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Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social . #AHAOnline 🗃️

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next PAGES Book Club meeting March 20, noon ET the book: Meet Me at the Library: A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy, by Shamichael Hallman if you want to join, you are welcome! register here: pupress.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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honestly can't wait for this. I love hearing from my UP colleagues. also I get lots of book recommendations when the conference is virtual. "did you go into publishing just to get a constant stream of book recommendations from book people" NO YOU DID

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On this 3rd annniversary of Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine, our community’s resources for understanding the region & this brutal war continue to offer much-needed knowledge & context. https://bit.ly/3kcAg6R #ReadUP

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From whiskey distilleries to film studios, homeless shelters to hotels, former jail and prison sites are turned into a variety of adaptive reuse projects. But in St. Louis, formerly incarcerated organizers were determined to chart a different course. boltsmag.org/st-loui...

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This is a write up about my beloved Aunt Elsie (my grandma's sister) who was Black History embodied! Happy Black History Month to Aunt Elsie and everyone else! You continue to inspire me. <3 #everymonthisblackhistorymonth

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My new (and 10th) book. I’m really pleased with the amazing artistry of LSU Press. They do beautiful books.

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Steamboat race 🙂⁨Mississippi River⁩, ⁨New Orleans⁩

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this is such a loss, so dismayed to see this

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Now hiring! UC Press is looking for a detail-oriented Editorial Assistant to join our hybrid team in Oakland, CA! This is a fantastic opportunity to work behind the scenes on impactful scholarly and trade books. buff.ly/3Cd8znb #PublishingJobs #EditorialCareers

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Will receives warm approval from a reserved older lady

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“Last month, the executive council of the MLA said it could not hold a vote on a resolution endorsing a call to boycott Israel. But the council also said it was ‘appalled by the continued attack on Gaza.’” NYT getting SOME of the story but not all—ie 2 resignations. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/a...

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really excited for this, given that cover design is basically sorcery to me.

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fantastic to see this news! the Keywords for Black Louisiana project is tremendous, and it's great to see it getting support.

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Floating Christmas tree, Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans (More New Orleans photos at marcorasi1960 on IG)

submitted 83 days ago • 2 comments

my late uncle Bob dedicated his life to eradicating polio, and it is agonizing to think of so much of his work being undone. (also, I miss him.)

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what if I didn't circle back or do breezy check-ins on anyone's late projects until the New Year. what then.

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I just heard that Nikki Giovanni has joined the ancestors. What saddening news. I taught her poems yet again this semester & doing so was one of the highlights of the class. She was my favorite poet as a child & remains a favorite. May she rest in poetry always - Nikki Giovanni

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it's here! the LSU Press Spring 2025 catalog has dropped! I'm really, really proud of this one. lsupress.org/books-by-sea...

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The almanac sale is on! People who are incarcerated often don't have access to the internet; the next-best thing is an almanac. $30 buys 3 new almanacs that Freebird Books will send through Books Through Bars to people in prison. www.freebirdbooks.com/store/p103/W...

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my friend's sister's partner is asking people to hold the date for a surprise elopement. she thinks he means surprise engagement but she's going to fly to another country on that date to find out for sure. this sounds like the start of a very stressful Normal Gossip episode.

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kisses to my very new BlueSky account for serving me this vital content at the top of Monday morning

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🗃️ Going to #AHA25 @ahahistorians.bsky.social? Now is the perfect time to get in touch with editors to talk about books you are working on or thinking about writing. We go to conferences to meet with people and talk about books, so step on up. 3 EASY STEPS: STEP 1/3: Figure out who to meet with👇

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What do publishers mean when they talk about accessibility? University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site. https://bit.ly/3AMCIsY Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!

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Today, @rlevay.bsky.social continues the #FeedingTheElephant discussion on #AI by making a call for human-centered acquisitions work in scholarly publishing, focusing on ethics and the expertise acquisitions editors bring to their work. ➡️ networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

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Like many publishing-related things, "selling points" are ideally more informative than emptily promotional. Give me DEETS: A list of fields a book engages, what topics/figures it covers, if it's an edited volume are all the pieces original? More who, what, when, where, how, fewer vague adjectives

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