, right?

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Friday. James Joyce. Irish whiskey, Cointreau, red vermouth, lime, deep breath, deep sigh. Repeat. Weekend. Cheers, team.

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Spies, power, and the birth of modern communication. POSTAL INTELLIGENCE by Rachel Midura uncovers how early #postal networks shaped #diplomacy, surveillance, and state control in early modern #Europe. A must-read for #history lovers! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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Opulence. We has it. jasonherbert.substack.com/p/our-first-...

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Bad News: My book cover cookie bake sale idea was rejected. Good News: You can support the @cornellupress.bsky.social mission and our great books in other ways! Bad News: I'm really still bummed about the cookies. Good News: It's super easy to support us here: givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/co...

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next PAGES book club meeting in one week! it has always been a goal of PAGES to provide space and opportunity for connecting to a community of people who care about making books and getting them to their readers. if you'd like to join us, we'd love to have you.

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Bad News: My book cover cookie bake sale idea was rejected. Good News: You can support the @cornellupress.bsky.social mission and our great books in other ways! Bad News: I'm really still bummed about the cookies. Good News: It's super easy to support us here: givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/co...

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In exciting and eloquently aesthetic book cover news, Sarah Ellen Zarrow's "Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891–1941" has arrived! Find out more and how to preorder this important book at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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TFW you receive confirmation that you, in fact, have not yet sent your superstar editor friend, @rcolesworthy.bsky.social, too many Keanu Reeves gifs, such that they are no longer your superstar editor friend.

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In other news...

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Attention scholars, academic librarians, and scholarly publishers! #FeedingTheElephant would like to know your thoughts on AI, particularly as they relate to scholarly communications. Please take our brief (it really is brief!) survey between now and March 31. ➡️ msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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A lovely review of my book from fellow old Sky Soldier @bonenberger.bsky.social When my work resonates with my fellow former paratroopers< I really feel like I hit the mark @bethanywasik.bsky.social @cornellupress.bsky.social

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