Andrew Berzanskis

"Out here stars were perforations revealing the bleached skeleton of the universe through a collection of tiny holes. And surrounded by these silent trees, beside a calming fire, I watched the bones dance."

—Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves"

Best of November From HigherEdJobs <p>Whether you're actively job searching or simply seeking to excel at your current institution, here are some editor's picks highligh

Today in fun news: "Don't Go It Alone! & Other Tips on How to Get Your 1st Book Pub'd," the piece I wrote w/ Alec Loganbill (fellow co-chair of the @aupresses.bsky.social Faculty Outreach Cmte) for UP Week, is part of the HigherEdJobs Best of the Month roundup:
www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...

A book cover with a pumpjack surrounded by a forest

Highlight of my Cyber Monday:

Spotting a title published by @oupress.bsky.social in 1973 turned face-out at Full Circle Books.

"The Secret of Sherwood Forest" is a true story from World War II of Oklahoma roughnecks that helped England jumpstart an oil field desperately needed for the war effort.

Take care of your holiday shopping right here with a gift subscription to World Literature Today. We’re heading into our 100th year of continuous publication next year. We hope you’ll subscribe and celebrate with us!

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i'm determined to keep to my tradition of gifting my kids, nieces, and nephews geography-related holiday presents. after doing so a few years in a row, i'm running low on ideas.

any good recs on fun ways (sans screen) to get kids interested in what's where and why it's there?

Time to get going on Hanukkah gifts and start thinking about filling those Christmas stockings and the good good news is we have a

30% off sale
through December 5
with code GIFT30

Some ideas for the history buffs in your life:

Holiday Sale. All Books 40% off. Use promo code HOLIDAY40. December 1-31, 2025. University of Illinois Press.

NOW ANNOUNCING the UIP Holiday Sale!

Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
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#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP

This Tuesday, December 2, you can buy my book about books about computing...

Treat yourself...😀

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🗃️ #HistSci

You know how I’m always like “hey if you want to write books for normies, try reading books outside of your own field to see how it’s done and re-learn what it’s like to be a beginner” and then you’re like okay Laura but what book should I read? This is a good one to try.

"This is the only country in the world that has funny violence."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

"Baseball is so beautiful and lazy. It's our version of the café life."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

would we never talk about the part the writer left out

A project manager after a number of drinks: "Systems planning is the true American art form. More than jazz for godsake."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

Leaving New York City, roadtripping west: "Every time I saw a river I thought it was the Mississippi."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

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The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.

I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University

www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...

"The sky was howling with stars."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

"America, then as later, was a sanitarium for every kind of statistic."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

How many series editors oversee the publication of more than 80 extraordinary books?

Hats off to Greg Urwin for an extraordinary run as editor of our "Campaigns & Commanders" military history series.

We look forward to working with Dr. Michael Leggiere, who will steward the series going forward!

that list of four potential peer reviewers you gave your acquisitions editor? one of them is retired, another is chairing their department and simply can't, the third is on leave and has an autoreply up for months, and the fourth replied within 20 seconds to say "no."

"Ski, Climb, Fight advances the lesser-known history of winter and mountain warfare in the US Army. Military historians, scholars, and ski and mountaineering enthusiasts will find Blyth’s work informative and enlightening."

Consider applying! I was lucky enough to be selected for the @scholarlypub.bsky.social’s Fellowship Program many years ago. Being able to attend the annual meeting and interact with the network was such an education. Being paired with a @alicemeadows.bsky.social as a mentor was by far the best part!

A bookish professor: "He worked on his pallor the way the rest of us teased our suntans."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

That one participant with so many questions A case study of neurodivergence, label, and stigma from a recent workshop

A post with a taste of my "Working with Neurodivergent Instructors" workshop: What can go wrong (and right) when a team discusses a neurodivergent participant's behavior
beyondthescope.substack.com/p/that-one-p...

Editor's Choice :: Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving Pittman empowers overworked women faculty of color with strategies to navigate bias, amplify voice, and reclaim joy.

Editor's Choice: 'Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving' by Chavella T. Pittman, who offers scholars expert guidance and practical strategies from experience. www.newpages.com/blog/books/n...

The office moralist: "He elevated our petty issues to a cosmological level and by doing so made it easier for us to ignore the whole thing on the grounds that we weren't qualified to deal with such high moral questions."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

"My head seemed to be a telephone delivering an endless busy signal."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

"She slipped her right foot out of her shoe and then, with exquisite nonchalance, tucked her leg way up behind her against the wall so that it disappeared, storklike, behind the shroud of her trenchcoat. She remained that way on one leg, a cryptic shoe moored beneath her."

—Don DeLillo, "Americana"

From Kelsey McKinney's acknowledgements for "You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip": "Like all good gossip, a book is molded by so many people before it reaches you. I am the one whose name goes on the cover, but the building of this book took a grapevine."