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New blog post - Blurbs. www.amymittelman.com/blurbs/ #publishing #writing
Blurbs - Amy Mittelman
I have added the blurbs that will be on the back cover of Dames, Dishes, and Degrees. The easiest thing to do was to add it to the dedicated page about the book. That page now has the blurbs and pre-p...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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New blog post - Index. www.amymittelman.com/index/ #publishing #editing
Index - Amy Mittelman
Although I am thrilled that Dames, Dishes and Degrees is being published, it sometimes feels like a never-ending project. What I hope will be the final work associated with the manuscript is the index...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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www.amymittelman.com/plans-for-20... #publishing #newyear
Plans for 2026 - Amy Mittelman
The big event in 2026 will be the publication of Dames, Dishes, and Degrees on June 16. My goals connected to publication are to have a successful launch and do a good job marketing the book, which wi...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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New blog post - Reflections 2025. www.amymittelman.com/reflections-... #Publishing #Past
Reflections 2025 - Amy Mittelman
In 2025, I started taking part in a mindful art class. I really enjoy it, and this past week the facilitator asked us to reflect on what good things happened to us in 2025. I found that difficult to d...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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The US men's team is very weak besides Ilia and will affect our chances of winning the team event. It will be hard to win men's unless Ilia skates both the long and the short. #PrevagenUSChamps #olympics
January 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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New blog post - Travels. www.amymittelman.com/travels/ #Travel #Covid
Travels - Amy Mittelman
I apologize for my absence from posting. We were away, and as soon as we got back, we both got COVID. This is the third time I have had COVID, and I hope I never get it again. Getting COVID made the p...
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January 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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I am watching the RD, went to the bathroom, came back and in the middle of the second group. It changed from Agosto and Wagner to Weir and Papadakis. WTF? #PrevagenUsChamps
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Something is wrong with the feed at the pairs event. #PrevagenUsChamps
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Gracie Gold is doing a great job commentating on junior women at the #PrevagenUSChamps.
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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New blog post - France. www.amymittelman.com/france/ #Aix #France #Syria
France - Amy Mittelman
Last week we were in Aix-en-Provence and came home on Wednesday. Right now, I still have some jet lag, so I might not make much sense. We are in France because my husband, Aaron Berman (author of this...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Another blog post - Update for Guest Blog. www.amymittelman.com/update-for-g... #Palestine
Update for Guest Blog - Amy Mittelman
Because I am human, in the previous post I failed to link to the website for Aaron Berman’s book America’s Arab Nationalists. It is a great book. This is my Goodreads review. I  enjoyed reading this b...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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New blog post - Guest Blog - Elizabeth Titzel Visits Palestine. www.amymittelman.com/guest-blog-e... #palestine #ottomanhistory
Guest Blog - Elizabeth Titzel Visits Palestine - Amy Mittelman
Today’s blog post is something different. It is a guest post that Aaron Berman wrote. Aaron is the author of the recently published, America’s Arab Nationalists: From the Ottoman Revolution to the Ris...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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This season, give men books written by women - Amanda Montei amandamontei.substack.com
Mad Woman | Amanda Montei | Substack
Feminist takes on literature and culture. Click to read Mad Woman, by Amanda Montei, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Jordan was the best by far. Please vote. #DWTS2025
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Megan Olbrys has 24 pts and 10 rebounds. Double Double #UMASSWBB
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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New blog post - Lake Placid. www.amymittelman.com/lake-placid/ #skating #grandprix
Lake Placid - Amy Mittelman
Last week I went to Lake Placid to see Skate America. Skate America is one of six competitions that comprise the International Skating Union’s (ISU) Grand Prix. This year, Skate America was fifth in t...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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New blog post - Second Proofs. www.amymittelman.com/second-proofs/ #publishing #editing
Second Proofs - Amy Mittelman
The publisher sent me the second proofs on Monday, and I sent them back on Wednesday. The main issue was about the photographs. They are not all placed where I ideally would want them. The publisher e...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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New blog post - Hallowen 2025. www.amymittelman.com/halloween-20... #Halloween
Halloween 2025 - Amy Mittelman
In honor of Halloween, here is a post from 15 years ago. Happy Halloween I love Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays. I like it because it is secular, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Fear Is Not a Strategy: Why This Letter Does Not Make Us Safer
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Fear Is Not a Strategy: Why This Letter Does Not Make Us Safer
In moments of fear, our community often looks inward.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Jeffersonians, Jeffersonians! Jeffersonians!!! JEFFERSONIANS!!!!!

All of you are Jeffersonians, none of you are free from sin
mgerrydoyle.bsky.social Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · Oct 27
it will never not be odd that 80 percent of america lives in cities but the only real americans are the rural ones
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Oct 27
NYT puts farmer pain on Page One:

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October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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New blog post - First Proofs. www.amymittelman.com/first-proofs/ #Writing #Editing #Publishing
First Proofs - Amy Mittelman
On Tuesday, October 14th, I got the first proofs back from my editor. It is a PDF, and it really looks like a book. The pictures are mostly in the place they should be, and all the pages have numbers ...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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So shocking.
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Oct 20
also, what an image. the president demolishing a portion of a humble people’s house to make room for his royalist monstrosity
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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New blog post - Jane Austen. www.amymittelman.com/jane-austen/ #bookclubs #booksky #austen
Jane Austen - Amy Mittelman
In January 2026, I will have completed my seventh year facilitating the Jane Austen’s Regency World Book Club. I have a small but faithful group of regulars who attend every other month. One or two of...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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So sad about this. Great actress and style icon. May her memory be for a blessing.
October 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM