Mick Gusinde-Duffy

University of Pittsburgh Press at AAG - Mick Gusinde-Duffy Mick Gusinde-Duffy, Editor at Large for U Pitt Press will be available for book meetings throughout the conference. Bring your groundbreaking political geography projects for discussion.

The ghost of editor @mickodopolous.bsky.social will be "floating" at #AAG2026. Cultivating book projects on behalf of @upittpress.bsky.social.

Buy him a drink, or grab an appointment here bit.ly/3MdV2AX
to tell him your bookish thoughts.

Preparations for a *possible* grandchild visit . . .

Can't think of a published writing guide reference, but based on experience: Size (that is, length) matters?

If it's a discussion or digression of some consequence, it should likely be *in* the text. If not . . . does it even exist?

Counterpoint: Dave Eggers and T.S. Eliot; knock yourself out.

Only a Spurs fan could ask this question . . .

I was thinking "This is more of an insult than a question." (arf, arf' arf)

#acpublishinggoals ?

Blackrock, mostly. Walked from there to UCD many times. And saw all stops en route to Clontarf on one trip. Took a few trips further South to take the Bray to Greystones walk.

My youngest back there now, too.

Which station, do you know?

Some job news: In my newish role as a granddad, I changed a diaper/nappy for the first time in some 24 years.

The dude (doo) still has it. Like falling off a log.

In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.

I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.

A grid of various book covers

Happy Black History Month! Today, let's celebrate the important work our authors have done to further Black scholarship, fiction, poetry, etc. May we all keep writing and #readingUP

#booksky #blackhistorymonth

All in for London clubs tomorrow. Brentford, Fulham, and Spurs for the wins?

Bertrand Russell on our divided politics (in 1950!).

Also on the elusive art of writing for a popular audience. Take note, publishers.

Is this the darkest period of Donald Trump’s second term? The White House’s tone might be softening after outrage about the Minnesota ICE shootings, but there’s no reason to expect a policy shift

Well, let's see, what day is it? It's "Today," so, yes, this must be the darkest period (thus far) . . .
bit.ly/4a6QynF

Such a thoughtful book. Congratulations, George.

Also my father's birth year, as it happens. He was more a Bach, Byrd, and Bawdy ballads man ("🎼 Life presents a dismal picture; all around is filled with gloom 🎶"), but the man could swing.

Trying to resist the "Beau knows history" line, but he does, and this is a fascinating transnational story.

And now this reads like prescient code? “There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?” "

Perhaps they should come up with a "special relationship medal."

That weird feeling where you find yourself rooting for United and not *completely* loathing Fernandes. Get in.

Echoes of Leningrad?

evidence from a bird strike on a small critter?

I fucking love the FA Cup.

January 6 and the Politics of History On January 6, 2021, more than two thousand rioters stormed the doors of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., hoping to interrupt the peaceful trans...

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Liam Rosenior confirmed as Chelsea head coach on contract to 2032 Liam Rosenior has been confirmed as Chelsea’s head coach on a contract to 2032, describing the opportunity as one he could not turn down

2032 . . . .

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Still, cautiously excited about this literate young coach (not manager, then, eh Ruben?)

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"He's in acquisitions. They bring back books from all over the world. They're a different breed entirely."
---Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Great line from the Guardian's coverage of Trump post-invasion press conference:

"As fragments of fact, as opposed to pure rhetoric and vague statements, come through we’ll piece them together."

This is the way. Claim your forebears in spirit and thought; speak the tradition you wish to see made real; call the community you want into being.

@ugapress.bsky.social