"Chef Celeste’s Louisiana Kitchen" celebrates the bounty of Louisiana. With recipes that are easy to follow, the cookbook helps fledgling chefs build the confidence to manage fresh, farm-to-table meals at home. Did you catch Chef Celeste's live cooking demo? Watch it here: https://bit.ly/3WwQdUT

Sue Strachan and her book "The Obituary Cocktail" were featured in this @nytimes.com article exploring the many lives of the drink: https://bit.ly/47AusJ3

I am reminded tonight how important it is for women to be inspired by other brave, pioneering women as I watch dozens and dozens of women post gift links to Jane Goodall obituaries and articles Keep it up, ladies.

No matter where you live, please consider adopting an animal from your local shelter. I promise you they will brighten your life beyond measure. They are the comfort on hard days. Even if you can't fully adopt, your local shelter could use help fostering. Reach out to them to see.

This is pretty incredible

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.

Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.

Wonderful thread. Be ready with a freshly made hot pot of coffee (hot freshly made pot of coffee?) if you decide to read to the end.

An important update, esp. for new users.

Skimming through slide decks from my erstwhile "Data Infrastructure" class, I happened upon this treasure from the Old Place:

So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists. If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.

A very useful point!

Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

A group of us are coordinating, to listen to a Haydn Symphony each day. We all started slightly differently but will converge on the same work early next week. Today, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue we are covering 40, 61, 45, 30 and 84 in any order. Want to join this Starter Pack? go.bsky.app/TMUf57F

Turned Earth, my fifth collection of poems, is available for pre-order from LSU Press. The official release date is 2/7/25, and I hope you will consider giving the book a pre-release boost by ordering a copy. I would also be thrilled to visit classes and give readings! lsupress.org/978080718418...

"Gorgeously written and intensely personal." Thank you, Minding Our Elders, for this this generous review, "Caregiving and Climate Change Deftly Interwoven in Melted Away." @lsupress.bsky.social mindingoureldersblog.com/2024/11/19/c...

Now that’s how you write a condolence letter.

Some good info here!

We’re glad to be here!

Done!

A beautiful #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a cargo boat, in a rich cobalt blue. It was made in Italy about 2000 years ago but still looks amazing today! #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass AncientBlueSky

We are here to share information, updates, and build a productive academic community for those interested in French Colonial Topics— broadly conceived! Help us grow our following by reposting!! If you leave a reply, we will follow back and repost as well! It’s mutually beneficial! 🗃️

I created a starter pack for people who work in the university press community. It's not nearly complete, so if I missed you, please let me know. #ReadUP go.bsky.app/P6XuBki

I don't use Word, but almost every freelance editor works exclusively through Word's track changes, so if you are a freelance editor, MAKE SURE YOU TURN THIS OFF. It is really, really unethical to let your clients' work be fed to AI because you didn't do your due diligence with the programs you use

So grateful to Brian Matthew Jordan and Kevin Levin (@civilwarmemory.bsky.social) for including *The Army under Fire* in their lists of the best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor. Even more thrilled to be featured with friends like @rkdcolby86.bsky.social. Check it out!

I will be at the Miami Book Fair on Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 am. Come join me for some highlights from Melted Away, my tale of caring for our elders and the earth.

It is University Press week, a week for raising awareness about what the UP community does and the communities and readerships it serves. To celebrate #UPweek, the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interviewed @aupresses.bsky.social President Anthony Cond.

Publishing job alert. Help our authors shine www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/405...

I wrote this how-to last year that also explores some of Bluesky's early culture, and while some new features have been added, I think it still holds up:

Feral likes to help with puzzles. #proofofcat

It's a small group right now but let me know if you want in! go.bsky.app/B66RXm8

I truly feel sorry for Americans. They’re going to face an assault on their everyday lives in multiple areas. Health is going to be top of the list if Trump follows through by putting this nut in charge. There have actually been *zero* cases of cervical cancer in those who’ve had the vaccine.

There are therapy dogs at BTR this morning!

Giuliano Finelli started as Bernini’s assistant and became a master of fine detail, as in this impressive sculpture of Maria Duglioli Barberini (1626, Louvre). So delicate, it was originally displayed in a wire cage to protect it

Hey, I'm happy to announce I have a new book coming early next year, "You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song." It's the story of early country music, lots of Louisiana political history, and some civil rights politics. You can pre-order signed copies at Robertmannbooks.com

Looks like I’ve landed here now. Hi, everyone!

Some news! lsupress.org/noire-race-a...