Andrew Berzanskis
@aberzanskis.bsky.social
Book worker, University of Oklahoma Press. Personal account. [email protected]
Pinned
Even rockier times ahead for academia.
I hope that any scholar serving as a peer reviewer will recognize the headwinds facing writers of serious books right now & feel the urgency to use peer review as an opportunity for solidarity in building things up, not tearing them down.
I hope that any scholar serving as a peer reviewer will recognize the headwinds facing writers of serious books right now & feel the urgency to use peer review as an opportunity for solidarity in building things up, not tearing them down.
"A gunshot poked a hole in the day and all the air ran out."
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"A gunshot poked a hole in the day and all the air ran out."
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
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OK OK I know we all hate the corporatization of philanthropy etc. etc. but I can't help but to remind everyone this #givingtuesday that you can donate $$ to your favorite University Presses just as you can with any other nonprofit. So consider showing your local UP some love?
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
OK OK I know we all hate the corporatization of philanthropy etc. etc. but I can't help but to remind everyone this #givingtuesday that you can donate $$ to your favorite University Presses just as you can with any other nonprofit. So consider showing your local UP some love?
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"Out here stars were perforations revealing the bleached skeleton of the universe through a collection of tiny holes. And surrounded by these silent trees, beside a calming fire, I watched the bones dance."
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Out here stars were perforations revealing the bleached skeleton of the universe through a collection of tiny holes. And surrounded by these silent trees, beside a calming fire, I watched the bones dance."
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"
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Today in fun news: "Don't Go It Alone! & Other Tips on How to Get Your 1st Book Pub'd," the piece I wrote w/ Alec Loganbill (fellow co-chair of the @aupresses.bsky.social Faculty Outreach Cmte) for UP Week, is part of the HigherEdJobs Best of the Month roundup:
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Best of November From HigherEdJobs
<p>Whether you're actively job searching or simply seeking to excel at your current institution, here are some editor's picks highligh
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December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today in fun news: "Don't Go It Alone! & Other Tips on How to Get Your 1st Book Pub'd," the piece I wrote w/ Alec Loganbill (fellow co-chair of the @aupresses.bsky.social Faculty Outreach Cmte) for UP Week, is part of the HigherEdJobs Best of the Month roundup:
www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...
www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...
Highlight of my Cyber Monday:
Spotting a title published by @oupress.bsky.social in 1973 turned face-out at Full Circle Books.
"The Secret of Sherwood Forest" is a true story from World War II of Oklahoma roughnecks that helped England jumpstart an oil field desperately needed for the war effort.
Spotting a title published by @oupress.bsky.social in 1973 turned face-out at Full Circle Books.
"The Secret of Sherwood Forest" is a true story from World War II of Oklahoma roughnecks that helped England jumpstart an oil field desperately needed for the war effort.
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Highlight of my Cyber Monday:
Spotting a title published by @oupress.bsky.social in 1973 turned face-out at Full Circle Books.
"The Secret of Sherwood Forest" is a true story from World War II of Oklahoma roughnecks that helped England jumpstart an oil field desperately needed for the war effort.
Spotting a title published by @oupress.bsky.social in 1973 turned face-out at Full Circle Books.
"The Secret of Sherwood Forest" is a true story from World War II of Oklahoma roughnecks that helped England jumpstart an oil field desperately needed for the war effort.
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Take care of your holiday shopping right here with a gift subscription to World Literature Today. We’re heading into our 100th year of continuous publication next year. We hope you’ll subscribe and celebrate with us!
worldliteraturetoday.org/subscribe
worldliteraturetoday.org/subscribe
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Take care of your holiday shopping right here with a gift subscription to World Literature Today. We’re heading into our 100th year of continuous publication next year. We hope you’ll subscribe and celebrate with us!
worldliteraturetoday.org/subscribe
worldliteraturetoday.org/subscribe
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i'm determined to keep to my tradition of gifting my kids, nieces, and nephews geography-related holiday presents. after doing so a few years in a row, i'm running low on ideas.
any good recs on fun ways (sans screen) to get kids interested in what's where and why it's there?
any good recs on fun ways (sans screen) to get kids interested in what's where and why it's there?
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
i'm determined to keep to my tradition of gifting my kids, nieces, and nephews geography-related holiday presents. after doing so a few years in a row, i'm running low on ideas.
any good recs on fun ways (sans screen) to get kids interested in what's where and why it's there?
any good recs on fun ways (sans screen) to get kids interested in what's where and why it's there?
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Time to get going on Hanukkah gifts and start thinking about filling those Christmas stockings and the good good news is we have a
30% off sale
through December 5
with code GIFT30
Some ideas for the history buffs in your life:
30% off sale
through December 5
with code GIFT30
Some ideas for the history buffs in your life:
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Time to get going on Hanukkah gifts and start thinking about filling those Christmas stockings and the good good news is we have a
30% off sale
through December 5
with code GIFT30
Some ideas for the history buffs in your life:
30% off sale
through December 5
with code GIFT30
Some ideas for the history buffs in your life:
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NOW ANNOUNCING the UIP Holiday Sale!
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
go.illinois.edu/2025HolidayS...
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
go.illinois.edu/2025HolidayS...
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NOW ANNOUNCING the UIP Holiday Sale!
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
go.illinois.edu/2025HolidayS...
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
go.illinois.edu/2025HolidayS...
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
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This Tuesday, December 2, you can buy my book about books about computing...
Treat yourself...😀
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
🗃️ #HistSci
Treat yourself...😀
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
🗃️ #HistSci
November 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This Tuesday, December 2, you can buy my book about books about computing...
Treat yourself...😀
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
🗃️ #HistSci
Treat yourself...😀
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
🗃️ #HistSci
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You know how I’m always like “hey if you want to write books for normies, try reading books outside of your own field to see how it’s done and re-learn what it’s like to be a beginner” and then you’re like okay Laura but what book should I read? This is a good one to try.
This is a good book, and on some level I’m enjoying it, but it was the wrong choice of audiobook for a holiday weekend long drive. Learn from my mistakes, folks.
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You know how I’m always like “hey if you want to write books for normies, try reading books outside of your own field to see how it’s done and re-learn what it’s like to be a beginner” and then you’re like okay Laura but what book should I read? This is a good one to try.
"This is the only country in the world that has funny violence."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"This is the only country in the world that has funny violence."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
"Baseball is so beautiful and lazy. It's our version of the café life."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Baseball is so beautiful and lazy. It's our version of the café life."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
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would we never talk about the part the writer left out
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
would we never talk about the part the writer left out
A project manager after a number of drinks: "Systems planning is the true American art form. More than jazz for godsake."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A project manager after a number of drinks: "Systems planning is the true American art form. More than jazz for godsake."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
Leaving New York City, roadtripping west: "Every time I saw a river I thought it was the Mississippi."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Leaving New York City, roadtripping west: "Every time I saw a river I thought it was the Mississippi."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
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For any book lover that wants better idea of global publishing, Making World Literature breaks down the networks of trade and power in the book industry. Use code HOILDAY at https://twp.ai/4isoaF to save 40% on Anna Muenchrath's book today! #gifts #giftbooks #givebooks #holidaysale #readUP
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
For any book lover that wants better idea of global publishing, Making World Literature breaks down the networks of trade and power in the book industry. Use code HOILDAY at https://twp.ai/4isoaF to save 40% on Anna Muenchrath's book today! #gifts #giftbooks #givebooks #holidaysale #readUP
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
"The sky was howling with stars."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"The sky was howling with stars."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
"America, then as later, was a sanitarium for every kind of statistic."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"America, then as later, was a sanitarium for every kind of statistic."
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
—Don DeLillo, "Americana"
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
How many series editors oversee the publication of more than 80 extraordinary books?
Hats off to Greg Urwin for an extraordinary run as editor of our "Campaigns & Commanders" military history series.
We look forward to working with Dr. Michael Leggiere, who will steward the series going forward!
Hats off to Greg Urwin for an extraordinary run as editor of our "Campaigns & Commanders" military history series.
We look forward to working with Dr. Michael Leggiere, who will steward the series going forward!
OUP News: Greg Urwin has retired as editor of the Campaigns & Commanders series; Michael Leggiere will step up as the new editor. Read more here: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
How many series editors oversee the publication of more than 80 extraordinary books?
Hats off to Greg Urwin for an extraordinary run as editor of our "Campaigns & Commanders" military history series.
We look forward to working with Dr. Michael Leggiere, who will steward the series going forward!
Hats off to Greg Urwin for an extraordinary run as editor of our "Campaigns & Commanders" military history series.
We look forward to working with Dr. Michael Leggiere, who will steward the series going forward!
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that list of four potential peer reviewers you gave your acquisitions editor? one of them is retired, another is chairing their department and simply can't, the third is on leave and has an autoreply up for months, and the fourth replied within 20 seconds to say "no."
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
that list of four potential peer reviewers you gave your acquisitions editor? one of them is retired, another is chairing their department and simply can't, the third is on leave and has an autoreply up for months, and the fourth replied within 20 seconds to say "no."
"Ski, Climb, Fight advances the lesser-known history of winter and mountain warfare in the US Army. Military historians, scholars, and ski and mountaineering enthusiasts will find Blyth’s work informative and enlightening."
New book review:
Johnson on Blyth, Lance R.: _Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare_. University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133440
Johnson on Blyth, Lance R.: _Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare_. University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133440
Blyth, Lance R.. Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare. : University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. 260 pp. $36.95 (cloth), ISBN 9780806194653. Reviewed by Darren L. Johnson (United States Military Academy at West Point) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Ski, Climb, Fight advances the lesser-known history of winter and mountain warfare in the US Army. Military historians, scholars, and ski and mountaineering enthusiasts will find Blyth’s work informative and enlightening."