Audra Wolfe
@audrajwolfe.bsky.social
I wrote two books on science & the Cold War, formerly @ColdWarScience. Developmental editor to the should-be stars. Mostly Philly, sometimes Indiana, always weaving.
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Audra Wolfe
@audrajwolfe.bsky.social
· Oct 14
My best advice to aspiring authors of scholarly books is to read other scholarly books recently published by your target press. This may seem obvious and yet is not!
Not unrelated, remember Seed Magazine and the ScienceBlogs network? An Epstein library search for Adam Bly returns 1,746 results. www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Not unrelated, remember Seed Magazine and the ScienceBlogs network? An Epstein library search for Adam Bly returns 1,746 results. www.justice.gov/epstein
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DiChristina also invited Epstein to attend an editorial meeting for the Scientific American, where she worked as editor-in-chief.
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
BU COM dean corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, files show
Mariette DiChristina, dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015. The two set up a one-on-one meeting, had “phone dates” and D...
dailyfreepress.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 AM
DiChristina also invited Epstein to attend an editorial meeting for the Scientific American, where she worked as editor-in-chief.
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
If you’re unfamiliar with the “literary agent” in question in the Epstein files, it’s John Brockman, who ruled science/tech writing in the 00s and 10s, as widely reported in the late 10s, eg newrepublic.com/article/1548...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Intellectual Enabler
How did Epstein meet so many luminaries in the worlds of science and technology? It all might trace back to literary agent John Brockman.
newrepublic.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
If you’re unfamiliar with the “literary agent” in question in the Epstein files, it’s John Brockman, who ruled science/tech writing in the 00s and 10s, as widely reported in the late 10s, eg newrepublic.com/article/1548...
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I wrote about the Epstein Files and the (incredibly unhealthy) need to monitor, to bear witness. lithub.com/finding-the-...
Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files
I did not make good use of my time this past weekend. I could have been doing something fulfilling like doomscrolling or playing an inane game on my phone, but instead I became an armchair detectiv…
lithub.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I wrote about the Epstein Files and the (incredibly unhealthy) need to monitor, to bear witness. lithub.com/finding-the-...
I am a known sap for Islands in the Stream, more Muppets pls
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I am a known sap for Islands in the Stream, more Muppets pls
day 2 of I hate Gemini so much
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
day 2 of I hate Gemini so much
Clearing the air of PhARTs www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
Museum reverses course, and it’s the ‘Philadelphia Museum of Art’ once again
The name change announced in October has been changed back, but some elements of the rebrand will remain.
www.inquirer.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Clearing the air of PhARTs www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
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the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
Mourning the death of the book review
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Mourning the death of the book review
I am halfway through this book and am increasingly convinced she eats him to survive
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I am halfway through this book and am increasingly convinced she eats him to survive
Because I know how to wind down with a nice, relaxing read
February 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Because I know how to wind down with a nice, relaxing read
Gemini is providing me with an ai summary of emails with friends about dinner plans and I hate it
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Gemini is providing me with an ai summary of emails with friends about dinner plans and I hate it
The Brockman/Epstein nexus isn’t news to folks in science writing/evolutionary biology circles, but I’m glad it’s becoming better known. At least half of the science wars drama lays at these guys’ feet. It should never have been taken seriously. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Nine More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department.
www.insidehighered.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Brockman/Epstein nexus isn’t news to folks in science writing/evolutionary biology circles, but I’m glad it’s becoming better known. At least half of the science wars drama lays at these guys’ feet. It should never have been taken seriously. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
The problem with this claim is neither “hot fish” nor “NY.” It’s that the picture shows a sandwich with a lid. Tuna melts are open-faced sandwiches! This is canon!
This article is filled with lies. NYC is not a "tuna melt town" this is not the ultimate NYC sandwich.
In praise of the tuna melt, the ultimate NYC sandwich
Warm fish is so hot right now.
gothamist.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The problem with this claim is neither “hot fish” nor “NY.” It’s that the picture shows a sandwich with a lid. Tuna melts are open-faced sandwiches! This is canon!
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The Goddess has released you from any and all demands made upon you by anyone who ever invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit or who was chummy with him by correspondence or aided & abetted him
They are hereby nulled and voided
You are free
They are hereby nulled and voided
You are free
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The Goddess has released you from any and all demands made upon you by anyone who ever invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit or who was chummy with him by correspondence or aided & abetted him
They are hereby nulled and voided
You are free
They are hereby nulled and voided
You are free
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Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Yes I’m still mad, why do you ask??
February 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Yes I’m still mad, why do you ask??
Like, do you know how much effort STS and #histSTM folks have had to expend convincing conservative peer reviewers that evolutionary psychology is trash?
February 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Like, do you know how much effort STS and #histSTM folks have had to expend convincing conservative peer reviewers that evolutionary psychology is trash?
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This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
I will never get over being asked to treat evolutionary psychology as a serious intellectual endeavor
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I will never get over being asked to treat evolutionary psychology as a serious intellectual endeavor
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know there's nothing any of us can do about it but I really resent this drip drip feed of Epstein files, around two to four days a month will apparently forever be dedicated to thinking about powerful creeps and paedophiles but hohoho we don't know which ones! it's always a surprise! just very grim
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 PM
know there's nothing any of us can do about it but I really resent this drip drip feed of Epstein files, around two to four days a month will apparently forever be dedicated to thinking about powerful creeps and paedophiles but hohoho we don't know which ones! it's always a surprise! just very grim
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For hundreds of years, African Americans have shaped the story of the Midwest. These monuments, museums, and historical sites celebrate that legacy. www.midwestliving.com/inspiring-pl... #blackmidwest #tellthemwhatwedid #bhmat100
www.midwestliving.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 PM
For hundreds of years, African Americans have shaped the story of the Midwest. These monuments, museums, and historical sites celebrate that legacy. www.midwestliving.com/inspiring-pl... #blackmidwest #tellthemwhatwedid #bhmat100
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"One agent told PW she was 'reeling' from the scope of the layoffs."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
More Job Cuts at S&S
After confirming on Monday that the publisher had made limited reductions to its staff, Simon & Schuster made another round of layoffs later in the week. More than a dozen jobs have been cut, mostly o...
www.publishersweekly.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"One agent told PW she was 'reeling' from the scope of the layoffs."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I recently saw this in the other review report for something I was peer reviewing, found it a bit odd.
January 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I recently saw this in the other review report for something I was peer reviewing, found it a bit odd.
A sincere question for scholarly book editors and reader. It seems someone (?) is advising history and sociology authors to include “tables” summarizing their arguments. In books. In books published by presses hypothetically reaching crossover audiences. Is this in fact a thing you want?
January 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A sincere question for scholarly book editors and reader. It seems someone (?) is advising history and sociology authors to include “tables” summarizing their arguments. In books. In books published by presses hypothetically reaching crossover audiences. Is this in fact a thing you want?