laying awake thinking about how if Norway had Jalen Brunson they would’ve won it all

PSA: authors typically retain the right to reprint their own articles in a book they author/edit. You may have signed a contract w/ the journal saying as much or the publisher’s website may have info. If not you can email the journal editor to confirm. Just cite the original in your acknowledgments.

The Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature is celebrating 10 years of publishing this year, and 50 volumes in that time, at the free and open to the public CREATIVE CREATURES virtual lecture which will take place on June 16 at 1600-1730 (UK) / 1100-1230 (EST) / 0800-0930 (PST).

BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!

"Feminist speculative fiction allows authors—and readers—to examine gestation, childbirth, and parenting in nuanced ways, revealing the broader cultural and structural forces that shape parenthood." -Jessica Aliaga-Lavrijsen for the recently relaunched Palgrave Campaign for the Humanities

New book!! Exploring Reproduction and Gender in Contemporary Feminist Speculative Fiction: Mothers Out of this World, eds. Jessica Aliaga-Lavrijsen & Sara Martín, Palgrave, 2026. Yes, I chose the cover!!! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #AcademicSky

wrapped up travel to two excellent conferences in time to see the sun come out in New York, literally, and for the Knicks to sweep the Eastern Conference Finals. maybe silly, but I can't shake the feeling of being very lucky to be in NY right now.

@nycsanitation.bsky.social I’d like to report a sweep

go knicks btw

Was having a drag of a morning (perhaps the temperature dropping 20 degrees in New York has contributed to this) but then got to send a "good news" (e.g... contract offer) email to an author about a book I'm excited about. The sun has appeared and conditions are improving!!

On the weather app, days where there is a small chance of overnight rain but it will otherwise be sunny during waking hours should not be represented by the little rainy cloud thumbnail. Bad for morale.

Spectated some medieval combat at my local beer garden earlier this month, I guess you can say I’m ready for @kzooicms.bsky.social

Soybean Wishes It Could Just Be A Soybean And Have That Be Enough https://theonion.com/soybean-wishes-it-could-just-be-a-soybean-and-have-that-be-enough/

lots of conversation about AI and research summaries but I learned 20 years ago that SparkNotes are useful but ≠ reading the book and I'm still at that restaurant today

It is extremely gray and dreary in NYC today and it has me really looking forward to attending #ICFA for the first time in a couple of weeks-- the research looks sooo interesting and the probable sunshine will be an added bonus! @iafa.bsky.social

Our Opening Doors Internship Programme is open for applications! #BePartOfProgress and join one of our teams to gain hands-on experience working on impactful projects and benefit from the expertise of our talented colleagues. spklr.io/63327DL797#BePartOfProgress #Publishing #WorkInPublishing

#BooksInspired joins celebrations of Palgrave Macmillan’s 25th anniversary, a milestone marking a 1/4 of publishing groundbreaking research in humanities, social sciences & business. We’re proud to spotlight titles reflecting its legacy of excellence & innovation. @hss.springernature.com #booksky 📚💙

Daily Peanuts!

The longer the coat the closer to god (workshopping this)

Ok so uh how does one cite a Peloton ride?

It may not be Halloween anymore, but it's always Poe season if you ask me. I'm so proud to have POE SPACES, a fascinating collection of interdisciplinary work in spatial studies on Edgar Allan Poe on my books program, available now: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @hss.springernature.com

How inclusive is academic book publishing? Our latest report explores gender representation among authors and editors, and highlights opportunities to foster global inclusion in publishing. 🔗 Explore the findings: spklr.io/63328BzSba

Daily Peanuts!

"The author of the project may be counting on [your peer review] for tenure or promotion and cannot move forward without your input." THIS. Academia is already such an ecosystem of precarity, so for the sake of your fellow academics, please deliver peer reviews on time!

“Dogs don’t actually like being hugged and cuddled” maybe not all dogs but I have a bichon, trust me she will turn to dust if she does not get a hug

Excited to see this cover image for the forthcoming volume Inflationary Modernities on the @springer.springernature.com website. It’s due out January 2026 and features a chapter @videotroph.bsky.social and I have co-authored on #TheGreatGatsby 🎉

It’s a beautiful day to vote early in NYC!

"(...) narrative medicine can be applied beyond training medical practitioners to listen to their patients: it can also teach us how to advocate for ourselves and our loved ones in medical settings." communities.springernature.com/posts/women-...

Thrilled to read this review of THE GERMAN HEROIC TRADITION IN VIDEO GAMES: PLAYING MASS MEDIEVALISM, which reinforces my belief that monographs can be fun. 😀

Celebrating the forthcoming publication and Palgrave’s 25th anniversary! 👩‍🔬Miriamne Ara Krummel’s chapter reveals how Jewish women appeared in legal and civic records, offering a rare glimpse into their roles and identities. 🗃 Free to read this October: bit.ly/4oi19BM. #BookSky

thoughts on the mayoral debate last night: -my vote is unchanged, surprise -man, Curtis Sliwa is pretty funny though, not gonna lie -Mamdani and Cuomo sharing the debate stage still evoking the first televised presidential debate between JFK and Nixon

#JustPublished in 'Studies in Childhood and Youth' - The Public Child: Media Power, Strategic Silencing, and Children's Rights in Australia, ed. by @camillanelson.bsky.social et al. Read, download or purchase the hardcopy or e-book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #Sociology #Palgrave

Always a pleasure to see a Palgrave book at the top of someone's TBR pile. 📚 Happy reading, @thevideogamelibrary.org! @hss.springernature.com

The first textbook on dark comedy in ecological literature is now published, and I'm quite proud to have it on my books program: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

what if we all stopped apologizing for how long it takes us to reply to emails and just recognized that everyone is doing the best they can

Very please to announce the publication of "The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion," edited by Melissa M. Wilcox Check it out here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #PhilSky

I have returned from a vacation where my phone mostly served as a camera/GPS as opposed to a communication device and I’m pleased to report that while semi-offline I saw many Cool Old Things, including—for the lit nerds (me)— the museum in the apartment where John Keats died.

Have you had to Google a niche grammatical question lately, or are you even an editor?

Just published: THE GERMANIC HEROIC TRADITION IN VIDEO GAMES is the first book to explore such adaptions of its textual sources in medieval video games. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Age verification: my first MP3 player was a Zune, it was the one that was 30gb and shaped like a brick

Astoria the Wild Turkey explores her favorite gardens in The Battery. Foraging opportunities abound now with insects, seeds, and other plant parts. 🦃 ❤️

Anyway, is this a turkey hanging out next to the sea creature carousel in Battery Park, or did my eyes deceive me yesterday??

constantly feeling disconnected from the earth except for last weekend when I weeded and harvested produce at the community garden and made my garden bounty into Garden Pasta™️ this week, which fixed it for a moment

I read The Summer I Turned Pretty series when I was like 14, and the show hits different for a lot of reasons as an adult, but primarily I'm like "Why don't any of their parents know where they are or what they are doing like, ever???"

Apparently, Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance ate spaghetti and read @sciam.bsky.social on stage in New Jersey last night. Working for @springernature.com, I AM going to consider this a personal connection.

Millie says it’s a beautiful Friday for a pup cup

I am just saying I was abusing em dashes WELL before AI made it popular.

Digging into the program has me excited to attend @asle-us.bsky.social for the first time next week to immerse myself in all things environmental humanities. Presentations about animals, plants, and trash in literature? Truly am so ready.