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.
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An interesting publishing story. Thanks to el gran @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social for the photo from his library!
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The afterlife of Michael McDowell
How "Blackwater" conquered Europe
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December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
An interesting publishing story. Thanks to el gran @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social for the photo from his library!
open.substack.com/pub/derekkri... @blackiebooks.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/derekkri... @blackiebooks.bsky.social
Superb novel. If you haven't read it, you have a treat waiting for you.
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Superb novel. If you haven't read it, you have a treat waiting for you.
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Look at that beautiful box of books!
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Look at that beautiful box of books!
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Thanks to Sue Retka Schill for inviting Tom Rogers and me onto the Homegrown Fuels podcast to talk about our book and the history of ethanol fuel. Fun conversation!
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Special EPM Podcast Series hosted by Sue Retka Schill featuring Tom Rogers and Jeff Manuel
YouTube video by Ethanol Producer Magazine
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December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thanks to Sue Retka Schill for inviting Tom Rogers and me onto the Homegrown Fuels podcast to talk about our book and the history of ethanol fuel. Fun conversation!
youtu.be/wYpOz7CfiaA?...
youtu.be/wYpOz7CfiaA?...
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Holiday shoppers: Our big sale is still going! Save 40% (plus free shipping) with code KSUP60 at checkout on Kent State University Press's site:
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
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We’re wrapping up #UPWeek with the announcement of our big sale—$5 books at our in-person event, and 40% off (plus free shipping) with code KSUP60 on our site. Hope to see you November 19 and 20:
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December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Holiday shoppers: Our big sale is still going! Save 40% (plus free shipping) with code KSUP60 at checkout on Kent State University Press's site:
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com
"As if, in the face of horror, ancient rituals regain their meaning."
—Jacqueline Harpman, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
—Jacqueline Harpman, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"As if, in the face of horror, ancient rituals regain their meaning."
—Jacqueline Harpman, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
—Jacqueline Harpman, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
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One more day!
⌛Until this Friday December 5th!
Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off 📚
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Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off 📚
🔗Access to US & Canada: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books/
🔗Access to the rest of the world: mngbookshop.co.uk/publisher/cornell-university-press/
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One more day!
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“Sometimes in winter I’ll stand outside in shirtsleeves just for the fun of getting cold.”
—Jim Harrison, “Brown Dog”
—Jim Harrison, “Brown Dog”
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Sometimes in winter I’ll stand outside in shirtsleeves just for the fun of getting cold.”
—Jim Harrison, “Brown Dog”
—Jim Harrison, “Brown Dog”
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Where to find art books, zines, cookbooks, manga, and romance novels, or just a cozy corner in the city.
The Best Bookstores in Dallas
Where to find art books, zines, cookbooks, manga, and romance novels, or just a cozy corner in the city.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Where to find art books, zines, cookbooks, manga, and romance novels, or just a cozy corner in the city.
On book prefaces: "They often seemed to emphasize that the author wrote the book not out of vanity, but because someone asked them to, and that they had thought long and hard before accepting."
—from Jacqueline Harpman's novel, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
—from Jacqueline Harpman's novel, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
On book prefaces: "They often seemed to emphasize that the author wrote the book not out of vanity, but because someone asked them to, and that they had thought long and hard before accepting."
—from Jacqueline Harpman's novel, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
—from Jacqueline Harpman's novel, "I Who Have Never Known Men"
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Laura Sheahen visits the Markučiai Manor Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, one of a dwindling number of places in eastern Europe where visitors can pay homage to Alexander Pushkin. @lsheahen.bsky.social
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December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Laura Sheahen visits the Markučiai Manor Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, one of a dwindling number of places in eastern Europe where visitors can pay homage to Alexander Pushkin. @lsheahen.bsky.social
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"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!
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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
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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!
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#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"