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Rudolf Thomas INDERST (he|him) @gamestudies.bsky.social · Aug 26

We’ve hit a new milestone! 1 5 0 members in our @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast host group over on LinkedIn! A big welcome to everyone who's recently joined. It's amazing to see a space for #podcast enthusiasts to support each other. Excited to learn from all of you and see where we go next!

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Noel Rubinton @noelrubinton.bsky.social · Jun 1

@calebzakarin.bsky.social, editor of the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, interviewed me for a podcast about my John McPhee book. It's a wide-ranging conversation, including talking about what makes McPhee so extraordinary and the many discoveries in the book.
bit.ly/3SyEvXT

Ideas Podcast: Looking for a Story

Looking for a Story is a complete reader’s guide to McPhee’s vast published work, documenting much rarely seen or connected with McPhee, including remarkable early writing for Time magazine published ...

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Prof. Eric Heinze, author and academic @ericheinze.bsky.social · May 17

Great to see my new book "Coming Clean" (@mitpress) highlighted by @calebzakarin.bsky.social, Editor of the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. We discussed the future of progressive #politics.
newbooksnetwork.com/coming-clean

Eric Heinze, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" (MIT Press, 2025) - New Books Network

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Noel Rubinton @noelrubinton.bsky.social · May 30

Thanks to @princetonupress.bsky.social and to @calebzakarin.bsky.social, a terrific interviewer.

Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · May 30

Listen to Noel Rubinton discuss John McPhee, the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, teacher, and pioneer of creative nonfiction, and his inspiring career.

press.princeton.edu/ideas/ideas-...

@noelrubinton.bsky.social #JohnMcPhee @newyorker.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 28

What Substacks should I subscribe to?

Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 20

magazine.columbia.edu/article/art-...

The Art of the Book Deal

How professor Samuel G. Freedman has helped more than a hundred students get coveted book contracts.

magazine.columbia.edu

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 19

This will be a boon for elite, non-American institutions. Classes are better when the student body is internationally diverse. We make education in America more parochial at our own peril.

www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

Colleges Fear Decline in International Student Enrollment

International students are a financial lifeline for many colleges, and enrollments are just recovering from the pandemic. The Trump administration is pushing them away.

www.insidehighered.com

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 19

Middle class families are often squeezed the hardest by higher ed tuitions. I imagine the high fees, without a clear return on investment especially for parents, are a major source of the backlash against elite institutions.

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Harvard expands financial aid — Harvard Gazette

New effort ensures that more undergraduates, especially from middle-income families, will receive support.

news.harvard.edu

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 19

Some useful background info:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Np...

The second digital transformation of scholarly publishing

YouTube video by STM - International Association of STM Publishers

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 19

"Ultimately, the transition beyond single title purchase models for ebooks seems to be picking up, suggesting a sort of second digital transformation for the monograph..."
@rschon.bsky.social

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/19/s...

A Second Digital Transformation for Scholarly Monographs?

Today, Roger Schonfeld examines several key drivers transforming the monographs marketplace and reflects on strategic opportunities ahead.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Mar 19

Europe courts US scientists after cuts

on.ft.com/41xIOqy Europe courts US scientists fleeing Donald Trump crackdown

Europe courts US scientists fleeing Donald Trump crackdown

Cambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cuts

on.ft.com

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New Books Network @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social · Feb 22

TEA TIME!

Read the latest edition of our newsletter every Thursday.

newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/tea-time

Tea Time

Featuring the 6th Annual African American Book Festival in San Antonio, Episodes on Tea, Talking Thai Politics, Meet a Host, and the NBN YouTube channel

newbooksnetwork.substack.com

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 13

I’ll be at odd lots trivia tonight

Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 12

The electric red pill acid test

Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 11

I completely believed this

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 10

This is such a great book! Glad you’re giving Fritz coverage.

Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 10

Fuego

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Luke Goldstein @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social · Feb 10

I wrote up what happened to the CFPB this weekend, made possible by a years long lobbying campaign by Wall St and a recent push by Silicon Valley. Plus, a bunch of under the radar recent actions the Bureau took that enraged the business world

The Deregulation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

One of the Right's long running projects is now being enacted with help from Silicon Valley and Wall St.

exilesonmainst.substack.com

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 9

Balaji strikes me as third-rate Yarvin, which is really, really depressing.

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 8

@lukewgoldstein.bsky.social

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 8

Social media Guernica

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · Jan 31

Just wrapped our weekly roundup show with @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social, where we broke the news: this is the final day of his 2-year fellowship with @theprospect.bsky.social. It was a great run and we look forward to seeing his career continue. Congratulations!

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Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 6

TBF, he said he deleted it, not Akash.

Caleb Zakarin @calebzakarin.bsky.social · Feb 5

I've listened to a few interviews with Lionel Barber about his new book on Masayoshi Son, including his profile in the @financialtimes.com. I might have to buy the book...

newbooksnetwork.com/gambling-man

Lionel Barber, "Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son" (Atria, 2024) - New Books Network

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