"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

When I work with junior faculty writing books — especially Black women — one of their primary concerns is that the book they're writing will be banned. Even if its not an outright ban, they're worried the books won't be assigned in classes for the very reasons being discussed here today.

When Campus Reform and Turning point came after professors and created the professor watchlist, administrators didn't pay attention..Now they are being fired and attacked. Maybe institutions should have done more to protect academic freedom....

If *your department head and your dean* can be removed for supporting your colleague in teaching in their area of expertise, then you have no academic freedom. In a functional sense, you don't work at a university at all.

The weather in NYC is fantastic. If we have to listen to Adams and Cuomo bloviate for the next two months, hopefully we will at least have crisp autumn air.

I spend most of my day helping academics writie their first book, which means I've seen a lot of different approaches and also developed some principles to make the process as pain-free as possible :). I share what I've found to be most useful in this podcast episode : rightprose.co/podcast/star...

As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

I had the pleasure of being a beta reader for Laura’s book. It’s an indispensable resource for academics editing their own work or reviewing their peers’ work. Order today so she can increase her donation to the Trevor Project.

All writing you do for your book (or whatever project you're working on) is real writing. Outlines, rough drafts, random bullet points, notes on cocktail napkins, ideas in your notes app. It's all real. There's no fake writing.

MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK is available on @bookshop.org for $1 less than on Amazon plus free shipping if you order by July 11. Once you’ve ordered, fill out the form here to win cool stuff and have me send $ to @trevorproject.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Mike Lawler’s district is NOT reliably Republican. It actually went for Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Call him!

If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

Worth noting today that the entire budget of the NEH is about $200M.

Whatever happened to writing a nasty letter then burning it in a cathartic ritual?

Just recorded a podcast about…all of this… and what it means for folks writing books. I managed to stay calm because I’m not trying to raise my blood pressure on top of the rest of this bullshit.

This Is the top story on @motherjones.com, as it should be on every news site. Millions of people turned out to oppose Tump/Musk/facism yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I’m really proud to be one of the coaches working with Princeton. If you’re in the humanities or social sciences, please consider applying.

🧵 It’s #TransDayOfVisibility. A day to celebrate our Trans Siblings—and to name the danger they face daily, simply for existing. We can’t let visibility be the end goal. Safety and liberation must be. Today is a great day to support Black-led trans organizations. #TDOV2025 Here are a few:

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment. Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too. His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

I promise my podcast is better than Gavin Newsom’s: rightprose.co/podcast/

why is this not a gigantic fucking scandal that we're talking about 24/7. an unelected billionaire is fueling threats against federal judges and he just keeps on with his wanton destruction of the federal government

If you're going to the Eastern Sociological Society Conference this week and would like to discuss your book project with me, DM me. I'm a developmental editor/ writing coach who helps scholars in the social sciences and humanities write books. I'd be happy to give you some (free) book advice.

Just had to scream at everyone and by “everyone,” I mean the article I’m reading on my phone.

If you're going to the Eastern Sociological Society Conference this week and would like to discuss your book project with me, DM me. I'm a developmental editor/ writing coach who helps scholars in the social sciences and humanities write books. I'd be happy to give you some (free) book advice.

I’m old enough to remember the body bags lined up in nursing homes.

Unconscionable on so many levels.

Translation: We want to cut Medicaid.

One of my many villain origin stories is going to be finding en-dashes where there should be em-dashes (to be fair, I find this mostly in my own writing. I'm the problem).

Agreed! This is our job.

Everyone will need feedback on their writing at some point, but it can be hard to figure out what to ask for. Here are three categories to consider to organize your thoughts around what feedback would be most helpful: rightprose.co/what-kind-of...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a video posted on social media, “I will never, under any circumstances, turn this doctor over to the state of Louisiana under any extradition requests,” signaling a potential legal battle between the states. This is how it’s done. Do not comply.

Terrible.

Totally forgot that the waffles I bought are blueberry waffles, and this is a delightful way to start my morning.

If you’re working on your book and suddenly get a revise and resubmit or a coauthor sends back a draft, how can you maintain progress on your book? This podcast episode can help you figure it out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

If you're writing a book proposal, you should work with Laura. The proof is in the publications!

I talk to a lot of academics who are hesitant to commit to an argument for their book and want to be sure before they start writing. The only way you'll gain certainty is by writing those arguments down and assessing them.

Public service announcement: if you're a historian attending #AHA25 in New York next month and you hope to meet with an editor attending on behalf of a publishing house, don't wait beyond this week to reach out. Particularly for university press editors, this is a super busy time. Plan ahead!

After much consideration (😂), I'm going back to a paper planner. This digital planner life isn't working out for me.

Hey folks, if you know of any Black, Indigenous, or Latinx Sociology postdocs or those finishing Sociology phds Spring/Summer 2025, dm me or email me. For a symposium of early career scholars of color.

There are so many books I'm going to buy and pre-order. I love when the university presses start releasing their catalogues.

You don't have to write your book in order. Stop laboring over that introduction you'll have to revise once the rest of the book is complete.

Guess what? You're not supposed to know how to write a book already just because you wrote a dissertation. They're very different. rightprose.co/the-differen...

I think this might be my new social media home. Hi! I'm Jane and I help academics write books. Let's chat about your questions, laments, and everything in between :)