There's so much to get done but not enough time to do it but it's Friday and hang on, I'm going to have a Sazerac first. Cheers, team.

THE FRENCH MÉDERSA by Samuel D. Anderson explores how the French state pursued a century-long project of bicultural Franco-Muslim education in its northwest African colonies, resulting in a new type of school, the médersa. #History #Africa Learn more here: 📚✨ https://ow.ly/Y00C50XxJB5

Publishing a book in an academic series can offer increased visibility and credibility. We’ll help you navigate the unique considerations that come with this opportunity during our March 2 webinar Publishing in a Series for Your First Book. ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

The preliminary program for the SMH 2026 Annual Meeting in Arlington has been posted. There will undoubtedly be changes and updates between now and the end of March, but now you can start planning all of the sessions you want to attend. www.smh-hq.org/annualmeetin...

You know what? You're right. It IS time for more coffee.

We're hiring a new *remote* director of editorial, design, and production @cornellupress.bsky.social! Come work with us! jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...

Fun Fact: Medieval and Renaissance history are now in my acquisition areas! #HistoryUP Intrigued to see what we've published, what's fresh off the presses, and what's to come? No worries, the @cornellupress.bsky.social subject page has got you covered: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/subjects/med...

An ironic variation of a Melting Snow. Because the snow will never actually melt because winter is being super uncool with this feels like -30 nonsense. But, It's Friday. Cheers to you, team. You deserve a break because you're all doing the best that you can. Except winter. No cheers for winter.

I just got a copy of my cover for my forthcoming book! It features a postcard from Fez by the Moroccan Jewish photographer Joseph Bouhsira. Bouhsira was the first Moroccan to establish his own commercial photography studio, and many of his images featured the Jewish community in Fez.

A super opportunity has just dropped, Team #ReadUP and #ApplyUP, to help publish spectacular @cornellupress.bsky.social books and receive more emails from me than you ever imagined.

Douglas Hildebrand of @ubcpress.bsky.social provides an overview of the UP landscape in Canada for #FeedingTheElephant. "It’s a business that makes absolutely no business sense but is crucial to national conversations on various subjects and in exporting Canadian ideas to the world," he writes.

ICYMI: "@tgpeterson.bsky.social's 'Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency' is a deeply researched and strikingly lucid account of how one colonial war reshaped the meaning of modern warfare." www.middleeasteye.net/discover/rev...

HEGEL'S LECTURES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF WORLD HISTORY by Thomas L. Pangle brings together the works of Georg W. F. Hegel to present the “essential phases” of his philosophy of world history. #Philosophy #Hegel #History #BookRecs Learn more here 📚✨: https://ow.ly/Jm1A50Xx60a

Team - this thread is growing! I'm now sponsoring more great @cornellupress.bsky.social series! Happy 2026! Intrigued? (1/5)

🕯️ A MOST QUIET MURDER by Susannah Wilson examines the death of a five-year-old girl in late nineteenth-century France, unfolding the mystery through judicial investigations, psychiatric evaluations, and a dramatic trial for murder. #TrueCrime #History 🔗 Learn more here: https://ow.ly/lrUm50Xlzsz

Ok, but have you seen the *electric* cover for @tomhulme.bsky.social's "Belfastmen"? Surely you have. Because how could you miss it? And surely you've pre-ordered a copy. To electrify your bookshelves and minds with such an important book. No? I'll wait: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Team #SkyStorians, New @cornellupress.bsky.social covers are dropping fast! Behold the captivating "The Great Repair: Emotions, Memory, and the German–Jewish Settlement after the Holocaust" by Gideon Reuveni. More info, praise, and how to get yours here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

Fun Fact: Medieval and Renaissance history are now in my acquisition areas! #HistoryUP Intrigued to see what we've published, what's fresh off the presses, and what's to come? No worries, the @cornellupress.bsky.social subject page has got you covered: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/subjects/med...

📣Military Historians and 1st time authors: This is a prize you should know about! "The Best Debut Book in WWII History Award will recognize an excellent English-language, nonfiction book on World War II from a first-time published author with a prize of $10,000." www.nationalww2museum.org/bookawards

A sake and raspberry martini. Because it's Friday. Again. But cheers, team. No idea how we did it. But we did. Again.

Pro-tip: Don't submit your manuscript and tell your editor there's no rush.

THE NOVEL EXPERIENCE by Helmut Müller-Sievers introduces new approaches to the study of narrative fiction, with a conception of experience influenced by Nāgārjuna, Nietzsche, and William James, showing how reading novels transforms understanding. #FictionStudies #Books https://ow.ly/fhNN50XxNE6

New blog post! "A Peek Into Process: How I Do a Book Copyedit" I break down my book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript. carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #amediting #bookeditor #writingcommunity #author #stylesheet #editing

Please help spread the word about our open position for a history editor in the @uncpress.bsky.social acquisitions department! This person will be overseeing exciting, key lists for the publishing program.

Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history? We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇 
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...

On this Friday, essential winter storm prep with a Storm King. And as celebration for sending books into production before season deadlines, submitting grants before application deadlines, and snacks. Because snacks need celebrating. Cheers, team, to restful and warm weekends that you so deserve.

Happy New Year, PIPsters!! Our next PAGES Book Club just dropped, and we are so excited! 🥳 Join us on Thursday, February 19 at noon EST to discuss our current book, Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore, by Char Adams. Register here: pupress.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Sending emails fixes everything.

It’s been an eventful day. Steve has seized Rome. He’s not sure how.

Peer review can be a tricky part of the academic publishing process. ✍️ What’s the best way to decode reviewer comments, and how should you respond to critiques? Get answers during our February 10 webinar Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book. ideasonfire.net/first-book-p... #FirstBook

The trick is... to answer the emails at the bottom of the inbox before more appear at the top...

Author's Corner with Nathan K. Finney, *Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War*: thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/01/20/t... @cornellupress.bsky.social

We are #hiring! PUP seeks a motivated, detail-oriented individual to support three acquisition editors as an Editorial Assistant (US, Remote or Hybrid). Applications will be accepted through Thursday, January 29th. Learn more about this role and apply here: buff.ly/3yqOphh

The first paperback copy of my book Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology just arrived! Available on the 15th March from @cornellupress.bsky.social: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Recently I took a break from research, course prep, and *gestures around* to have a lovely conversation about my recently published book with Miranda Melcher at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social You can now listen here! megaphone.link/NBNK8414335727

Ok, January. I'm ready for you now.

When life gives you lemons... bake lemon things with lots of glaze. #TooMuchOrNotEnough

If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.

Friday. Rye. Just rye. Only 250 emails this week. Zero this weekend. Just rye. Cheers, team.

I submitted three publishing grant applications today. Please clap.

We are looking for a Junior Editor. The Junior Editor will contribute to the acquisition, development, and funding requirements of an intellectually rich program of books to be published by UBC Press in defined subject areas. Further information and apply at: https://ow.ly/b5Aw50XX2FQ.

THE FRENCH MÉDERSA by Samuel D. Anderson explores how the French state pursued a century-long project of bicultural Franco-Muslim education in its northwest African colonies, resulting in a new type of school, the médersa. #History #Africa Learn more here: 📚✨ https://ow.ly/Y00C50XxJB5

‘The Sewards of New York’ Review: A Family for Abolition. Check out this review > @wsj.com www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

I interviewed Adelina Stefan for @peripheralhist.bsky.social about her book on international tourism in communist Romania and Franco's Spain. Take a look here! www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/vacatio...

Ok, but we're close to Friday, right? It feels like we're close to Friday.

ICYMI: Andrew Demshuk's "The Filthiest Village in Europe Grassroots Ecology and the Collapse of East Germany" is now shipping! What great news for a Friday! Check it out and order yours at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501.... I'll wait...

@rmidura.bsky.social joins me on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to talk about her @cornellupress.bsky.social release #Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and #Communications Revolution in #EarlyModern Europe #skystorians #BookSky 📚💙 newbooksnetwork.com/postal-intel...

Hegelians! Great news! "Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of World History" is no longer pre-order and for-real order now! Head to @cornellupress.bsky.social's book page to set your bookshelf up with this latest addition to the #AgoraEditions series! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...