sometimes on fridays it's nice if i can sit back for a moment and think about how cool it is that i get to talk to interesting people about their important research and writing

"Living dead in the invertebrate world" - Sounds great! #Halloween #Animals

Today is Unity Day in Germany. In 1990, following the fall of the Berlin Wall the year before, two parts of the country divided by the Cold War reunified. Die Wende, as it’s called in German, signified a turn away from totalitarianism and ideological division of Europe. 1/2

Pre-teen writing etiquette goes way back! Check out the wonderful images in this week's post by Danni Cai on Digital Childhoods to learn more about how Chinese youth navigated letter-writing: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/fun-read...

"Raiding the Heartland" author William D. Lopez (@wdlopez.bsky.social) talked to Wisconsin Public Radio's Kate Archer Kent about how Midwest communities deal with the violence of worksite immigration raids. www.wpr.org/news/what-im...

Just in time for #spookyseason, Mindy Weisberger (@laminda.bsky.social) talks to @vox.com's Unexplainable about the real-life night of the living dead in the invertebrate world. 🧟🕷️🐛 open.spotify.com/episode/7BPd...

Victorian video games! 😮

New research in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity finds climate change is already imposing financial burdens on U.S. households—especially in low-income communities. Estimated annual costs range from $220 to over $1,000 per household.

World Politics now has an #AI policy! That #policy lives on our website wpj.princeton.edu/authors-revi... and will be included in our updated Editorial Policies and Procedures document. The #journal is also adding an AI query to ScholarOne #Manuscripts that all #authors will be required to answer.

Although an island of stability and democracy in a region often short of both, Costa Ricans’ faith in government is declining as the challenge of financing its costly welfare state grows. This democratic stalwart is no longer immune to the appeal of populism. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

📰 Happy Friday! Don't have plans for the weekend? Why not spend some time checking out our new look?! That's right - the SHARP News website has gone through some exciting changes. 👉 sharpweb.org/sharpnews/

As Banned Books Week nears, Philip Nel warns against the ways institutional book banning efforts lead to self-censorship Read "Being Banned Is Not an Award" in the new issue of Bookbird Free on @projectmuse.bsky.social thru 31 October tinyurl.com/3hy62uye #AcademicSky

On today's episode of the Hopkins Press Podcast, we talk with Emily Cousens, who explores Monique Wittig's materialist trans feminist potential in a new article for L'Esprit Créateur Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/msnsmmzt

We are so excited to announce the shortlist for the ASAP/16 Book Prize! Congratulations to all the nominees! We’ll announce the winner of the prize at the annual conference in a few weeks in Houston! See the ALT ID and thread for more information. 1/4

Among the myriad ways art matters, writes Paul Chan, "the experience of art saves us from being conned" Read Chan's The Potency of Art, from the Spring 2016 issue of @socres.org— free on @projectmuse.bsky.social thru 31 October tinyurl.com/3h7v79ma

Latin America remains haunted by the specter of “strongman” rule. Term limits have been a way of guarding against this threat, but aspiring autocrats have now found a new avenue to bypass this barrier to power: courts of law. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about clientage, child trafficking, and genocide in early 19th-century Southern Africa. Elizabeth Elbourne, from McGill, will host this talk on October 8th in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!

🍂🎃ICYMI: October issue OUT NOW and FREE through October 30! 🎃🍂 Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55657

"I wanted the form, the sentences, the paragraphs to take the form of spirals, never reaching closure." Neige Sinno on SAD TIGER, which was recently long listed for the National Book Award.

A tender, insightful article about caring for someone with #Alzheimer's by journalist Lara Kilner who interviewed @hopkinspress.bsky.social's Dr Peter Rabins for @telegraphnews.bsky.social. Dr Rabin's book, The 36-Hour Day is available to buy throughout Europe. www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

What is an apology? What is it good for? Who should apologize? And also, when and how? Find some answers here, in our Winter 2020 issue: muse.jhu.edu/issue/4...

Artificial intelligence and its effects on democracy are a matter of choice, not fate. The concerns are longer term than the recent spate of worry about “generative” AI would suggest. The democratic conversation about AI has hardly begun. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Is it the first @hopkinspress.bsky.social book to ever cite @chuckwendig.bsky.social? Let's say it is.

Conventional wisdom says that, once in power, opposition parties will return backsliding countries to the democratic path. In reality, not only is this not true, but it is not uncommon for the opposition to adopt the autocratic habits of the regime they replaced. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a... 1/2

"I am red. Eros pulls me by the hand. More birds. Who is the sacrifice, my body or my mind?" — Robin Coste Lewis, “’She Held A Dove Whose Tail Survives’: Self-Portrait as the Acropolis"

The best new writing here—and there. We've partnered with @grantamag.bsky.social to bring you a joint subscription deal. One year of the best writing from the U.K. and the U.S. for a special price. Subscribe: subscribe.granta.com/store/produc...

When Israel’s democratic safeguards came under attack, Israeli political scientists felt they had a duty to spread a shared, nonpartisan understanding of the dangers of democratic backsliding. Learn how they organized, built channels of communication, and reached the public. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Last day to apply! #BookHistory #Bibliography

On today's episode of the Hopkins Press Podcast, we talk with Emily Cousens, who explores Monique Wittig's materialist trans feminist potential in a new article for L'Esprit Créateur Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/msnsmmzt

Don't miss: www.newyorker.com/culture/open... with a serious shoutout to Jonathan Zimmerman.

Coming next month from Steven Poskanzer and @hopkinspress.bsky.social @carleton.edu www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook. "Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"

✨ OCTOBER ISSUE OUT NOW!✨ 🎃🍂 Read it FREE through October 30 here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55657

"It is still very mysterious to me how someone crosses the threshold into evil." From our new collaboration with Shakespeare and Company: an interview with Neige Sinno on her book SAD TIGER.

Happening October 10 in-person/online @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social. Commenting is @fiu.bsky.social's very own. Zoom QR code on flyer. Buffalo neighbors, see you at Park 532. @hopkinspress.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social #birthpolitics

Here are the topics we have in our pipeline through 2026.

Thank you @ohiostatepress.bsky.social & Tony here for the support. S2O continues to thrive, thanks to the unwavering commitment of libraries, scholars and institutions worldwide - a truly collaborative journey. #ReadUP & Discover S2O on MUSE: bit.ly/MUSE_S2O #oa #S2O

Don't forget to register for the 2025 MSA Conference in Boston, starting Oct. 9. We have an exciting schedule of panels, roundtables, workshops, seminars, and plenaries. Plus we'll be celebrating all the amazing book prize winners. Register here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...

A new issue of Diacritics (52.3) is out! With contributions by William Stroebel, Alexander Diones, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Tobias Ertl, and Nina Farizova. Featuring art by Misha Wyllie, with an interview by Philip Glahn. Read here in Open Access on Project Muse: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55662

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Journal of College Student Development Volume 66, Number 5, September/October 2025   tinyurl.com/2v67ryb2   Contributors: Roberto C. Orozco Jeffrey K. Grim Adan Hussain Steven Lonn Ginny Jones Boss Sohyeon Bae Phitsamay S. Uy Meiling Wu Cindy Lieu Annie Hoang and more!

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Twentieth-Century China Volume 50, Number 3, October 2025 tinyurl.com/38jh39xt  Contributors: Anne Reinhardt Peter Zarrow Gyatso Marnyi Ben Hales Wuyutong Yao Denise Y. Ho Andrew Morris Alan Baumler Hongshan Li

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 2025 #S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/73tf7jnc#S2O

✨NEW RELEASE✨ Licensed therapist and allergy parent @therapisttamara.bsky.social 's new book is here! A compassionate guide that teaches parents of children with food allergies how to mindfully manage anxiety and balance allergy safety with living fully. Out now from @hopkinspress.bsky.social !

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW American Imago Volume 82, Number 2, Summer 2025 #S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/m48u7ybc#S2O#OpenAccessContributors: Nannette C. Auerhahn Tihamér Bakó Katalin Zana Richard Robinson Ruth Ronen Robert A. Paul Frances Restuccia Madelon Sprengnether Rosemary H. Balsam

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology Online Advanced Publication tinyurl.com/y6bbcrfa Contributors: Sam Fellowes Piotr Krawczyk Maciej Anastazja Szuła Marcin Moskalewicz Ezra N. S. Lockhart Kristina Stoyanova Guido Cusinato Jann E. Schlimme Hannes Wendler and more!

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW The Review of Higher Education Ahead of Print   #S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/2p8y3rj5#S2O#OpenAccessContributors: Katie N. Smith Margaret W. Sallee Danielle Vegas Lewis Linda DeAngelo Morgen Snowadzky Krystal L. Williams Gina Ann Garcia Demetri L. Morgan & more!

I’m so excited that my #parenting book, May Contain Anxiety, published by @hopkinspress.bsky.social is out today in all formats! #MayContainAnxiety

Watch this space! We'll be dropping the shortlist for the 2025 ASAP Book Prize TOMORROW, October 1! 👀 The winner will be announced at the ASAP/16 conference in Houston.

"May Contain Anxiety" by licensed therapist and allergy parent Tamara Hubbard is a compassionate guide that teaches parents of children with food allergies how to mindfully manage anxiety and balance allergy safety with living fully. https://ow.ly/Cplv50X2UpB

"The most challenging type of diversity for democracy...has been religious diversity," writes Şener Aktürk in the latest @jodemocracy.bsky.social Read "Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy" for free, gold #OpenAccess at @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/y4sbskcd#OpenAccess