Ithacans! Come check out the zine fair in Buffalo Street Books today! You can get cool @junkworld.bsky.social mini comics!

This book absolutely wrecked me -- aside from the story being told, there's something about the prose that's not just sharp and not just beautiful but somehow surgical, glinting like flames off a scalpel. I kept looking down like "Am I bleeding? Did it cut me?" Yes and yes.

Notes from a Regicide is OUT TODAY! It is about an sad-sack artist who accidently sparks a revolution, or -- viewed from the other end of the telescope -- it's about how we never really know our families. It's about painting, and tarot, and journalism, and blood.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

We're hiring at @mitpress.bsky.social! I'm looking for a new assistant to work on my list and the environmental policy list. You can find more details and apply directly here: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Excited to be talking about my new book at Harvard University in two weeks! Many thanks to the Korea Institute for the invitation, and @eastasiascitech.bsky.social for being discussant.

#gentlecomicshabit Day 37

making wontons and watching the 2025年春节联欢晚会 (the "Spring Gala", aka the Chinese New Year TV extravaganza)

A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.

I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.

Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/

Your periodic reminder that if you plan to hire an indexer and/or proofreader for your academic book, you should be looking for them as soon as you get your production schedule (shortly after turning in your final MS). If your publisher doesn’t tell you when to expect typeset proofs, ask!

And every book in the EEA series is free to read online!

I was lucky enough to read an early draft of this, and I'm still not over it. One of my favorite horror stories.

It’s Anshel!