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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A front-and-center display at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social for @marthasjones.bsky.social’s book talk on 12/6!
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A front-and-center display at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social for @marthasjones.bsky.social’s book talk on 12/6!
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Still need to find a dish to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? You can find inspiration and recipes in our Savor the South cookbooks 🥧
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November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Still need to find a dish to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? You can find inspiration and recipes in our Savor the South cookbooks 🥧
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onerous tasks: working during a "holiday break", 48, 53. _See also_ indexes, editing of
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
onerous tasks: working during a "holiday break", 48, 53. _See also_ indexes, editing of
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Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
I WILL BE BUYING THIS BOOK
Today I finished and filed my monograph on THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, in which I break down the entire film into 60-second segments and discuss them one at a time. It's been a challenging but hugely rewarding book to write — and now it's finally done!!
a silhouette of a man standing in front of a window with a curtain that says ' a ' on it
ALT: a silhouette of a man standing in front of a window with a curtain that says ' a ' on it
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November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I WILL BE BUYING THIS BOOK
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I am THRILLED to get to work with Andrew again (we are pals from our Harvard UP days) and I am very excited for all that's to come with our new trade imprint uncpressblog.com/2025/11/18/u...
UNC Press Welcomes Andrew Kinney as W. Hodding Carter III Executive Editor - UNC Press Blog
The University of North Carolina Press is pleased to announce that Andrew Kinney will join the Press on December 1, 2025, as the new W. Hodding Carter III Executive Editor, leading acquisitions for th...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am THRILLED to get to work with Andrew again (we are pals from our Harvard UP days) and I am very excited for all that's to come with our new trade imprint uncpressblog.com/2025/11/18/u...
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This is the importance of buying the books we write and teach from university presses. The same administrations that don’t care about the humanities would be just as happy to have academic publishing handled by these companies. We can save our own publishing ecosystem- but we have to do it.
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This is the importance of buying the books we write and teach from university presses. The same administrations that don’t care about the humanities would be just as happy to have academic publishing handled by these companies. We can save our own publishing ecosystem- but we have to do it.
okay but what if we thumb our noses at Chicago and put the sections of the front matter (after the TOC) in whatever the fuck order we feel like
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
okay but what if we thumb our noses at Chicago and put the sections of the front matter (after the TOC) in whatever the fuck order we feel like
MS Teams web version: "We need to ask for additional permissions before you can access this folder. We won't have to do this in the future."
THAT'S A DIRTY LIE, MICROSOFT. YOU ASK FOR PERMISSIONS EVERY TIME I LOG ON
THAT'S A DIRTY LIE, MICROSOFT. YOU ASK FOR PERMISSIONS EVERY TIME I LOG ON
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
MS Teams web version: "We need to ask for additional permissions before you can access this folder. We won't have to do this in the future."
THAT'S A DIRTY LIE, MICROSOFT. YOU ASK FOR PERMISSIONS EVERY TIME I LOG ON
THAT'S A DIRTY LIE, MICROSOFT. YOU ASK FOR PERMISSIONS EVERY TIME I LOG ON
funny to me when law people put a period after "et" in "et al." ET IS NOT AN ABBREVIATION. aren't law people always doing stuff with Latin?
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
funny to me when law people put a period after "et" in "et al." ET IS NOT AN ABBREVIATION. aren't law people always doing stuff with Latin?
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I rewatched Funny Face last night and couldn't help myself. Happy end of #UPWeek friends! Today is a great day to tell your university libraries about how important it is to support the work of nonprofit university presses. Repeat after me: More UPs; less predatory journal publishers.
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I rewatched Funny Face last night and couldn't help myself. Happy end of #UPWeek friends! Today is a great day to tell your university libraries about how important it is to support the work of nonprofit university presses. Repeat after me: More UPs; less predatory journal publishers.
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Hearty thanks to all who have celebrated University Press Week 2025, spotlighting the many who #TeamUP every day to advance knowledge and understanding. #ReadUP https://bit.ly/4hpJfe0
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hearty thanks to all who have celebrated University Press Week 2025, spotlighting the many who #TeamUP every day to advance knowledge and understanding. #ReadUP https://bit.ly/4hpJfe0
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One of the books I’m proudest of. Congratulations, @drkyliesmith.bsky.social!
The wonderful people at @uncpress.bsky.social sent me an advance copy of my book and I think I’ll have a little cry now. You can order it from here and it will arrive soon (use code 01UNCP30) for a discount uncpress.org/978146968920...
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
One of the books I’m proudest of. Congratulations, @drkyliesmith.bsky.social!
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our book club meeting for TONI AT RANDOM is next week!
great reasons to join us:
- you've been meaning to read the book, and need a nudge
- you've already read the book, and want to talk about it
- you haven't read the book, and want to hear what other people think about it
- it'll be a nice time!
great reasons to join us:
- you've been meaning to read the book, and need a nudge
- you've already read the book, and want to talk about it
- you haven't read the book, and want to hear what other people think about it
- it'll be a nice time!
Happy Friday!! Mark your calendars because our next PAGES meeting has been announced! 🤩🎉🥳
We'll be meeting on Thursday, November 20 @ 12pm EST to discuss TONI AT RANDOM by Dana A. Williams. Please register at the link below. We can't wait to see you all soon!
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We'll be meeting on Thursday, November 20 @ 12pm EST to discuss TONI AT RANDOM by Dana A. Williams. Please register at the link below. We can't wait to see you all soon!
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: PAGES Book Club. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: PAGES Book Club. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
our book club meeting for TONI AT RANDOM is next week!
great reasons to join us:
- you've been meaning to read the book, and need a nudge
- you've already read the book, and want to talk about it
- you haven't read the book, and want to hear what other people think about it
- it'll be a nice time!
great reasons to join us:
- you've been meaning to read the book, and need a nudge
- you've already read the book, and want to talk about it
- you haven't read the book, and want to hear what other people think about it
- it'll be a nice time!
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Reminding you that we're hiring!🤩
We’re #Hiring! Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for books and an eye for detail? Join the University of Notre Dame Press as our #Marketing and Sales Coordinator. Applications close December 1.
Job description: careers.nd.edu/searc...
Job description: careers.nd.edu/searc...
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reminding you that we're hiring!🤩
everybody talks about that fraught moment when you open Outlook and wait for your inbox to load, but what about the frisson of dread when you open author-reviewed files
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
everybody talks about that fraught moment when you open Outlook and wait for your inbox to load, but what about the frisson of dread when you open author-reviewed files
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Team, I have great news.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
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Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off from November 10 to December 5, 2025. 📚
🔗Access to US & Canada: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books/
🔗Access to the rest of the world: mngbookshop.co.uk/publisher/co...
Order your next favorite title now!
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Team, I have great news.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
Matthew and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Style Sheet from the Copyeditor
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Matthew and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Style Sheet from the Copyeditor
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Happy University Press Week! Have you told your university press how much you love them lately?? 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy University Press Week! Have you told your university press how much you love them lately?? 🥰
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If it didn't burst,
he's spared the wurst
he's spared the wurst
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If it didn't burst,
he's spared the wurst
he's spared the wurst
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stock up while they’re still in stock!!
stock up while they’re still in stock!!
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Start shopping 👉 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/
Our Holiday Sale is here! Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list with 30% + FREE US shipping on orders over $75 🙌
Start shopping 👉 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
30 PERCENT OFF ALL UNC PRESS BOOKS
stock up while they’re still in stock!!
stock up while they’re still in stock!!
miraculously, I remembered to get up for like 2 minutes and do some very basic stretches in my office and now my body feels at least 35 percent better. remember to move and stretch a little!
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
miraculously, I remembered to get up for like 2 minutes and do some very basic stretches in my office and now my body feels at least 35 percent better. remember to move and stretch a little!
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The inimitable Ashley Howard talks about her new @uncpress.bsky.social book MIDWEST UNREST and her love of books generally in this feature from Iowa Now. Check out that bookish photo gallery! now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/10...
UI professor, first-time author Ashley Howard talks about books that inspire her
The history and African American Studies professor published her first book in June.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The inimitable Ashley Howard talks about her new @uncpress.bsky.social book MIDWEST UNREST and her love of books generally in this feature from Iowa Now. Check out that bookish photo gallery! now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/10...