Norm Hirschy

Libraries are *awesome* chapter 834. Look at all the cool things you can check out from my hometown library, everything from scanners to zoo passes to traffic cones.

OUP editor Norm Hirschy and author James O’Leary holding a copy of The Middle Brow Musical

Congratulations to author James O’Leary (and editor @normhirschy.bsky.social) on the publication of The Middle Brow Musical @oupacademic.bsky.social!

Music Research and Impact | Oxford Academic

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Along with @buddytwo.bsky.social I wrote a white paper on digital impact in publishing on music. Many really good takeaways for researchers.

Who writes fake classical music? What do forgeries tell us about what we want to believe about musical value? A fascinating conversation very much worth your time:

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10 books to read this Pride Month [reading list] Dive into ten remarkable books that illuminate the diverse and vibrant experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.

Join OUP in celebrating pride month! These 10 must-read titles are just the tip of the iceberg:

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The Arts & Humanities as Catalysts for Interdisciplinary Research: How to Bring Voices Together How can interdisciplinary approaches enrich your work? Join us for a dynamic discussion where scholars from diverse backgrounds will come together to explore the impact of the Arts & Humanities on col...

How do arts & humanities impact collaborative research? Join us on June 18th to learn more!

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Ten ways to see the Elton story [playlist] Sir Elton John is a living superlative, unequaled in music history in terms of global sales, awards, and career longevity. Here are ten tracks to kick off each chapter of On Elton John; each song prom...

Worth your time: 10 ways to see Elton John. It's fun to see the intersections between them.

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If you're like me, wintertime music education conferences put a spring in your step. So, a quick plug for our latest titles in music education - and our TMEA discount!

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Calling all #muscians, #musiceducators, #musicologists, music #researchers / #professors, & anyone who uses books on music: please consider filling out OUP's survey so we can better understand how to deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...

Are you a #musician, #musiceducator, #musicologist, or a music #researcher or #professor? We are eager to hear from you in this brief survey about how we can deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs.

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So good to see it published! Many congratulations to you!

YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) Music Research at OUP 2025

Highlights from AMS! You may spot yourself!

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What the literary agency did not hear on the phone call just now was the handyman repairing the freezer seemingly using a revolutionary war era canon and the cat wanting to be part of it. #workfromhome

George Harrison’s legacy as "the quiet Beatle" is amplified in "Within You Without You" Seth Rogovoy’s "Within You Without You" sheds new light on George Harrison’s pivotal contributions to The Beatles.

Attn Beatles fans:
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Marriage of Figaro on Little Island. So good!

No caption needed.

Read a manuscript, will you?

“But you got to have friends...”: A Bette Midler playlist Since Bette Midler first entered a recording studio, she’s tackled just about every genre of music. This tour through her recorded output reveals not just the familiar best-selling hits but five decad...

The Bette Midler playlist we all need.

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Cincinnati must be the only city in the US where it's commonplace to say "please?" instead of "Could you repeat that?", a direct (sort of!) translation of the German "bitte?"

Jury duty frivolity crocheted by yours truly.

Fab article - free! - on transgender punk musicians and what their memoires tell us:

Jayne County, Laura Jane Grace, and the HerStory of Transgender Punks in America | Women in Rock Memoirs: Music, History, and Life-Writing | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

How did music stump Charles Darwin? Miriam Piilonen explains in this fascinating NPR piece:

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OUP quilt made by coworkers more talented than I.

Editor Focus: Alejandro Madrid on Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music and exciting new directions for the series

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You're going to love ON BETTE MIDLER:

www.publishersweekly.com/9780197668320

I know I'm preaching to the choir here but I like especially how the author of the article called out "they say" as a gloss.

"...humanities majors have much better employment experience than those w/o college degrees, that their compensation is similar to other college graduates (w/ exception of engineering), and that their unemployment rate is comparable to other majors..."

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Nice review of BACH AGAINST MODERNITY in the Wall Street Journal. Congratulations to Michael Marissen:

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