Matthew Somoroff
@matthewsomoroff.bsky.social
project editor at UNC Press; music studies PhD; lifetime jazzhead; Queens (NY) native, Durham (NC) resident
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🚨author alterations in proofs🚨
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
in case it’s helpful, I wrote a little thread about why an author should make only *necessary* corrections to page proof
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Looking for a short read to finish before the end of the year or to kickstart your 2026 reading? We have you covered 👇
https://uncpressblog.com/2025/12/23/quick-reads-lasting-impressions/
https://uncpressblog.com/2025/12/23/quick-reads-lasting-impressions/
Quick Reads, Lasting Impressions - UNC Press Blog
As the year winds down, whether you’re looking for a short book to finish before the new year or a title to kickstart your 2026 reading, we’ve compiled a list of short books that are packed with insight, history, and storytelling. These titles prove that big ideas don’t always require big page counts and are perfect for cozy winter days or setting the tone for an inspired year ahead. Everywhere The Undrowned: A Memoir of Survival and Imagination by Stephanie Clare Smith 142 pages Great Circle Books In Everywhere the Undrowned, Stephanie Clare Smith recalls the...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Looking for a short read to finish before the end of the year or to kickstart your 2026 reading? We have you covered 👇
https://uncpressblog.com/2025/12/23/quick-reads-lasting-impressions/
https://uncpressblog.com/2025/12/23/quick-reads-lasting-impressions/
set my auto-reply to start at 6pm; finished the last work task at 5:53pm
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December 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
set my auto-reply to start at 6pm; finished the last work task at 5:53pm
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is there a Chicago-compliant way to use a chapter as a locator in an index other than chap's page range? i.e., I don't want this:
trains, 12, 27, 39–61
I can't find anything in CMOS on this.
would a "see also" reference work? e.g.,
trains, 12, 27. see also chapter 2
#indexing #amediting
trains, 12, 27, 39–61
I can't find anything in CMOS on this.
would a "see also" reference work? e.g.,
trains, 12, 27. see also chapter 2
#indexing #amediting
December 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
is there a Chicago-compliant way to use a chapter as a locator in an index other than chap's page range? i.e., I don't want this:
trains, 12, 27, 39–61
I can't find anything in CMOS on this.
would a "see also" reference work? e.g.,
trains, 12, 27. see also chapter 2
#indexing #amediting
trains, 12, 27, 39–61
I can't find anything in CMOS on this.
would a "see also" reference work? e.g.,
trains, 12, 27. see also chapter 2
#indexing #amediting
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Got a little holiday treat 🥰
I'll admit, I use Amazon too, but please for the love of all things good in the world, buy your books at Bookshop.org (or direct from publisher if a small press) this holiday season. Indie bookstores and publishers can really use your support!
I'll admit, I use Amazon too, but please for the love of all things good in the world, buy your books at Bookshop.org (or direct from publisher if a small press) this holiday season. Indie bookstores and publishers can really use your support!
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Got a little holiday treat 🥰
I'll admit, I use Amazon too, but please for the love of all things good in the world, buy your books at Bookshop.org (or direct from publisher if a small press) this holiday season. Indie bookstores and publishers can really use your support!
I'll admit, I use Amazon too, but please for the love of all things good in the world, buy your books at Bookshop.org (or direct from publisher if a small press) this holiday season. Indie bookstores and publishers can really use your support!
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Finally done with work and discovering you dragged your feet too long and your presents won’t get here in time? Great news, you can pre-order that person my book, which comes out in April, and say it was intentional! People are saying it’s this year’s tickle-me-Elmo uncpress.org/978146969352...
Thy Will Be Done
How should we remember George Washington’s entanglement in slavery? Americans have argued over that question for nearly 250 years. More than any other Foun...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Finally done with work and discovering you dragged your feet too long and your presents won’t get here in time? Great news, you can pre-order that person my book, which comes out in April, and say it was intentional! People are saying it’s this year’s tickle-me-Elmo uncpress.org/978146969352...
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Predictably, publishers have made partnerships with AI companies to handle production. And even more predictably, it's not going well AT ALL.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
Problems with Publishers Moving to AI-Based Production - Daily Nous
Straive is a firm that uses AI to, among other things, help publishers with various tasks "across the publishing value chain". One of its clients is Springer Nature, the publisher of many philosophy j...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Predictably, publishers have made partnerships with AI companies to handle production. And even more predictably, it's not going well AT ALL.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
🚨 cringe post alert: I feel privileged to be working on some really great books that will be coming out in spring 2026. I don't think this is bragging, because I didn't have anything to do with acquiring these mss or shaping their content. but I'm excited for these books to be out in the world
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨 cringe post alert: I feel privileged to be working on some really great books that will be coming out in spring 2026. I don't think this is bragging, because I didn't have anything to do with acquiring these mss or shaping their content. but I'm excited for these books to be out in the world
in case it’s helpful, I wrote a little thread about why an author should make only *necessary* corrections to page proof
🚨author alterations in proofs🚨
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
in case it’s helpful, I wrote a little thread about why an author should make only *necessary* corrections to page proof
Reposted by Matthew Somoroff
As I was saying…
All the centers they’re cutting add up to less than $7 million in spending.
UNC athletics budget is $185.4 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
UNC athletics budget is $185.4 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
December 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
As I was saying…
🚨author alterations in proofs🚨
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨author alterations in proofs🚨
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
should I write a thread about why this is a no-no?
Reposted by Matthew Somoroff
Pre-order my book with a discount! uncpress.org/978146969352...
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Pre-order my book with a discount! uncpress.org/978146969352...
shhhh….nobody move, nobody do anything.
*whispers* I think I’m caught up with work projects
*whispers* I think I’m caught up with work projects
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
shhhh….nobody move, nobody do anything.
*whispers* I think I’m caught up with work projects
*whispers* I think I’m caught up with work projects
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Speaking of the W. Hodding Carter III imprint, we just got page proofs in for our inaugural title, @gauthamrao.bsky.social's WHITE POWER: POLICING AMERICAN SLAVERY.
WHO. NEEDS. A. GALLEY?!
WHO. NEEDS. A. GALLEY?!
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Speaking of the W. Hodding Carter III imprint, we just got page proofs in for our inaugural title, @gauthamrao.bsky.social's WHITE POWER: POLICING AMERICAN SLAVERY.
WHO. NEEDS. A. GALLEY?!
WHO. NEEDS. A. GALLEY?!
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
I literally removed Copilot from my machine and changed the registry settings to disable it.
I literally removed Copilot from my machine and changed the registry settings to disable it.
December 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
I literally removed Copilot from my machine and changed the registry settings to disable it.
I literally removed Copilot from my machine and changed the registry settings to disable it.
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We're halfway through our annual holiday sale! Get 50% off with code HOLIDAY25 until 1/4. Browse here: press.umich.edu
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We're halfway through our annual holiday sale! Get 50% off with code HOLIDAY25 until 1/4. Browse here: press.umich.edu
guess I’ve truly become a Southerner because I cannot handle 25 degrees Fahrenheit
December 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
guess I’ve truly become a Southerner because I cannot handle 25 degrees Fahrenheit
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Tell a friend you love them.
December 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tell a friend you love them.
man I’m really not loving how it’s 4:35 and the sun is just above the horizon. we haven’t reached the winter solstice yet and I’m ready for spring
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
man I’m really not loving how it’s 4:35 and the sun is just above the horizon. we haven’t reached the winter solstice yet and I’m ready for spring
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icymi @sunypress.bsky.social is having a holiday sale!! 50% titles pub'd from 2020-2026 with code SHDAYS25 through Dec 31. that includes preorders! here's but the smallest smattering of all on offer sunypress.edu/Subjects
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
icymi @sunypress.bsky.social is having a holiday sale!! 50% titles pub'd from 2020-2026 with code SHDAYS25 through Dec 31. that includes preorders! here's but the smallest smattering of all on offer sunypress.edu/Subjects
I have a faint memory of what it's like to feel well-rested
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I have a faint memory of what it's like to feel well-rested
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of D.G. Martin.
“D.G. was, in many ways, the glue that held literary North Carolina together. Rest in peace, D.G. We will miss you.”
Writes @lucaschurch.bsky.social in this heartwarming tribute to D. G. on the blog 💚
uncpressblog.com/2025/12/10/r...
“D.G. was, in many ways, the glue that held literary North Carolina together. Rest in peace, D.G. We will miss you.”
Writes @lucaschurch.bsky.social in this heartwarming tribute to D. G. on the blog 💚
uncpressblog.com/2025/12/10/r...
Remembering D.G. Martin - UNC Press Blog
We are deeply saddened by the passing of D.G. Martin. In the tribute below, Executive Editor Lucas Church reflects on his time working with D.G. and the lasting impact he made on our local community. ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of D.G. Martin.
“D.G. was, in many ways, the glue that held literary North Carolina together. Rest in peace, D.G. We will miss you.”
Writes @lucaschurch.bsky.social in this heartwarming tribute to D. G. on the blog 💚
uncpressblog.com/2025/12/10/r...
“D.G. was, in many ways, the glue that held literary North Carolina together. Rest in peace, D.G. We will miss you.”
Writes @lucaschurch.bsky.social in this heartwarming tribute to D. G. on the blog 💚
uncpressblog.com/2025/12/10/r...
Reposted by Matthew Somoroff
Yo authors, the more images you have in your academic monograph, the harder it is going to be to license translations of it, especially if they are not analyzed in the text/fair use. Signed, your helping friendly international rights manager
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yo authors, the more images you have in your academic monograph, the harder it is going to be to license translations of it, especially if they are not analyzed in the text/fair use. Signed, your helping friendly international rights manager
authors, you know what can happen when you become addicted to tweaking your text during and after copyediting, and during review of page proof? you risk over-seasoning the soup. ever eaten over-seasoned soup? think about that experience if you feel tempted to request "just a final few changes"
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
authors, you know what can happen when you become addicted to tweaking your text during and after copyediting, and during review of page proof? you risk over-seasoning the soup. ever eaten over-seasoned soup? think about that experience if you feel tempted to request "just a final few changes"
the sun also rises, and sometimes authors come through in the clutch
boy howdy the authors are AUTHORING HARD today 😖
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
the sun also rises, and sometimes authors come through in the clutch
another “snow day” tomorrow
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ANOTHER DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL DUE TO “INCLEMENT WEATHER”
(it’s 38F and raining)
(it’s 38F and raining)
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
another “snow day” tomorrow
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