Laura Davulis
@davulis.bsky.social
Order muppet, with regret. History editor, JHU Press. Got a book idea? Get in touch: [email protected]. (I do not speak for my employer here, etc etc.)
If you want people who are not your closest friends and colleagues to read your book it has to be short. I’m sorry. I don’t like this either. It troubles me on multiple levels. But it is very clear: readers want shorter books.
February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If you want people who are not your closest friends and colleagues to read your book it has to be short. I’m sorry. I don’t like this either. It troubles me on multiple levels. But it is very clear: readers want shorter books.
Okay erudite pals. Who’s writing smart commentary on The Testament of Ann Lee that I should be reading?
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Okay erudite pals. Who’s writing smart commentary on The Testament of Ann Lee that I should be reading?
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Two of Napoleon’s adversarial Marshals succumb to their passion for each other while being honored by L'Empereur at Fontainebleau.
Fêted Rivalry
Fêted Rivalry
The scions of the two biggest grain producing families in Eastern Washington secretly long for each other:
Wheated Rivalry.
Wheated Rivalry.
The two best chairs salesmen in the county secretly pine for each other.
Seated Rivalry.
Seated Rivalry.
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Two of Napoleon’s adversarial Marshals succumb to their passion for each other while being honored by L'Empereur at Fontainebleau.
Fêted Rivalry
Fêted Rivalry
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Knowing that a lot of fantastic, dedicated journalists in DC are looking for opportunities: JHU's Agora Institute has a call out for Visiting Fellows. The 2026-27 theme is Democracy and the Media.
It's nonresident & carries a modest stipend (unfortunately no benefits). It's open to practitioners.
It's nonresident & carries a modest stipend (unfortunately no benefits). It's open to practitioners.
Visiting Fellows
Our visiting fellows program welcomes leaders from diverse sectors — including civil society, government, industry, media, and the arts. Learn more.
snfagora.jhu.edu
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Knowing that a lot of fantastic, dedicated journalists in DC are looking for opportunities: JHU's Agora Institute has a call out for Visiting Fellows. The 2026-27 theme is Democracy and the Media.
It's nonresident & carries a modest stipend (unfortunately no benefits). It's open to practitioners.
It's nonresident & carries a modest stipend (unfortunately no benefits). It's open to practitioners.
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I am looking for a part-time research assistant in the Cambridge (Mass.) area to help with a history of the Academy. Details at bit.ly/4asu0Pr and feel free to DM or email me with questions.
Research Assistant for Humanities, Arts, & Culture
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences seek a detail-oriented undergraduate history student to support award-winning historian Jacqueline Jones with research for a 250th anniversary history of the ...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I am looking for a part-time research assistant in the Cambridge (Mass.) area to help with a history of the Academy. Details at bit.ly/4asu0Pr and feel free to DM or email me with questions.
A reminder, dear ones: you are now receiving 1099s for royalties PAID in 2025 for earnings for books SOLD in 2024. You’ll get your royalty check for 2025 sales (typically) in March/April (check your contract for specifics) and a 1099 for that amount NEXT year.
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A reminder, dear ones: you are now receiving 1099s for royalties PAID in 2025 for earnings for books SOLD in 2024. You’ll get your royalty check for 2025 sales (typically) in March/April (check your contract for specifics) and a 1099 for that amount NEXT year.
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For us lady scholars, who have been known to critique homogenous male academic cliques and spaces as exclusionary… consider the money and elite networks that ALL these men benefitted from. All because those lady scholars were likely a bit less interested in sexually assaulting 14 year old girls.
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
Doo do doo
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
For us lady scholars, who have been known to critique homogenous male academic cliques and spaces as exclusionary… consider the money and elite networks that ALL these men benefitted from. All because those lady scholars were likely a bit less interested in sexually assaulting 14 year old girls.
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
A reminder for Baltimore residents that if you (or your elderly, infirm, disabled, etc) neighbors are unable to clear your sidewalks, you can request help from a shoveling volunteer via 311 (search for “Snow Corps Resident Request”) balt311.baltimorecity.gov
citizenWelcome to City of Baltimore !
balt311.baltimorecity.gov
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A reminder for Baltimore residents that if you (or your elderly, infirm, disabled, etc) neighbors are unable to clear your sidewalks, you can request help from a shoveling volunteer via 311 (search for “Snow Corps Resident Request”) balt311.baltimorecity.gov
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Almost 256 years ago, when British soldiers were occupying a city that was restless in their presence but still firmly part of the empire, a confrontation ended in the shooting death of five people, with 6 more wounded. This offset image of the Boston Massacre is so evocative. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Almost 256 years ago, when British soldiers were occupying a city that was restless in their presence but still firmly part of the empire, a confrontation ended in the shooting death of five people, with 6 more wounded. This offset image of the Boston Massacre is so evocative. 1/
❤️ u, Baltimore
The Minnesota day care fraud guy showed up at a West Baltimore church's Narcotics Anonymous meeting with a selfie stick and got run out, reports @alissazhu.bsky.social "Go to the doctors who started the opioid crisis," a woman told him www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
YouTuber Nick Shirley faced confrontation when he came to Penn North
YouTuber Nick Shirley is known for both prank videos and conducting man-on-the-street-style interviews on politically charged topics.
www.thebanner.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
❤️ u, Baltimore
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okay hear me out
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
okay hear me out
If scrolling the news makes you feel like trash, go out and do something kind for another human being. It will help. And look, I am a cynic. It annoys me, deeply, how well this works. But it does.
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM
If scrolling the news makes you feel like trash, go out and do something kind for another human being. It will help. And look, I am a cynic. It annoys me, deeply, how well this works. But it does.
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Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
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If you’re a journalist on TV right now, use your fucking eyes and ears and words. Don’t let people pretend a public execution didn’t happen.
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
If you’re a journalist on TV right now, use your fucking eyes and ears and words. Don’t let people pretend a public execution didn’t happen.
I know I recommend this book a lot, but if reading about the good people of Minneapolis, Minnesota stirs something in you, you should read this book
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
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January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I know I recommend this book a lot, but if reading about the good people of Minneapolis, Minnesota stirs something in you, you should read this book
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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Dear #BookSky Minneapolis has an absolutely incredible literary culture. In fact, three of the most important small presses call the city home; Coffeehouse Press, Graywolf, and Milkweed. There are also a ton of great bookstores in the Twin Cities. So here's the assignment...
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Dear #BookSky Minneapolis has an absolutely incredible literary culture. In fact, three of the most important small presses call the city home; Coffeehouse Press, Graywolf, and Milkweed. There are also a ton of great bookstores in the Twin Cities. So here's the assignment...
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remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures
VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
wapo.st
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Gotta tell ya, this is not a good time to know a little bit about a lot of the past. These career choices I made twenty years ago, I did not have this kind of thing in mind. I just thought publishing books was cool. (Rookie mistake, but then again, I was a rookie then.)
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Gotta tell ya, this is not a good time to know a little bit about a lot of the past. These career choices I made twenty years ago, I did not have this kind of thing in mind. I just thought publishing books was cool. (Rookie mistake, but then again, I was a rookie then.)
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'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a library in possession of a good Jane Austen biography, must be in want of some googly eyes.'
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a library in possession of a good Jane Austen biography, must be in want of some googly eyes.'
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For years I have had one singular white whale joke I’ve wanted to make in Baltimore, and finally I’made it.
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
For years I have had one singular white whale joke I’ve wanted to make in Baltimore, and finally I’made it.
There’s visible snow on the ground and even so, no panic-buying bread/milk/eggs. Proud of you, Maryland.
January 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
There’s visible snow on the ground and even so, no panic-buying bread/milk/eggs. Proud of you, Maryland.
Reminder about this. Deadline to opt-out is Jan 29. Deadline to submit a claim is March 30.
If you are a JHUP author with questions about the Anthropic settlement, you can get more info here. Neither I nor the Press can give you legal advice, etc etc etc. www.press.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Reminder about this. Deadline to opt-out is Jan 29. Deadline to submit a claim is March 30.