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"Peach is a gifted ethnohistorian . . . 'Rivers of Power' is a bold book that seeks to reframe Creek political history."

New review of Steven Peach's @oupress.bsky.social book "Rivers of Power: Creek Political Culture in the Native South, 1750–1815."

Betsy and me talking.

Me talking.

Me signing a book.

Profile of Betsy.

Scenes from our “Meet the Authors” event at the Garden Cafe in Dallas. We discussed our new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.”

Copy of snafu edu on my red metal desk in my office

I’m enjoying newly published book season!!! What’s on my desk now? It’s @geekypedagogy.bsky.social Snafu Edu. The book is rich with practical suggestions and skillful integration of teaching and learning scholarship. Congratulations, Jessamyn!

Out Now! "Sins of Excess: The Spatial Politics of Idolatry and Magic in Colonial Mexico" by Anderson Hagler. www.oupress.com/978080619563...

YouTube video by Community UU Church of Plano LGBTQ+ Texans, Medicine, and the Tragedy of Eugenics

Here’s a talk I delivered based on our new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.” I address the Texas eugenics movement and its impact on the state’s LGBTQ+ community.

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Tolu's hand holding a copy of the book, Snafu Edu, by Jessamyn Neuhaus.

@geekypedagogy.bsky.social's new book, Snafu Edu, just arrived! I really enjoyed her recent interviews about the book on the Teaching in Higher Ed and Tea for Teaching podcasts, & I'm excited to dive deeper into the ideas she shared. Congrats, Jessamyn! 🎉

#HigherEd #Academia #FacDev #EdDev #EduSky

Me speaking.

Betsy speaking.

Two members of the audience receive an autographed copy of our book.

Betsy and I at our book signing event yesterday.

Scenes from my talk promoting our new book “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas” at Interabang Books in Dallas.

Black cat poses behind "Snafu Edu" book with a busted umbrella

huzzah!

Can't wait to dig in to a book which is sure to be full of incisive insights, delightfully snarky prose, and deep research. Because that is how @geekypedagogy.bsky.social does it.

Thank you for featuring us!

Black Wests Reshaping Race and Place in Popular Culture. A man in a cowboy hat and bandana

Sara Gallagher was wrapping up revisions for "Black Wests: Reshaping Race and Place in Popular Culture" when Beyoncé dropped a country album.

"Cowboy Carter" made a perfect epilogue for her new @oupress.bsky.social book about Black writers and artists remaking ideas of the US West.

Available now!

Tom Tobin makes the wide-eyed "ooh" face while he reads the book _Snafu Edu_ by Jessamyn Neuhaus.

Ooh! Look what just dropped from @oupress.bsky.social by @geekypedagogy.bsky.social.

It's #SnafuEdu, about how to handle when things go wrong in the classroom.

Get your copy today, friends.

www.oupress.com/978080619546...

Got a book idea for our series? I'm on the board, so DM me & let's talk.

Why a local professor's name is included in the end credits of the hit movie 'Sinners' An OU professor and historian weighed in on the historical backdrop of the hit film 'Sinners' currently streaming on MAX

Just when you thought Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025) couldn't get any cooler, you find out that OUP author and @ou.edu professor Karlos Hill shows up in the end credits! www.oklahoman.com/story/lifest...

This looks like an intriguing read. And it's by the always awesome @geekypedagogy.bsky.social.

I'm so looking forward to reading this!

Happy publication day to my friend, the brilliant @geekypedagogy.bsky.social !! Order this book--it's just fantastic, and reading it is like hanging out with the witty and wise Jessamyn Neuhaus. Five stars, 10/10, highly recommend. 💥🎯👏💜🤓

A coffee shop storefront with large windows and a red-and-green "Aspen Coffee Company" sign

A modest wooden table with three metal chairs on a sidewalk outside the storefront

Met some authors earlier this week at the place where they wrote their @oupress.bsky.social manuscript—Aspen Coffee in Stillwater. Much of that writing at this table.

It will be an Oklahoma book that has lessons for the whole country.

Coming in Fall 2026!

The History of Eugenics in Texas Isn't What You Think A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.

The @texasobserver.org ran a great review of our new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.”

www.texasobserver.org/texas-eugeni...

Out Now! "Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom" by @geekypedagogy.bsky.social is like a preparedness kit and gives teachers an educational “go-bag” of insights and strategies to have at the ready when things go sideways. www.oupress.com/978080619546...

70% OFF Fighting From Above: A Combat History of the US Air Force The story of the United States Air Force (USAF) stretches back to aerial operations prior to the First World War and looks forward to a new era of airpower in space. Fighting from Above presents a con...

Second, My book Fighting From Above's audiobook is on sale at 70% off for only $6.00 right now: www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

A cover proof of a book's front and black jacket and flaps.

If stylishly-written environmental history is your thing, the compulsively readable "Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels" by @jeffmanuel.bsky.social and Thomas D. Rogers is coming in October from @oupress.bsky.social.

(Acquired for the press by @jschiller.bsky.social.)

The ‘First Celebrity Athlete,’ a Century Before Social Media

We know what we're watching this week! We also recommend you check out the 2024 revised edition of "Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete" by Robert W. Wheeler that draws on spearheading the effort to restore the athlete’s Olympic medals. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/a...

Out Now! "Black Wests: Reshaping Race and Place in Popular Culture" by Sara Gallagher offers a unique perspective on the Black Western—its history, its critical texts and moments in print and cinema, and the singular experiences of Black creators in the American West. www.oupress.com/978080619543...

Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom, with Jessamyn Neuhaus – Teaching in Higher Ed Jessamyn Neuhaus shares about her book, SNAFU Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom, on episode 577 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Thank you so much, @bonni208.bsky.social, for the opportunity to be on the @tihe.bsky.social & talk about my new book, Snafu Edu! @oupress.bsky.social @claudiach.bsky.social @liznorell.bsky.social @johnkane.bsky.social @cyberthread.bsky.social

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A colorful book cover for "Corn Dance Inspired First American Cuisine"

Against a yellow wall, a sign that says "La Luna @ La Fonda" Robin & Maria Velez

A delightful place to come across a book your press published on display is a restaurant—

That's Loretta Barrett Oden's "Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine" from @oupress.bsky.social at La Luna @ La Fonda in Taos, New Mexico, which serves a menu using only pre-colonial ingredients.

Out Now! "Taos Society of Artists" edited by Peter H. Hassrick, Gerald P. Peters, and Melissa W. Speidel. www.oupress.com/978080619494...

What a wonderful episode of #TeaforTeaching! In this episode, @geekypedagogy.bsky.social discusses her new book, SNAFU EDU, which comes out July 15th and is available for pre-order. www.podbean.com/media/share/...

Part of a Texas Observer review of The Purifying Knife.

Part of a Texas Observer review of the Purifying Knife.

It’s not available online yet, but the @texasobserver.org ran a warmly positive review of our new book, “The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas.” Here’s how it opens. @aberzanskis.bsky.social @oupress.bsky.social @betsyfriauf.bsky.social

Books by Jessamyn Neuhaus — Jessamyn Neuhaus Scholarship of teaching and learning...with a side of snark

Always a joy to talk with @johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social! BlueSky friends, you can find more info about Snafu Edu (available now for preorder from @oupress.bsky.social) on my website: jessamynneuhaus.com/books

🎧 Give it a listen!