Meg Florian
@megflorian.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Production Coordinator for humanities and social science journals at Duke University Press. Proud member of the DUP Workers Union. She/they. AuDHD.
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
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EVERYONE WANTS BOOKS FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS if you are wondering what to get someone get them a book if you can’t decide which book buy both books, if you cannot decide which two books buy all the books
Nice to see LITTLE KINGDOMS ascending the best-seller ranking on @penandswordbooks.bsky.social's website once again - it makes the perfect Christmas present, especially for those familiar with the British Isles and their varied backstories and landscapes!
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Little Kingdoms
Before England, Wales, and Scotland were created, before Alfred the Great and the Great Viking Army, before even a raid on Lindisfarne, the kingdoms that…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
EVERYONE WANTS BOOKS FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS if you are wondering what to get someone get them a book if you can’t decide which book buy both books, if you cannot decide which two books buy all the books
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The actual hot take because it’s not glamorizing the surveillance state and monetizing/making content out of every one of our actions.
WE LOVE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
WE LOVE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The actual hot take because it’s not glamorizing the surveillance state and monetizing/making content out of every one of our actions.
WE LOVE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
WE LOVE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
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AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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tomorrow!
how to strategize faculty power in technofeudal times!
how to strategize faculty power in technofeudal times!
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
tomorrow!
how to strategize faculty power in technofeudal times!
how to strategize faculty power in technofeudal times!
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it's a miniature language model, completely sustainable and long-lasting, made to human scale and for human uses, proportional and modest
from @carcanet.bsky.social and in or through a bookshop near you
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017485...
from @carcanet.bsky.social and in or through a bookshop near you
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017485...
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
it's a miniature language model, completely sustainable and long-lasting, made to human scale and for human uses, proportional and modest
from @carcanet.bsky.social and in or through a bookshop near you
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017485...
from @carcanet.bsky.social and in or through a bookshop near you
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017485...
Mac and cheese ✅
Mashed potatoes ✅
Cranberry sauce✅
Pie dough✅
I am exhausted but prepared!
Mashed potatoes ✅
Cranberry sauce✅
Pie dough✅
I am exhausted but prepared!
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Mac and cheese ✅
Mashed potatoes ✅
Cranberry sauce✅
Pie dough✅
I am exhausted but prepared!
Mashed potatoes ✅
Cranberry sauce✅
Pie dough✅
I am exhausted but prepared!
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Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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helping ships stay off the rocks, that's a hardworkin' capy...
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
helping ships stay off the rocks, that's a hardworkin' capy...
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just because www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAME...
Andrew Marlin, Jordan Tice & Christian Sedelmyer "Diamond Joe" (The Aspen Sessions)
YouTube video by Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots
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November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
just because www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAME...
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Admitting you don’t know something! What a concept (let’s do this more often.)
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Admitting you don’t know something! What a concept (let’s do this more often.)
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man we should bring back the pamphlet
Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
man we should bring back the pamphlet
If you're into Edmund Fitzgerald lore this November, might I recommend the Punch Brothers rendition of the song? You're welcome.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you're into Edmund Fitzgerald lore this November, might I recommend the Punch Brothers rendition of the song? You're welcome.
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Struck this morning by how the win wasn’t from the UC system itself pushing back—it was its worker power through *unions* and aligned groups like @aaup.org defending UC interests, even though admin itself wasn’t.
There’s some kind of lesson here
There’s some kind of lesson here
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Struck this morning by how the win wasn’t from the UC system itself pushing back—it was its worker power through *unions* and aligned groups like @aaup.org defending UC interests, even though admin itself wasn’t.
There’s some kind of lesson here
There’s some kind of lesson here
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me, seeing a handful of typos and clumsy but well-intentioned sentences, in the era of gen AI: A+!
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
me, seeing a handful of typos and clumsy but well-intentioned sentences, in the era of gen AI: A+!
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"4 Hours Work, 4 Hours Nappin" from 2021.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"4 Hours Work, 4 Hours Nappin" from 2021.
Well now I also need this
who has the recipe for the perfect coffee quickbread or loaf cake? (coffee as ingredient not coffee as accompaniment)
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Well now I also need this
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Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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The Screwtape Letters is a premium feature, lads.
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The Screwtape Letters is a premium feature, lads.
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I’m broken hearted over the passing of Alice Wong. What a human.
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I’m broken hearted over the passing of Alice Wong. What a human.
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
In her memory, I will be donating to the project she co-founded, Crips for eSims, which has raised over 3 million dollars so that Palestinians in Gaza can stay in contact with the world & one another. chuffed.org/project/crip...
Hey hey, Wipf & Stock has a big AAR/SBL sale going on and you can get my book for half off with code CONFSHIP, plus Media Mail shipping is free ninety-nine. wipfandstock.com/978153260715...
The Middle of Things- Wipf and Stock Publishers
In the tradition of classic essayists from Virginia Woolf to Annie Dillard, Meghan Florian combines personal narrative with careful analysis, taking the ordi...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hey hey, Wipf & Stock has a big AAR/SBL sale going on and you can get my book for half off with code CONFSHIP, plus Media Mail shipping is free ninety-nine. wipfandstock.com/978153260715...
Well well, it's replay every potentially stupid thing I've ever said in my head instead of falling asleep o'clock.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Well well, it's replay every potentially stupid thing I've ever said in my head instead of falling asleep o'clock.
We're talking official merch! Managed by her estate etc! 😭😭😭
I've been getting promoted posts for Mary Oliver MERCH over on IG and every time I see one I die a little more inside.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We're talking official merch! Managed by her estate etc! 😭😭😭