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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 1h

What can I negotiate in my contract? https://bit.ly/3gLqenV

University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.

Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 2h

September's Top 20 most-read journal articles list is now live!

Old favorites like CEA Critic's investigation of undergrads reading Bleak House still dominate, alongside new entries like Postmodern Culture's Palestinian Book Forum!

See the list: tinyurl.com/cps6s3xb

Top 20 Journal Articles September 2025
Featuring a collage of covers from this month's top 20 journals

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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · 18h

We’re thrilled to announce that We Computers has been selected as a Finalist for the 76th National Book Awards in Translated Literature. Congratulations to Hamid Ismailov and translator by Shelley Fairweather-Vega.

#translation #nationalbook

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 5h

🔶Futures of Work is now on LinkedIn!

The Futures of Work blog offers critical perspectives on the changing world of work, from technology and labour to culture and policy.

👉 Follow us here:

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Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 4h

📚 What’s shaping the future of publishing?
UCL Press Production Manager Jaimee Biggins shares insights from the IPG Autumn Conference - from accessibility and AI to sustainability and strategy.
Read her blog: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-at...
#Publishing #IPGConference #Accessibility

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 4h

"Does censorship work? Never completely," writes Norma Klein, a much-banned children's author, in The Lion and the Unicorn, way back in 1986

Her thoughts "On Being a Banned Writer" are free to read on @ProjectMUSE thru 31 Oct

tinyurl.com/3attyrp9

#BannedBooksWeek #AcademicSky

"The only kind of censorship which makes sense to me is the kind all of us practice —putting down a book without finishing it because it seems boring or not worth the time.

What I dislike most about censorship is the attempt of a single person to impose his or her literary or moral standards on others who do not share them at all."

On Being a Banned Writer
Norma Klein

The Lion and the Unicorn
Volume 10, 1986

Read free thru 31 Oct 2025

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 19h

We are honored to add the esteemed @islandpress.bsky.social list to our publishing program, effective January 1. Read more:

Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21h

📚 A new chapter begins! Island Press will be joining @princetonupress.bsky.social in 2026 — uniting two mission-driven publishers dedicated to shaping a better planet.

Learn more about this historic collaboration: islandpress.org/PUP

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American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) @aacu.org · 4d

AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” https://bit.ly/3VOEJvx

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 1d

Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: https://www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right-to-read/
#BannedBooksWeek

Take Back the Right to Read

By Eric Stroshane and Sarah Lamdan As each new school year begins, so too does a new wave of efforts to censor school library books. This year, the effo

www.oif.ala.org

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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21h

📚 A new chapter begins! Island Press will be joining @princetonupress.bsky.social in 2026 — uniting two mission-driven publishers dedicated to shaping a better planet.

Learn more about this historic collaboration: islandpress.org/PUP

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 21h

What would a path toward a democratic and decolonized state for Palestinians and Israelis look like? Ilan Pappé outlines a path imagining mini-revolutions in the form of a fictional diary, from 2027 to 2048. #October7 #FreePalestine

Imagining a Liberated Future for Palestine

A proper imagining of liberation cannot rest content with describing the end game: the day of liberation itself and the hard work the day after. This is only the starting point. No less important i…

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The University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · 22h

Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, author of FIGURING JERUSALEM, reflects on the conflict in Gaza: "For both Jews and Palestinians, it is innocent noncombatants who have paid the ultimate price for the fact that our politicians have not taken the necessary bold steps to end this brutal conflict."

She was 7 years old. She shared my name. In Gaza, she died an unthinkable death

7-year-old Sidra Hassouna's death in Gaza sparked horror across the globe. To an Israeli writer also named Sidra, it felt personal.

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 21h

In a 2007 vintage @LibraryTrends article, Nikola von Merveldt analyzes approaches by two libraries dedicated to preserving cultural memory in the wake of Nazi book burnings

Read "Books Cannot Be Killed by Fire" free thru 31 October

tinyurl.com/mwz334v6

#BannedBooksWeek #AcademicSky

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 1d

New #AsiaNow post: AAS Statement on Discontinuation of International and Foreign Language Education Grant Programs

Statement on Discontinuation of International and Foreign Language Education Grant Programs - Association for Asian Studies

On Sept. 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) decided to prematurely terminate programs promoting international and foreign language education, which have been funded by federal grants…

www.asianstudies.org

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 1d

All are invited to this #OAWeek webinar, "Who Owns Our Knowledge? An African University Press Perspective," featuring Nwachukwu Egbunike, Head of Pan-Atlantic University Press in Lagos, on Tues 10/21 4pm ET. Read more & register: events.umich.edu/event/139485

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to John Bonanni @bananascallops.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for his collection, RETROVIROLOGY, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social!

UPP will publish RETROVIROLOGY in the Fall 2026:
www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Contests...

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University Press of Mississippi @upmississippi.bsky.social · 1d

📚 It’s #BannedBooksWeek.
We’re spotlighting works that confront, challenge, and expand perspectives.

#BannedBooksWeek #UPMississippi

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 1d

This #BannedBooksWeek, we stand proudly with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @indexoncensorship.org as they sound the alarm on growing efforts to censor books and curtail the #FreedomToRead.

Learn more: bit.ly/42vjnah

ALA's Banned Books Week graphic. Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ALA.org/BBooks

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Teachers College Press @tcpress.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps the most overlooked question this #BannedBooksWeek is: What actually happens when adolescents read those books that are most challenging—intellectually, emotionally, socially, and morally?

The answer may surprise you. Join us Wednesday to learn more: www.tcpress.com/what-happens...

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 1d

Congratulations to National Academy of Sciences international member Shimon Sakaguchi for receiving the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine along with Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance."

Learn more: https://ow.ly/Sn5g50X7nvX

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Banned Books Week! It’s time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians & educators from harassment, and protects authors, creators, booksellers & publishers from economic harm. We support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328). #MassFreedomToRead

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 1d

With the Browns and Steelers facing off this Sunday, it seems like a good time to ponder the relationship between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. @chrisbriem.bsky.social, author of our upcoming book “Beyond Steel,” argues it’s worth approaching the cities not as rivals but as Rust Belt partners.

Cleveburgh: Christopher Briem’s tale of two Rust Belt cities

Why’s an Ohio-based publisher like Kent State excited for Christopher Briem’s upcoming’s study of Pittsburgh, Beyond Steel? For one thing, we’re invested in relationships be…

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Harvard Education Press @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social · 1d

It's #BannedBooksWeek (@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social)! to highlight the importance of covering topics that are challenged in schools, we're spotlighting Jonna Perrillo's book, UNCENSORED, which explains how educators can foster strong reading cultures. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nELR9x

Image displaying the cover of "Uncensored" and the Banned Books Week and HEP logos

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University of Michigan Press @uofmpress.bsky.social · 1d

Why do some songs stick with us? @dandipiero.bsky.social answered some questions about his new book "Big Feelings" and discussed how "the entire project has been a joy to write" in our newest blog post. Take a look at press.umich.edu/Blog/2025/10...

Q&A with Dan DiPiero

Publishes award-winning books that advance humanities and social science fields, as well as English language teaching and regional resources.

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BucknellUPress.bsky.social @bucknellupress.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BannedBooksWeek! Celebrate your #RightToRead by checking out the events sponsored by our friends in the Bucknell English Department, Bertrand Library, Mondragon Books, and Lewisburg community!

See the full event list here: bucknell.libcal.com

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