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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 1d

We’re just 1 day away from the kickoff of our First Book Publishing Series, and we can hardly contain our excitement! Our first webinar is all about finding the right publisher for your first book. Last call to register: ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

#FirstBook

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 1d

It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Michael Casiano! 🥳 His new book Let Us Alone: The Origins of Baltimore's Police State is out now from @illinoispress.bsky.social.

www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

#IoFAuthors

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 5d

Have your sights set on publishing your first scholarly book? We’re just a few days away from kicking off our free First Book Publishing Series! 💥 Our inaugural webinar topic: Finding the right publisher for your first book. Register: ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

#IoFFirstBookSeries

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 5d

A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author Nicholas Shapiro! 👏His new book Homesick is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social.

www.dukeupress.edu/homesick

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 6d

Working with the right publisher—especially for your first book—can make all the difference. 🙌📚 Find tips below to make the process of choosing one less daunting.

Psst! Our webinar on October 8 explores this exact topic. Have you registered yet?

ideasonfire.net/choosing-aca...

#FirstBook

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 7d

It’s October! 🍂 The leaves are crisp and so are the pages of these brilliant new books by Ideas on Fire authors. 📚Learn more and snag copies here: ideasonfire.net/new-books-oc...

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 8d

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 8d

October 8: Hear from these 3 acquisition editors at Finding the Right Publisher for Your First Book:
- Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
- Dominique Moore, @illinoispress.bsky.social
- Mike Baccam @mikebaccam.bsky.social, @uwapress.bsky.social

ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

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Mike Baccam wearing a green shirt in front of trees

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 13d

Are you sending your scholarly book proposal to every publisher you can find, hoping something will stick? There's a better way.

✨Join our free October 8 webinar Finding the Right Publisher for Your First Book and learn how to research, target, and pitch like a pro.

Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series

Our free webinar series guiding authors through critical stages of the academic publishing journey for first books.

ideasonfire.net

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Chavella Pittman on the publication of Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving! 🎊 It’s out now from @oupress.bsky.social

www.oupress.com/978080619565...

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 15d

Let’s give a round of applause for Ideas on Fire author Laurian Bowles @drlaurian.bsky.social on the release of Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra! 🥳 It’s out now from @pennpress.bsky.social

www.pennpress.org/978151282465...

#IoFAuthors

Cover of Headstrong with a bright, multicolored portrait of a woman's face

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 19d

The inaugural webinar of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series is just 3 weeks away! 💥 On October 8, we’ll dive into how to find the right publisher for your first academic book. Claim your spot for this free session:
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

#ScholarlyPublishing #ReadUP

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 20d

🚀 Announcing the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series! A FREE 6-part webinar series across Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 to help scholars go from draft to published—covering book proposals, choosing presses, peer review, & more. ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

#AcademicPublishing

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 26d

Happy publication day to Ideas on Fire author Chandra Talpade Mohanty! Insurgent Visions: Feminism, Justice, Solidarity is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social 👏
www.dukeupress.edu/insurgent-vi...

#IoFAuthors

Cover of Insurgent Visions, with a multicolored abstract painting of faces and hands with a sun and mountains

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 28d

#ACESVCon25 is almost here, and we’re excited to be a returning sponsor! 🎊

Get ready for an awesome few days with the help of our conference guide, filled with editing and conference resources.

ideasonfire.net/aces/

@acesediting.bsky.social

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Major props to Ideas on Fire author Frances Aparicio on the publication of Replaying Marc Anthony: Sonic, Political, and Cultural Resonances, out now from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Kudos are in order for Ideas on Fire author Kris Cohen! His new book, The Human in Bits: Graphical Computers, Black Abstractions, is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉

www.dukeupress.edu/the-human-in...

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Despite their cheesy reputation, classroom icebreakers can help build meaningful relationships between you and your students. Here are our tips on designing classroom icebreakers that set everyone up for a great semester.

ideasonfire.net/breaking-the...

#NewSemester #TenureTrack

Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Sep 4

As we turn the page to September, we are excited to celebrate the releases of these awesome new books by Ideas on Fire authors. 📚 Learn more: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...

#IoFAuthors

Book covers for Empowered, Headstrong, Insurgent Visions, and Replaying Marc Anthony

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Aug 29

Let’s hear it for Ideas on Fire author Joseph M. Pierce and his new book Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair! ⭐️The book is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social

www.dukeupress.edu/speculative-...

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy publication day to Ideas on Fire author David Tenorio! 🥳 Queer Relajo: Feeling the Nightscapes of Mexicanidad is out now from @uofmpress.bsky.social

press.umich.edu/Books/Q/Quee...

#IoFAuthors

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Aug 25

The smell of new notebooks and sticky notes is almost in the air, but when was the last time you switched up your note-taking strategy? Try a new-to-you method to get the most out of your notes.

ideasonfire.net/taking-notes/

#PhDLife

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · Aug 21

Let’s give a round of applause for Ideas on Fire author Leon Hilton on the release of Counter-cartographies: Neurodivergence and the Errancies of Performance, out now from @uminnpress.bsky.social

www.upress.umn.edu/978151790902...

#IoFAuthors

Cover of Counter-cartographies, with numbers and lines falling off a ruler

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