Fandom Encyclopedia: I’m seeking authors for 1000-word entries in a forthcoming Pop Culture Fandoms encyclopedia, published by Bloomsbury Press. Please email 200-300 word abstracts to pbooth81@gmail.com by Aug 30, 2026!

depauliaonline.com/84089/artsli... Fantastic piece about this year's Pop Culture Conference! Hope to see you Saturday in the loop!

DePaul Pop Culture Conference coming May 2

Fans and scholars will gather to learn about and discuss their love for pop music.

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Was fun being interviewed for this piece on The Pitt fandom in @variety.com ...was extra fun to read it this morning and see my friend @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social also quoted! variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

‘The Pitt’ Has No Romance On-Screen. Online, It’s a Different Story

Despite HBO medical drama "The Pitt" having little romance, passionate fans have been "shipping" or creating their own couples online.

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Here's a great post by UMich Tabletop Games author Jonathan Rey Lee on writing the first book in the series (on Catan!) and some of the rationale behind it. It was fun to chat with my co-editor Aaron Trammell on the series!

J. Rey Lee@jreylee.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I love talking #boardgames with smart folks! So, I interviewed the editors of the Tabletop Games book series about how game studies can be written by and for the gaming community. @pbooth81.bsky.social @aarontram.bsky.social @uofmpress.bsky.social @analoggamestudies.bsky.social

Love this piece by Lindsay Freiberger for @depaulia.bsky.social on my talk at @lecturesontap.bsky.social ! I had a great time sharing my work on board games with about a hundred guests -- and really enjoyed the conversation afterwards too! Pics by Claire Buchheit depauliaonline.com/82836/artsli...

Raise a pint with professors

How ‘Lectures on Tap’ is reshaping education outside the classroom and at the bars

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Hello Doctor Who friends! If it is of interest, I was recently a guest on the Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* podcast, talking about the Doctor Who movies (Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks Invasion Earth: 2150AD). I had a lot of fun chatting with Ayesha Khan and Lee Arnott!

Very pleased that my newest writing, "Things We Miss," has been published by sneaker wave mag. Thanks to Michele Morano who read early versions and gave incredible feedback, and shoutout to @rebeccajohns.bsky.social & DePaul's creative writing MFA program www.sneakerwavemag.org/p/things-we-...

things we miss

by Paul Booth

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@2natown.bsky.social Hi! This is Paul Booth - the prof that runs the con at DePaul. We chatted at the Forest Park holiday walk. Are you were still interested in vending (link: popcultureconference.com) & if so, can you send me a good email so I can send you more details? Thanks!!

Very happy at the end of the year to have one final short story published - this one's not for the faint of heart (or stomach!): "Words" published in Macabre Magazine: macabremagazine.com/words/ (Sorry, I think you have to subscribe to see it all)

Words

Reginald Cathcart squirms. His stomach’s disquiet. The past week’s stories have been weak, not up to his usual standards. He can feel the Words’ gurgitation roil. They push against the inside of him. ...

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Hi all! Some of you know I am the faculty advisor for DePaul Doctor Who, an inclusive club at DePaul. They're raising money to go to Gallifrey One, the largest US Doctor Who convention. All donations are tax deductible. Please help if you can! givenow.depaul.edu/depaul-docto...

DePaul Doctor Who

Join me and make a gift to DePaul Doctor Who Club!

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Hi #tabletop #boardgame #gaming friends! @jreylee.bsky.social's new book on CATAN is out! You can read it online for free at the link attached or pick up your copy at online retailers (including the University of Michigan Press) #Catan @tabletopbookshelf.com lookingglance.com/unsettling-c...

Unsettling Catan

Read Online Buy Paperback* Buy Audiobook Description Coverage *30% off with code UMWEB30 Audiobook Preview Description Most revolutions don’t start with nineteen cardboard hexagons, but Klaus Teube…

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Unsettling Catan releases on Monday, so I sat down with Danielle from @uofmpress.bsky.social to do a Q&A on the book. (the interview was written, but I was sitting down at the time) #boardgames #catan @pbooth81.bsky.social @aarontram.bsky.social

Q&A with Author J. Rey Lee

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Hoping for some academic help...updating my readings in a Monsters class & would love a book that focuses on different monsters (zombie, vampire...) from histor/cult perspective. I've used (& enjoyed!) Asma's On Monsters and Poole's Monsters in America, but both are a bit dated by now. Thoughts?

Can I also add how absolutely gorgeous! The book is? Smart, relevant, beautiful -- this book has it all!

Aaron Trammell@aarontram.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎉🔥🎉ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉🔥🎉DAY🎉🔥🎉 Jonathan Rey Lee’s book on CATAN is almost out. It’s the first in the Tabletop Gaming series that Paul Booth and I have been hard at work editing this past three years. Anyway, the book is fantastic. Please consider it and share with the right people.

I had an amazing time at Colorado State University's Department of Communication giving the Fall 2025 Gravlee lecture this weekend! communicationstudies.colostate.edu/events/fall-...

Had a fun time talking to USA Today about Costco fandom... www.usatoday.com/story/grocer...

I’ve been having a lot of fun working on my newsletter, Silicon Sea. This month, I wrote about AI slop and figured out what else to say about it other than “I hate it.” W/ thanks to @pbooth81.bsky.social for the interview! open.substack.com/pub/silicons...

Can’t stop the slop

AI slop is ruining the casual internet – it’s also warping how we accept reality.

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Hey #Google, I would happily throw down 1K on another new phone if it was designed specifically *not* to have AI. Don't include it on the searches, don't include it in my texts, don't include it in summarizing my emails. Now *that* I would pay for @developers.google.com @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social

It arrived! ("Do not bend" was taken more as a suggestion than a command by the USPS)

Had a fun time talking fandom, cosplay, and conventions with Where We Live on Connecticut Public radio this morning! www.ctpublic.org/show/where-w...

Bringing CT fans together: A look at ConnectiCon and fan conventions

Whether you’re a fan of anime, comics or the Marvel Universe, there’s a convention for you. Today, we hear from ConnectiCon; a Connecticut-based convention that has brought fans together for over 20 y...

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I had the amazing opportunity to share some of my board game work with Salt and Sass games! Check out the video here: youtu.be/7b9VG4uAIhc and check out their work at bsky.app/profile/salt... and linktr.ee/SaltAndSass

Board Game Media I You're the Expert

YouTube video by Salt and Sass Games

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Salt and Sass Games@saltandsass.bsky.social · last yr.

This week on a special standalone episode of You're the Expert, we're joined by Paul Booth from DePaul University to dive into the fascinating world of Board Game Media! Don’t miss it! ☺️ youtu.be/7b9VG4uAIhc

Another productive day - 3000 total, split between a short story (now at 2500 words) and new novel (now at 50K words -- a milestone!) #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

Huge writing day today. 2100 in the novel, up to 48500 now. And 1000 in a new short story which I'm invigorated by! #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

1000 more this morning, and found a fun foil for my protagonist. Murder scene, gruesome, lots of googling to find out the nuances of blood. 46300 total #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

1500 words today and 400 (unexpected) ones yesterday make for 45500 total! #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

2000 words this morning before every pet in my house starts freaking out. I've been up twice to stop cat fights. #stopfireworks #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

Another 1500 words today, and I hit the 40K mark in the manuscript! #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

Another 1500 words down. Up to 38000 now. Had fun new digression which adds tension - hoping to keep it up! #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

Was slightly off on my total word count yesterday, but made up for it today, with 2600 written for 36600 total. #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals

After a weekend away (I got a bit of writing done), back at it this morning, with 1500 down and 35000 total. Have to re-outline though, as I'm now completely off base with what I'd intended! #writing #keepmeaccountable #wip #writinggoals