Anne Trubek
@atrubek.bsky.social
founder & publisher, Belt Publishing. author, former academic, recent Pittsburgh transplant. https://notesfromasmallpress.substack.com
Belt Publishing: beltpublishing.com
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The 2026 Belt Pubishing Catalog
My Book Proposal Course Starts January 5: Six of the 12 spots have been claimed; want one of the remaining ones? Some news from former-participants: a NYT bestseller, a contract with Princeton, gettin...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Columbus in 50 Maps *also* comes out next week! beltpublishing.com/products/col...
Columbus in 50 Maps
Edited by Brent Warren with cartography by Vicky Johnson-DahlDecember 2, 2025 This full-color book of maps, one of Belt Publishing's 50 Maps Series, presents the capital and biggest city in Ohio like ...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Columbus in 50 Maps *also* comes out next week! beltpublishing.com/products/col...
You can watch old Stephen Fry seasons of Q1 on Tubi if you want to know how my November nights are going
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You can watch old Stephen Fry seasons of Q1 on Tubi if you want to know how my November nights are going
I did not end up liking Electric Spark. Just thought I should update you all (esp @lauriemuchnick.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I did not end up liking Electric Spark. Just thought I should update you all (esp @lauriemuchnick.bsky.social)
the internet did not invent the genre of quick, angry posting
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the internet did not invent the genre of quick, angry posting
forthcoming as a 2026 Belt Revival *plus* the first edition earns a coveted Cover of the Day 🏆 slot
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
forthcoming as a 2026 Belt Revival *plus* the first edition earns a coveted Cover of the Day 🏆 slot
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Cincy in 50 Maps is out next week! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
Cincinnati in 50 Maps
Edited by Nick Swartsell with cartography by Andy Woodruff Publication date: December 2, 2025 There are as many versions of Greater Cincinnati as there are residents of the region. That’s roughly tw...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Cincy in 50 Maps is out next week! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
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Chiiiiiiiiicagoland!
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Chiiiiiiiiicagoland!
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How bout yinz, Pittsburgh?
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How bout yinz, Pittsburgh?
This morning I woke up desperate to know the plot of Mrs Dalloway. I got up to stumble and google immediately—like before I was really awake. I had not been thinking about the book. I’ve never much thought of it. What is this sorcery/dream/liminal state? Also why is it so insufferably nerdy?
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This morning I woke up desperate to know the plot of Mrs Dalloway. I got up to stumble and google immediately—like before I was really awake. I had not been thinking about the book. I’ve never much thought of it. What is this sorcery/dream/liminal state? Also why is it so insufferably nerdy?
The conversations about AI & writing/books often conflate input (training LLMs) and output (using it to write) and these quite separate
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The conversations about AI & writing/books often conflate input (training LLMs) and output (using it to write) and these quite separate
Look, you can have a cover letter or a project proposal or a sample of the work in progress. But not all three! There’s only so much rewriting of the same thing I can do
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Look, you can have a cover letter or a project proposal or a sample of the work in progress. But not all three! There’s only so much rewriting of the same thing I can do
What’s the conventional wisdom about spacing when an application says “1 page” —single or double?
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
What’s the conventional wisdom about spacing when an application says “1 page” —single or double?
(Sunday proposal writing requires me to post snippets as encouragement, apologies)
November 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
(Sunday proposal writing requires me to post snippets as encouragement, apologies)
Ideas are not like property, Jefferson thought. They don’t work on a scarcity model—He who receives light from my candle does so without lessening my light. Jefferson opposed copyright laws.
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ideas are not like property, Jefferson thought. They don’t work on a scarcity model—He who receives light from my candle does so without lessening my light. Jefferson opposed copyright laws.
“America’s first major domestic publishing venture was a Bible with a false imprint attributing it to the king’s printer in London, and Boston booksellers were still falsifying London and Dublin imprints in the 1760s.” Publishers made this piracy an act of patriotism—freely disseminate knowledge ✊
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“America’s first major domestic publishing venture was a Bible with a false imprint attributing it to the king’s printer in London, and Boston booksellers were still falsifying London and Dublin imprints in the 1760s.” Publishers made this piracy an act of patriotism—freely disseminate knowledge ✊
Really confusing to google stuff about the magician
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Really confusing to google stuff about the magician
This thing about Gmail opting ppl in for AI is false, right?
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This thing about Gmail opting ppl in for AI is false, right?
Andrew Scott is insane in Lear (as are many others!)
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Andrew Scott is insane in Lear (as are many others!)
Breaking my bidding budget rules b/c come ‘on 🤞
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Breaking my bidding budget rules b/c come ‘on 🤞
Latest eBay find, and the first book I’ve bought written for young princesses
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Latest eBay find, and the first book I’ve bought written for young princesses
um actually my father was a lefty prof there at this time 🤷🏻♀️ (CLS)
Ah yes. Harvard Law School in the early 1990s, well known for its Communist professors.
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
um actually my father was a lefty prof there at this time 🤷🏻♀️ (CLS)
Today I am reading the manuscript of a book we are publishing next year on horse tracks and racing culture, and I just read a chapter on hot walkers. Incredible
Racetrack Hot Walker - Horse Jobs
A hot walker doesn’t necessarily sound like an important job, but it is. Race horses work very hard and cooling them properly after a race or a workout is essential. In smaller stables this duty is…
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November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Today I am reading the manuscript of a book we are publishing next year on horse tracks and racing culture, and I just read a chapter on hot walkers. Incredible
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Have you been watching the new Ken Burns docu-series, The American Revolution? Like all doc filmmakers, Burns’ work is powered by fair use techniques such as quoting from historical letters, archival photographs, and other primary sources to create films. What’s your favorite doc? #FairUseFriday 📜📽️
Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy
"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Have you been watching the new Ken Burns docu-series, The American Revolution? Like all doc filmmakers, Burns’ work is powered by fair use techniques such as quoting from historical letters, archival photographs, and other primary sources to create films. What’s your favorite doc? #FairUseFriday 📜📽️