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Joshua L. Conver

@jlc-phd.bsky.social

Editor-in-Chief, The AAG Review of Books journal GIS Librarian, Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University

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A rectangular graphic with an ancient map background. In the middle is the paperback packshot Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson. The text on the ecard reads, 'EXPLORE OUR WORLD THROUGH 30 UNSEEN BOUNDARIES'. The Profile Books logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.

A rectangular graphic with an ancient map background. In the middle is the paperback packshot Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson. The text on the ecard reads, 'EXPLORE OUR WORLD THROUGH 30 UNSEEN BOUNDARIES'. The Profile Books logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.

Take a journey with geographer Maxim Samson to explore the world's unseen boundaries, from the Malaria Belt to Tornado Alley... πŸ—ΊοΈ

#InvisibleLines publishes in paperback today: tinyurl.com/InvisibleLinesPB

07.08.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sarah Simeonoff at CU Boulder provided a wonderful review of this book for the AAG Review of Books journal. Available online now, and publishing in the next issue (insider tip: the editor selected it for open access)

04.08.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment β€˜This brilliant volume comprehensively explains how and why social networks are so critical to help society address environmental challenges, including the climate crisis. It significantly extends pre...

πŸ“£ Exciting news: The 'Handbook of Social Networks & the Environment' - co-edited with the brilliant Γ–rjan Bodin - is now out!

Access here: 🌐 tinyurl.com/hb2cz9er

04.08.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very important book publishing next month:

"The Light of Tabor: Toward a Monistic Christology"
by David Bentley Hart

undpress.nd.edu/978026821041...

03.08.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.

- Carl Sagan

We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. - Carl Sagan

We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.

- Carl Sagan

01.08.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 726    πŸ” 256    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 20

Relax for the next two hours with easy listening, smooth jazz, and beautiful melodies From the Stacks of WSU’s Holland and Terrell Libraries, only on KZUU 90.7 FM, Pullman
Stream at KZUU.org

30.07.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œTell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.”

β€” George Carlin

30.07.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1245    πŸ” 288    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8
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New This Week: July 29 - UNC Press Blog New this week, Atlantic CrescentΒ by Alaina M. Morgan traces the powerful intersections of Black and Muslim liberation across the African diaspora between the twentieth century’s two World Wars. Learn ...

It's New Book Tuesday πŸ†• On-sale today is ATLANTIC CRESCENT by Alaina M. Morgan which traces the powerful intersections of Black and Muslim liberation across the African diaspora between the twentieth century's two World Wars.

Learn more πŸ‘‡
uncpressblog.com/2025/07/29/n...

29.07.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another book that’s high on my list for potential review

28.07.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A deal you will not want to miss!

Get 25% off any of the titles below, when you pre-order from
@Waterstones until July 31st and use code: SUMMER25

Pre-order here, or search your chosen title on the
@waterstones.bsky.social's website: tinyurl.com/5xd4ujsk

28.07.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Case for Care: A Review of The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation McClure advances a compelling argument: in the same way that we must address the needs of the whole student, we must address the needs of the whole employee, and this is a critical time to center care...

We can do better at creating academic workplaces where faculty, staff, administrators, and students can thrive.
@diverseissues.bsky.social @drkevinrmcclure.com
@hopkinspress.bsky.social www.diverseeducation.com/faculty-staf...

24.07.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a book that I’d love to have someone review for the AAG Review of Books journal

27.07.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The truth hurts.

16.07.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#MOTW: Sea Level Change in the United States

Sea level rise is one of the most visible and far-reaching impacts of climate change. This map highlights how sea levels have changed across the U.S. as of 2024.

Read more here: ubiqueags.org/map-of-the-w...

#sealevelrise #climatechange

17.07.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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If something can be destroyed by the truth, then let it - be it a person, a government, or an empire built on lies.

16.07.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1101    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 21
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'

- Isaac Asimov

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'

- Isaac Asimov

11.07.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2375    πŸ” 752    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 37
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WSU study offers detailed look at declining groundwater in regional aquifer system New metric of evaluating water availability provides a more accurate, realistic picture of sustainability.

β€œWith these numbers we can say, β€˜Hey, this is a problem now. It’s not a problem in the future, it’s a problem now.’”
-- WSU Asst Prof Sasha McLarty
news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

09.07.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got the summertime blues? The Librarian has the cure! Put your favorite drink on ice and tune in to From the Stacks on KZUU 90.7 FM Pullman. Stream at KZUU.org

02.07.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

showyourstripes.info/c/northameri...

27.06.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ad promoting an opportunity to host a podcast episode.

Ever wanted to host a #podcast? Or have you written a recent #Geography or #SpatialStudies book? AAG is partnering with β€ͺ@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social‬ to offer opportunities to interview other #geographers about their books and issues of importance in the discipline. Learn more: buff.ly/Qv9hyDN

26.06.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Music From the Stacks is now streaming on KZUU 90.7 FM, live from Pullman!
KZUU.org

25.06.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the "AAG Review of Books" and description of the journal in front of a green background with white topolines.

Cover of the "AAG Review of Books" and description of the journal in front of a green background with white topolines.

Did you know that AAG has a journal dedicated to reviews of current #books and essays interpreted through the multiple lenses that geography offers? The "AAG Review of Books” is published quarterly (January, April, July, October) so there are new recommendations year-round. buff.ly/faOlvJK #GeoSky

13.05.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Tune in to KZUU 90.7 FM in Pullman/Moscow for the best music variety show from a library. Streaming available from KZUU.org

04.06.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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