Casey Brienza
@caseybrienza.bsky.social
Sociologist by calling, writer by trade. PhD, University of Cambridge. Author/editor/co-editor of 5 books (and counting?) Personal Website: https://caseybrienza.com
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Casey Brienza
@caseybrienza.bsky.social
· Nov 22
This book review written by John A. Lent (formerly of Temple University), world-renowned comics scholar, was among the most glowing 'Manga in America' ever received.
This holiday gift-giving guide recommends my book, 'Manga in America.' Wild. www.alibaba.com/product-insi...
Christmas Gift Ideas For Anime Fan That Go Beyond Typical Merch
Discover unique Christmas gift ideas for anime fans that go beyond typical merch—thoughtful, creative, and deeply personal presents they'll truly cherish.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This holiday gift-giving guide recommends my book, 'Manga in America.' Wild. www.alibaba.com/product-insi...
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams #Bestof2025
Gripping and fantastically written story of what happens when ordinarily venal people are given extraordinary power.
Gripping and fantastically written story of what happens when ordinarily venal people are given extraordinary power.
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams #Bestof2025
Gripping and fantastically written story of what happens when ordinarily venal people are given extraordinary power.
Gripping and fantastically written story of what happens when ordinarily venal people are given extraordinary power.
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong #Bestof2025
A quirky yet exquisitely readable story that makes “the other” emphatically one of us.
A quirky yet exquisitely readable story that makes “the other” emphatically one of us.
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong #Bestof2025
A quirky yet exquisitely readable story that makes “the other” emphatically one of us.
A quirky yet exquisitely readable story that makes “the other” emphatically one of us.
Inequalities of Platform Publishing by Claire Parnell #Bestof2025
If the findings at times seemed predetermined, well, the story Parnell tells is no less urgent.
If the findings at times seemed predetermined, well, the story Parnell tells is no less urgent.
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Inequalities of Platform Publishing by Claire Parnell #Bestof2025
If the findings at times seemed predetermined, well, the story Parnell tells is no less urgent.
If the findings at times seemed predetermined, well, the story Parnell tells is no less urgent.
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan #Bestof2025
Critics who say it's his best book in years aren't lying. Gorgeous, layered, reminiscent of the best parts of Atonement.
Critics who say it's his best book in years aren't lying. Gorgeous, layered, reminiscent of the best parts of Atonement.
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan #Bestof2025
Critics who say it's his best book in years aren't lying. Gorgeous, layered, reminiscent of the best parts of Atonement.
Critics who say it's his best book in years aren't lying. Gorgeous, layered, reminiscent of the best parts of Atonement.
No More Tears by Gardiner Harris #Bestof2025
Cautionary tale of what happens when the state fails to regulate capitalist greed in lifesaving industries. Feels personal to someone living in New Jersey.
Cautionary tale of what happens when the state fails to regulate capitalist greed in lifesaving industries. Feels personal to someone living in New Jersey.
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
No More Tears by Gardiner Harris #Bestof2025
Cautionary tale of what happens when the state fails to regulate capitalist greed in lifesaving industries. Feels personal to someone living in New Jersey.
Cautionary tale of what happens when the state fails to regulate capitalist greed in lifesaving industries. Feels personal to someone living in New Jersey.
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett #Bestof2025
Second installment of a murder mystery series in a fabulously built fantasy world. Oddly appropriate callbacks to Star Wars.
Second installment of a murder mystery series in a fabulously built fantasy world. Oddly appropriate callbacks to Star Wars.
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett #Bestof2025
Second installment of a murder mystery series in a fabulously built fantasy world. Oddly appropriate callbacks to Star Wars.
Second installment of a murder mystery series in a fabulously built fantasy world. Oddly appropriate callbacks to Star Wars.
Recently reviewed for CHOICE. www.umasspress.com/978162534906...
Inequalities of Platform Publishing
Uncovering race, gender, and sexual biases in popular self-publishing platforms The average reader need not go far in a bookstore before, knowingly or not, t...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Recently reviewed for CHOICE. www.umasspress.com/978162534906...
Wan, wintry quality of late afternoon light...
December 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Wan, wintry quality of late afternoon light...
Twenty+ years and half a lifetime ago, I was all alone in my adoration of the Berserk manga by Kentaro Miura. Now they stock the omnibus edition in the nearest Walmart.
And if it doesn't seem that surprising, it just goes to show how much US cultural expectations have shifted.
And if it doesn't seem that surprising, it just goes to show how much US cultural expectations have shifted.
October 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Twenty+ years and half a lifetime ago, I was all alone in my adoration of the Berserk manga by Kentaro Miura. Now they stock the omnibus edition in the nearest Walmart.
And if it doesn't seem that surprising, it just goes to show how much US cultural expectations have shifted.
And if it doesn't seem that surprising, it just goes to show how much US cultural expectations have shifted.
So happy to have found this! A list of all of my academic book reviews for CHOICE to date: go.gale.com/ps/advancedS...
October 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So happy to have found this! A list of all of my academic book reviews for CHOICE to date: go.gale.com/ps/advancedS...
As of this month, the Trump administration's policies have officially started making me poorer.
August 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As of this month, the Trump administration's policies have officially started making me poorer.
"Toxic empathy" is the prosperity gospel of the 21st century.
July 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Toxic empathy" is the prosperity gospel of the 21st century.
thnx lisa
2025: The year the US will take away healthcare from poor people to pay for tax cuts for rich people. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on GOP chopping block
The menu of potential spending offsets has been circulated by House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
thnx lisa
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Unexpected - History Today ("the world's leading serious history magazine") - plugging Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics by @caseybrienza.bsky.social in its monthly The Reading List column.
Like so.
Like so.
January 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Unexpected - History Today ("the world's leading serious history magazine") - plugging Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics by @caseybrienza.bsky.social in its monthly The Reading List column.
Like so.
Like so.
Rest in peace, little guy.
January 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Rest in peace, little guy.
Is this comment on a NYT op-ed for real, or just trolling?! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
January 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Is this comment on a NYT op-ed for real, or just trolling?! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
2025: The year the US will take away healthcare from poor people to pay for tax cuts for rich people. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on GOP chopping block
The menu of potential spending offsets has been circulated by House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington.
www.politico.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
2025: The year the US will take away healthcare from poor people to pay for tax cuts for rich people. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Today's NYT op-ed, wherein Chris Hayes says some important things about the media ecology and Trump's electoral victories that I've personally thought to be true FOR YEARS. Give it a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...
Opinion | Chris Hayes: I Want Your Attention. I Need Your Attention. Here is How I Mastered My Own.
The problem we face is existential and spiritual, not situational.
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January 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today's NYT op-ed, wherein Chris Hayes says some important things about the media ecology and Trump's electoral victories that I've personally thought to be true FOR YEARS. Give it a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner #BestOf2024 www.harpercollins.com/products/sun...
Sunbringer
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024 "Very intriguing and atmospheric ... a fascinating read in the light of contemporary events.” –Alexander McCall...
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December 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner #BestOf2024 www.harpercollins.com/products/sun...
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates #BestOf2024 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653438...
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates: 9780593230381 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell—and...
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December 31, 2024 at 6:28 PM
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates #BestOf2024 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653438...