Bethany Wasik
@bethanywasik.bsky.social
Assistant Editorial Director at Cornell University Press acquiring books in classics, military history, modern European history, and archaeology. Has a biology PhD (really). Likes books, Criterion, rye, history, science, everything in between, and donuts.
When life gives you green olives,
make a dirty martini.
Friday cheers, team.
make a dirty martini.
Friday cheers, team.
December 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
When life gives you green olives,
make a dirty martini.
Friday cheers, team.
make a dirty martini.
Friday cheers, team.
FYI: @jeffcrutherford.bsky.social and Robert von Maier's "The German-Soviet War" "offers a richly varied set of insightful essays by renowned authors and is therefore, in fact, indispensable for those with an interest in the history of the Second World War." (1/2)
www.tracesofwar.com/books/6839/T...
www.tracesofwar.com/books/6839/T...
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
FYI: @jeffcrutherford.bsky.social and Robert von Maier's "The German-Soviet War" "offers a richly varied set of insightful essays by renowned authors and is therefore, in fact, indispensable for those with an interest in the history of the Second World War." (1/2)
www.tracesofwar.com/books/6839/T...
www.tracesofwar.com/books/6839/T...
New praise for Samuel Kalman's "Law, Order, and Empire!" It's an "outstanding & crucial addition to the literature on colonial Algeria & colonial policing... that should be widely read by scholars of colonialism, policing, & critical security studies" (1/2)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New praise for Samuel Kalman's "Law, Order, and Empire!" It's an "outstanding & crucial addition to the literature on colonial Algeria & colonial policing... that should be widely read by scholars of colonialism, policing, & critical security studies" (1/2)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Intrigued? Find out more at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page (www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...) and maybe throw in an award-winning copy to your cart with an exceptional 44% discount using 09WINTER. (2/2)
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Intrigued? Find out more at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page (www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...) and maybe throw in an award-winning copy to your cart with an exceptional 44% discount using 09WINTER. (2/2)
Friday. Long weekend. We did it again.
Confirming with an Almond Old-Fashioned, film noir, pie, all of the good things.
Cheers, team.
Confirming with an Almond Old-Fashioned, film noir, pie, all of the good things.
Cheers, team.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Friday. Long weekend. We did it again.
Confirming with an Almond Old-Fashioned, film noir, pie, all of the good things.
Cheers, team.
Confirming with an Almond Old-Fashioned, film noir, pie, all of the good things.
Cheers, team.
Cheers to books.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Cheers to books.
Did you miss the very great book talk on Adelina Stefan's stellar “Vacationing in Dictatorships: International Tourism in Socialist Romania and Franco's Spain” this afternoon? No problem - come see it IRL (with 40% off) at @cornellupress.bsky.social's #ASEEES25 booth.
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Did you miss the very great book talk on Adelina Stefan's stellar “Vacationing in Dictatorships: International Tourism in Socialist Romania and Franco's Spain” this afternoon? No problem - come see it IRL (with 40% off) at @cornellupress.bsky.social's #ASEEES25 booth.
Did you miss this morning’s incredible book talk for Lilia Topouzova’s "Unsilencing: The History and Legacy of the Bulgarian Gulag?" No worries, we’ve got you covered. You can find her award-winning book at the cornellupress.bsky.social's #ASEEES25 booth, along with a 40% discount and free shipping.
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Did you miss this morning’s incredible book talk for Lilia Topouzova’s "Unsilencing: The History and Legacy of the Bulgarian Gulag?" No worries, we’ve got you covered. You can find her award-winning book at the cornellupress.bsky.social's #ASEEES25 booth, along with a 40% discount and free shipping.
Friday, on the road.
Ending a good week of shouting about books, meeting with authors, and talking about publishing with a really generous Old-Fashioned.
Cheers, team.
We did it again.
Ending a good week of shouting about books, meeting with authors, and talking about publishing with a really generous Old-Fashioned.
Cheers, team.
We did it again.
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Friday, on the road.
Ending a good week of shouting about books, meeting with authors, and talking about publishing with a really generous Old-Fashioned.
Cheers, team.
We did it again.
Ending a good week of shouting about books, meeting with authors, and talking about publishing with a really generous Old-Fashioned.
Cheers, team.
We did it again.
FYI: This morning’s book talk for Natalie Cornett’s "Politics of Love" is fantastic and engaging (like the book!). AND it's also winner of the CAS/Taylor and Francis Book Prize in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies! Intrigued? Come see it IRL at @cornellupress.bsky.social's #ASEEES25 booth.
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
FYI: This morning’s book talk for Natalie Cornett’s "Politics of Love" is fantastic and engaging (like the book!). AND it's also winner of the CAS/Taylor and Francis Book Prize in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies! Intrigued? Come see it IRL at @cornellupress.bsky.social's #ASEEES25 booth.
Great news, #ASEEES25! @cornellupress.bsky.social and NIUPress are all set up at Booths 302 and 304 in the exhibit hall! That's right - TWO booths full of *awesome and award-winning* books, exciting discounts, and very important promotional material...
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Great news, #ASEEES25! @cornellupress.bsky.social and NIUPress are all set up at Booths 302 and 304 in the exhibit hall! That's right - TWO booths full of *awesome and award-winning* books, exciting discounts, and very important promotional material...
Yep. Friday.
Rusty Nail.
Blended scotch whiskey.
Drambuie.
Angostura bitters.
Weekend ready.
Cheers, team.
Rusty Nail.
Blended scotch whiskey.
Drambuie.
Angostura bitters.
Weekend ready.
Cheers, team.
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Yep. Friday.
Rusty Nail.
Blended scotch whiskey.
Drambuie.
Angostura bitters.
Weekend ready.
Cheers, team.
Rusty Nail.
Blended scotch whiskey.
Drambuie.
Angostura bitters.
Weekend ready.
Cheers, team.
Friday.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Friday.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
A stressful start to the week but,
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A stressful start to the week but,
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
'Tis the season.
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
'Tis the season.
Friday.
Exhausted.
Found a tiny bit of remaining energy to make a Scofflaw.
A tiny bit of joy from rye, dry vermouth, lemon, grenadine, and Peychaud's.
Cheers, team.
Exhausted.
Found a tiny bit of remaining energy to make a Scofflaw.
A tiny bit of joy from rye, dry vermouth, lemon, grenadine, and Peychaud's.
Cheers, team.
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Friday.
Exhausted.
Found a tiny bit of remaining energy to make a Scofflaw.
A tiny bit of joy from rye, dry vermouth, lemon, grenadine, and Peychaud's.
Cheers, team.
Exhausted.
Found a tiny bit of remaining energy to make a Scofflaw.
A tiny bit of joy from rye, dry vermouth, lemon, grenadine, and Peychaud's.
Cheers, team.
Intrigued? More insight and praise for his book at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Intrigued? More insight and praise for his book at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
I fell *up* the stairs this week.
I also put the garbage out on the wrong day.
But,
I caught up on MS reading and returned library books on time and baked things and Oh, it's
Friday, so
Bonaparte Manhattan
Cheers to all your falls and mistakes and wins, team. Let's be human together again next week.
I also put the garbage out on the wrong day.
But,
I caught up on MS reading and returned library books on time and baked things and Oh, it's
Friday, so
Bonaparte Manhattan
Cheers to all your falls and mistakes and wins, team. Let's be human together again next week.
October 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I fell *up* the stairs this week.
I also put the garbage out on the wrong day.
But,
I caught up on MS reading and returned library books on time and baked things and Oh, it's
Friday, so
Bonaparte Manhattan
Cheers to all your falls and mistakes and wins, team. Let's be human together again next week.
I also put the garbage out on the wrong day.
But,
I caught up on MS reading and returned library books on time and baked things and Oh, it's
Friday, so
Bonaparte Manhattan
Cheers to all your falls and mistakes and wins, team. Let's be human together again next week.
Great news, #AncientBlueSky, #ClassicsBlueSky, &
@cornellupress.bsky.social book fans - "The Soldier's Choice" ed. by Hayden Pelliccia, Charles Brittain, and Harvey Yunis with foreword by Jeffrey Rusten, is now 💥officially💥 published: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783487/the-soldiers-choice/
@cornellupress.bsky.social book fans - "The Soldier's Choice" ed. by Hayden Pelliccia, Charles Brittain, and Harvey Yunis with foreword by Jeffrey Rusten, is now 💥officially💥 published: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783487/the-soldiers-choice/
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great news, #AncientBlueSky, #ClassicsBlueSky, &
@cornellupress.bsky.social book fans - "The Soldier's Choice" ed. by Hayden Pelliccia, Charles Brittain, and Harvey Yunis with foreword by Jeffrey Rusten, is now 💥officially💥 published: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783487/the-soldiers-choice/
@cornellupress.bsky.social book fans - "The Soldier's Choice" ed. by Hayden Pelliccia, Charles Brittain, and Harvey Yunis with foreword by Jeffrey Rusten, is now 💥officially💥 published: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783487/the-soldiers-choice/
What a week, @sfhs.bsky.social, @fhp.bsky.social, #FrenchHistory, & @cornellupress.bsky.social book fans! The publication date for Denise Z. Davidson's riveting "Surviving Revolution: Bourgeois Lives and Letters" arrived! Intrigued? 👀 cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501784880/surviving-revolution/
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What a week, @sfhs.bsky.social, @fhp.bsky.social, #FrenchHistory, & @cornellupress.bsky.social book fans! The publication date for Denise Z. Davidson's riveting "Surviving Revolution: Bourgeois Lives and Letters" arrived! Intrigued? 👀 cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501784880/surviving-revolution/
Ahead of @chrisjkelly.bsky.social's book talk, you can learn more about Rousseau's impressive and expansive letter writing at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page for Eve Grace and his recent volume, "Letters from Rousseau":
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501781933/letters-from-rousseau/
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501781933/letters-from-rousseau/
October 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Ahead of @chrisjkelly.bsky.social's book talk, you can learn more about Rousseau's impressive and expansive letter writing at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page for Eve Grace and his recent volume, "Letters from Rousseau":
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501781933/letters-from-rousseau/
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501781933/letters-from-rousseau/
Further - @tgpeterson.bsky.social "has, without a doubt, saved future scholars of the Algerian War some serious work."
Intrigued? More details and how to order your copy at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Intrigued? More details and how to order your copy at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Further - @tgpeterson.bsky.social "has, without a doubt, saved future scholars of the Algerian War some serious work."
Intrigued? More details and how to order your copy at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Intrigued? More details and how to order your copy at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Finally, Friday.
Bensonhurst.
Rye, dry vermouth, Cynar, and maraschino liqueur.
Cheers, team.
You did it again.
Bensonhurst.
Rye, dry vermouth, Cynar, and maraschino liqueur.
Cheers, team.
You did it again.
October 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Finally, Friday.
Bensonhurst.
Rye, dry vermouth, Cynar, and maraschino liqueur.
Cheers, team.
You did it again.
Bensonhurst.
Rye, dry vermouth, Cynar, and maraschino liqueur.
Cheers, team.
You did it again.
October 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
FYI! The awesome @nathankfinney.com's awesome book "Orchestrating Power" has an awesome cover! Find more about (and maybe pre-order...) his upcoming addition to the #Battlegrounds series at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783777/orchestrating-power/
October 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
FYI! The awesome @nathankfinney.com's awesome book "Orchestrating Power" has an awesome cover! Find more about (and maybe pre-order...) his upcoming addition to the #Battlegrounds series at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783777/orchestrating-power/