- how to find joy in teaching online - Native punk - Aboriginal Australians & the Black Panther Party - Oklahoma's natural wonders - much more! I am proud of the books @OUPress.bsky.social is publishing this spring. Take a look at the OU Press Spring 2026 catalog > www.oupress.com/spring-summe...

"The demise of Book World is a tragic blow to writers, readers, and the publishing industry": Join former BW editors and contributors at @politicsprose.bsky.social on Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. to celebrate decades of great books coverage in the WaPo. politics-prose.com/tribute-book... #BookSky 📚

One week, two Charlestons (SC and WV), two indie bookstores, and lots of ongoing support—almost six years after the pub date—for the big success story from the little university press.

Happy to talk about this position!

Let's talk about things going wrong in teaching & learning! Join the #SnafuEdu (@oupress.bsky.social) @perusall.com book club, 2/17-3/16. Register: www.perusall.com/engage-book-....

man's always hated books and the people who love them tbh

A big review for @chrisbriem.bsky.social's "Beyond Steel"! If you have access to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, be sure to read the full rave at the link below. And don't miss the author at Pittsburgh indie White Whale Books on Tuesday. www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...

Listen In! We've got some new podcast notifications to get you through this Wednesday. First up, OUP author @flowerdarby.bsky.social talks about her new book "The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes" on the Centering Centers podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/2mFC...

Over at Book Work, Jeremy Wang-Iverson interviews Madison Smartt Bell about making the transition from novelist to literary agent. Especially interesting: the list of book projects Bell is working to place now. derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/from-novel...

Big thanks to @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for sharing an excerpt from @chrisbriem.bsky.social’s much-anticipated book “Beyond Steel.” We're excited for the official launch event at White Whale Bookstore on February 3.

New on Book Work: an interview with Michael Lowenthal. His first essay collection “Place Envy” is out on Feb. 11 @derekkrissoff.bsky.social @rafertess.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

@derekkrissoff.bsky.social’s chat with Michael Lowenthal, author of Place Envy, resonates with anyone who has moved from where they were born: “I envied folks who were nth-generation residents of a certain town...geography as shortcut to sense of belonging” derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/speculativ...

In a time of change for Pittsburgh journalism, TribLive reaffirms its commitment to local news. We've been here for over 30 years and remain dedicated to serving our community. https://triblive.com/local/always-local-always-here-triblives-enduring-commitment-to-pittsburgh-news/ 

Twin Cities lit folks: there is a rare opening to join the wonderful humans of @uminnpress.bsky.social in our marketing dept (mostly remote). It's a really good gig! www.upress.umn.edu/job-openings...

Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.

Seems real now

As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!

Don’t come for me, come for Brian O., but mark your calendars. RSVPs required to attend in person: whitewhalebookstore.com/events

my giant head, for your reading pleasure this monday afternoon

We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...

PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book! www.versobooks.com/products/303...

I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.

Limited-Time 40% Discount on BOOKS! In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . . 40% off with code 18POD25 Free shipping over $75 www.oupress.com/search-resul... I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!

The first section of our forthcoming book is a deep dive Gee's "Academic Transformation" at WVU from those who actually lived it; after you read it you won't be able to fathom why some people in the higher ed space still insist on taking him seriously. sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...

BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...

Listen In! This installment of Between the Lines, explores three teaching moves from @geekypedagogy.bsky.social's book "SNAFU Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom". www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLZT...

Share the news... OSU Libraries & Press is seeking a Director for the Oregon State University Press! See the detailed job description at jobs.oregonstate.edu/posting.... Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the position, OSU, or life in Oregon! ☔❤️☔ #OregonStateUniversity #ApplyNow

A fabulous dinner after my #SnafuEdu book talk at @olemiss.bsky.social! Huge thank you to the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, @josheyler.bsky.social, @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social & @liznorell.bsky.social for inviting me & to everyone who attended the event.

📣🌟 Come work with us! We're looking for a highly organized individual with strong communication skills and an enthusiastic mindset to serve as our next Publicity Manager! Learn more here ➡️ ou.taleo.net/careersectio...

Interesting observation from @derekkrissoff.bsky.social about #book #publishers and the persistence of the catalogue: “In a digital world where everything’s available to shuffle and remix, the great strength of the catalog is that it’s linear. It’s a story.” So true open.substack.com/pub/derekkri...

I’ve long argued that university libraries (esp pub ones) can and should offer *free* institutional borrowing privileges for those at museums, galleries, theaters, and other artistic, performing arts, & cultural orgs. folks in power at my current library don’t have the will to make it happen.

One easy way to support your local bookstore WITHOUT SPENDING ANY $$$ is to nominate their booksellers for a James Patterson holiday bonus www.bookweb.org/james-patter...

Ever since @derekkrissoff.bsky.social's blog about #BannedBooks week, I've been thinking about the need to highlight books that are not technically banned, especially now now when bans are less explicit, but exist all the same. So I'll have recs every day this week (bc reading widely is resistance!)

Excited to hear Kent State University Press’s director, @tottencs.bsky.social, on the American Campus Podcast, where she talks with @llassabe.bsky.social about the meaning and value of university-press publishing.

Out Now! "Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving" by Chavella T. Pittman. www.oupress.com/978080619565...

In this episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna Clarke Gray interviews Cate Denial about her essay-turned-book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. Listen on our website or your favourite podcast provider. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

USC Press seeks a full-time Marketing, Sales, and Publicity Director! Are you a collaborative team leader? Do you enjoy developing creative sales strategies? Then we can't wait to hear from you! Apply here: uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194... #publishingjob #hiring @uofscprovost.bsky.social

I started reading the list of Bucknell English dept faculty. I don't think I know any irl or on here but every single bio lists a current book project or a/many published book/s--expected, presumably, for tenure. Will Bucknell--upon closing Bucknell UP--stop expecting their own fac to publish books?

This Labor Day Weekend, take a Rust Belt Roadtrip with @gmoult.bsky.social, who recommends three books about Cleveland’s extraordinary sacred architecture from Kent State University Press: kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/m...

This was a cathartic read, I say as someone who cannot help but see any glossy Banned Books Week display of titles from the Big 5 through the lens of cratering library sales. New from @derekkrissoff.bsky.social, "My problem with Banned Books Week: The Unbought Book vs. the Challenged One."

One of my favorite blogs is Book Work by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social Today’s piece on the hype over Banned Books Week and how much is actually obscures about the publishing industry is 📣📣📣

This is awful news for many reasons. I so appreciate seeing this solidarity. I have many questions and mixed feelings about alarmism. We should be sounding the alarm about our mutual conditions and threats—though the latter also well exceed the current admin. www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...

NEW: A major AI copyright legal showdown just took a huge twist today. Facing a class action on behalf of book authors that could've seen it pay over a TRILLION in damages for alleged piracy, Anthropic has agreed to settle instead: www.wired.com/story/anthro...

I’ve been around Pittsburgh for a while (though I didn’t exist in '62) but had never heard of this early-60s plan to basically roof Panther Hollow and turn it into a nuclear-powered research hub. Thankfully we have @chrisbriem.bsky.social to unearth such moments www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...

Grateful to @publicsource.org for sharing a first look at @chrisbriem.bsky.social's book “Beyond Steel: Pittsburgh and the Economics of Transformation.”

🗃️ Variation of this: I gave students one of my chapters w/no footnotes, asked where they thought footnotes should go: What type of source was used? What makes you think that? They have to consider how writing shows evidence vs. context vs. author’s voice. They liked it a lot and had great questions!

It says a lot when Times Higher Education (@timeshighered.bsky.social) casually cites a book as a relevant authority— So I appreciate the nod here to "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI" by Tricia Bertram Gallant & David Rettinger from @oupress.bsky.social!

Grateful to @postindustrial.bsky.social for this short piece anticipating @chrisbriem.bsky.social's book "Beyond Steel: Pittsburgh and the Economics of Transformation," coming from KSUP this winter. postindustrial.com/stories/post...

A GREAT read. Everyone need to check out this review

Gear Up for Great Reads! Our Fall/Winter 2025 Catalog is LIVE and waiting for you! Explore what’s new from OU Press. www.oupress.com/catalogs/