currently reading a book that reminds me of another book but in a way that makes me wish I were just reading the other book instead

the thing you have to remind yourself of when having your dinner consisting of potato chips and boxed wine is that for most of human history this would have been the height of luxury, actually

me scrolling through my to-read list when I already have a stack of books to get through: wow, all of these look so great, I can't wait to read every single one of them me scrolling through my to-read list when I'm figuring out what to read next: ehhh

We need to make it illegal to film and post video of ordinary citizens. Where is the benefit? What rights do you have as an asshole, which trumps the right of other people to live in peace? Filming cops, fine, they are state actors. But filming private citizens: fuck you

Last week the posy I brought home from the garden had a chrysalis attached though I didn't notice till I got home. If you, like me, haven't watched a butterfly emerge you won't be prepared for how amazing or how long emergence takes #TinyJoys a 🧵

Dice Man — it's just how he rolls... More radical fashion from the 16th-century Schembart Carnival here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/radical-fashion-from-the-schembart-carnival-1590

If you missed Tuesday's @historians.org webinar on Book Publishing 101, the recording is now available! @aupresses.bsky.social

Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians – AHA

Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians AHAOnline Tuesday, July 28, 12–1 p.m. ET You’ve written a dissertation or drafted a new manuscript and are in talks to publis...

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American Historical Association@historians.org · 3w ago

You've finished the manuscript. Now what? Join our AHA Online webinar on July 28 at 12 p.m. ET exploring the nuts and bolts of book publishing, from acquisitions and contracts to marketing. With Mike Baccam, Levi Stahl, and Elizabeth Townsend Gard. Register now.

"The author becomes the provider of a service (the book) serving the emotional needs of the reader (who the protagonist reflects if the book is good). The stronger the reader’s therapeutic identification with the protagonist, the more recommendable the book."

The Authors Guild@authorsguild.org · 5d ago

TikTok has become so integral to book sales that roughly one in 13 books can now be tied to a viral video… but at what cost?

all my homies have more basil than they know what to do with

extremely irritated like all the time lately but I have found a few things that help me feel better and one of them is just putting on videos of beaches to play in the background, so now I am sharing this strategy with you

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publishing job: Operations & Finance Administrator The Feminist Press NY, NJ, or PA $27/hr 👇

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starting to suspect this might not be happening

Amy Sherman@andcleverness.bsky.social · 2w ago

checking the conference website every day for the conference program PDF that is supposedly "available in July" 🫠

I've been boggling over this (Americans spent more on sports betting than movies, arts, and music *combined*) since I saw it...one of those things where being confronted with the sheer scale of something you personally have no contact with shakes your sense of reality

Fortune @fortune.com · last wk.

The true volume of American sports wagering in 2025—legal sportsbooks plus prediction markets plus unreported tribal handle—could approach $300 billion. Roughly 95% of total losses are absorbed by just 5% of bettors. https://bit.ly/4wo8fsC

❤️ We are saddened by the passing of Frederick M. Woodward, Director Emeritus of UPK. From 1981–2013, Fred led UPK's rise to national prominence. His legacy in scholarly publishing will continue to inspire. Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, friends, and colleagues.

We only rate dogs. This is a very fast tater tot. Please stay out of the way as he clearly has places to be, and only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: choppertp)

cannot believe my very first issue of a new subscription has a piece by someone I did not like in grad school (and who has since gone on to achieve significantly greater success than I have)

🎉 Announcing Literary Cleveland’s Inkubator Writing Conference #Cleink26 is the 𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 free writing conference in the country and this year we’ve made it 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 than ever with keynote speaker Colson Whitehead! September 9-12. SPREAD THE WORD. inkubator.litcleveland.org

"One must imagine Sisyphus happy," I say to myself through gritted teeth as I send out yet another batch of "just following up!" emails

disappointed every morning to discover that my savings haven't transformed overnight to an amount that means I can stop working

Academic authors: For a fee, I will read your book on the NYC subway looking very engrossed. Extra for if you want me to point, and say very loudly, "THIS is what I'm talking about!"

Well-Pleaded Complaints@timorous.cishet.net · last wk.

spotted: man on the uptown D reading @unlawfulentries.bsky.social’s “Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship”. that’s what we call a blockbuster hit folks

The NYRB Author’s Closet, a series of videos of the least camera-ready people in society mumbling inaudibly about Vasily Grossman.

Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social · 2w ago

NYRB should do their own version of the Criterion Closet for their book publishing arm imo

my beloved red pencil of choice is actually this double-ended red/gray pencil named "The Editor." it is no longer made, and now I wonder if it's better to keep using it, to embrace the ephemeral pleasures of our lives, or to set it aside never to be used again, to keep as a memento

Amy Sherman@andcleverness.bsky.social · last wk.

you ever read a book so poorly copyedited you start reading it with a red pencil in hand just to have an outlet for your irritation

ah, I see what has happened.

7. The film centers Odysseus's guilt over his war crimes, but never shows us the POV of his victims, and instead glorifies the perpetrator for feeling bad about himself. I found this unsatisfying ethically and worse, imaginatively, because Damon's character is given only one mood (Troubled).

you ever read a book so poorly copyedited you start reading it with a red pencil in hand just to have an outlet for your irritation

to be honest, website, I'm not looking for "respectful" ads so much as "static ads that stay where they are so I can actually see what's on your site"

Virginia Rail floofs! These chicks look to be newly hatched, 2-3 days old. They are about the size of a ping-pong ball.

every single political fundraising text I get just strengthens my resolve to never donate to another campaign ever again. why are they still doing this to all of us? how can this possibly be an effective strategy at this point??

"A successful cover must now communicate not only what a novel means, but what being *seen* with that novel means. "

Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · 2w ago

In the era of social media, books are expected to function not just as text, but as "lifestyle objects."

some publishing jobs posted this week: - Acquisitions Editor, Wayne State UP (Detroit) - Assistant Editor, Wayne State UP - Journals Production Coordinator, Penn State UP (Univ. Park, PA) - Marketing Specialist, Medieval Institute Pubs (Kalamazoo) - Acquisitions Assistant, MIT Press (Cambridge, MA)