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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · Dec 9
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d
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Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties
Lessons in Drag brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan. Beginning with an intimate interview, the book unfold...
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d
Check out your opportunities to hear Khubchandani discuss "Lessons in Drag," which brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue with his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan.
Promotional graphic listing author events for Lessons in Drag. The header reads “AUTHOR EVENTS” in bold white letters. Below are four event listings on magenta boxes with white text:     1    Book Launch at Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA – November 21, 7:00pm to 8:00pm     2    Panel Discussion at NYU, CSGS, The Bowery Electric, New York – December 2, 6:00pm to 10:00pm     3    Book Talk at Bureau of General Services Queer Division, New York City – December 7, more information to come     4    Book Talk and Performance at Ford Hall Forum, Suffolk University, Boston – December 15, more information to come. The background shows a partially visible drag performer framed by glowing pink and purple lights.
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 1d
💫 Available now: LESSONS IN DRAG: A QUEER MANUAL FOR ACADEMICS, ARTISTS, AND AUNTIES by Kareem Khubchandani with LaWhore Vagistan 💫
Book publication announcement for Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties by Kareem Khubchandani with LaWhore Vagistan. The cover features a drag performer with bold pink and white makeup, voluminous dark hair, and jeweled accessories. The text “AVAILABLE NOW” appears above the book cover on a gray background with pink and purple lighting accents.
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New Books Network @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social · 4d
Don't miss las week's newsletter! Princeton UP Sale and On BS | Alternative Angles: Memory | Peter Rutland on George Orwell | Meet the Press: Brandeis University Press

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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d
Check it out here enjoy some great reading—and don’t miss our “Meet the Press” feature to learn all about our work at Brandeis University Press: newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/1023
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 7d
🎊 Exciting news!

Brandeis University Press is featured in the latest New Books Network newsletter: "Meet Us at the On BS Book Talk.” A huge thank you to New Books Network for the spotlight! 🌟
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 8d
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 8d
Purchase your copy NOW at your local bookstores, online retailers, and our website at brandeisuniversitypress.com!
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 8d
Check out your chances to see Blubacher discuss his book: the history of German-speaking exiles that is still alive there today, going on a foray through the film industry, taking us on a journey to this special place which was so recently devastated by fire.
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 8d
🌴 Available now: WEIMAR UNDER THE PALMS: PACIFIC PALISADES, GERMAN EXILES, AND THE INVENTION OF HOLLYWOOD by Thomas Blubacher, translated by Elizabeth Lauffer 🌴
Promotional image for the book Weimar Under the Palms by Thomas Blubacher, translated by Elisabeth Lauffer. The cover features a vintage illustration of a house with palm trees and a coastal landscape. Text at the top reads 'AVAILABLE NOW' and the subtitle of the book is 'Pacific Palisades, German Exiles, and the Invention of Hollywood.' A promotional graphic titled “Author Events” features three upcoming appearances. The first event is The Boston Book Festival at Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116, on October 25 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The second is at NYU Deutsches Haus, 42 Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003, on October 27 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The third is a Panel Discussion at Brandeis University in Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis Library, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, on October 28 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The background shows palm trees against a blue sky with clouds. A promotional graphic titled “Author Events” lists two upcoming appearances. The first is a Lecture at Brown University, 190 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02912, on October 30 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The second is an event at The Villa Aurora, Los Angeles, 520 Paseo Miramar, Los Angeles, CA 90272, on November 5 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The background features palm trees against a partly cloudy blue sky, creating a warm, tropical aesthetic.
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 9d
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 9d
ALSO available to watch virtually via Zoom! Register for the Zoom option here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, The Berkshires, and Place of Jazz in American Life. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the web...
The Jazz Barn explores the cultural significance of venues like the Berkshire Music Barn and later the Lenox School of Jazz to tell a surprising story about race, culture, and place. John Gennari expl...
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 9d
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 9d
Join John Gennari, Neil Leonard, and Rachel Ambaye for an evening of conversation and jazz at the Ford Hall Forum THIS Thursday, October 23, in the Modern Theater (Boston) at 6:00pm. 🎷
Promotional poster for an event titled “An Evening of Conversation and Jazz with John Gennari, Neil Leonard, and Rachel Ambaye.” The top features circular photos of the three speakers. Below is the book cover for The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life by John Gennari. At the bottom, event details read: “FORD HALL FORUM, Modern Theater, Boston, MA 02111,” with a gold location pin icon above the text.
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d
Preorder your copy of the book here: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/weimar...
Weimar Under the Palms
In the early twentieth century, Pacific Palisades was home to America’s most modern film studio of the time as well as the proposed site...
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d
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An Exploration of German Exiles in Hollywood in 'Weimar Under the Palms'
A lively and deeply informed account of the era when Los Angeles served as a place of refuge for German, Austrian and Eastern European artists, writers, scholars and intellectuals who fled from the Th...
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d
We're so excited to see WEIMAR UNDER THE PALMS featured in Jewish Journal today. Preorder your copy now, out October 22!
Promotional image with a recent review for book called “WEIMAR UNDER THE PALMS.” Review is by “JEWISH JOURNAL.” Background image shows palm trees. Book cover shows Pacific Palisades coast.
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d
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Harvard hires drag queen named ‘LaWhore Vagistan’ as visiting professor
Harvard University hired a drag performer as a new professor — who is expected to teach a class on TV show “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” in the spring semester, the Ivy League school announced over t…
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 14d
Join John Gennari at The Lenox Library THIS Saturday, October 18th, for the launch of THE JAZZ BARN 🎷

Books will be available for purchase at the launch and, as always, are available at our website!

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Poster for a book launch event featuring The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life by John Gennari. The book cover shows a black-and-white photo of a man holding a saxophone on a wooded path. Large vertical text on the left reads “Book Launch.” Event details in a dark text box read: “October 18th at 2:00pm, The Lenox Library, 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240.” The background consists of blurred bookshelves.
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 15d
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The Jazz Barn
This is a book about what happened in the 1950s in a barn, an icehouse, and a greenhouse in the verdant Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Against...
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 15d
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The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life article @ All About Jazz
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life article by Katchie Cartwright, published on October 15, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Book Review articles
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Brandeis University Press @brandeispress.bsky.social · 15d
We’re delighted to see THE JAZZ BARN by John Gennari featured in All About Jazz today.
Graphic promoting The Jazz Barn by John Gennari. At the top, the All About Jazz logo appears with text reading, “on The Jazz Barn.” Below it, a review quote says: “The Jazz Barn is engrossing and essential reading for those interested in developments in jazz in the 1950s and beyond.” At the bottom, the book cover of The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life is shown, featuring a black-and-white image of a man holding a saxophone under a tree-lined road. The background shows a faded photo of a saxophonist in grayscale
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