Bethany Wasik
@bethanywasik.bsky.social
Assistant Editorial Director at Cornell University Press acquiring books in classics, military history, modern European history, and archaeology. Has a biology PhD (really). Likes books, Criterion, rye, history, science, everything in between, and donuts.
One goal of @cornellupress.bsky.social is to provide opportunities for students to learn about careers that lie outside of academia (like publishing! #ReadUP!). To jumpstart #UPWeek, we shared our experiences in @aupresses.bsky.social's #TeamUP blog tour: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/a-future-in-...
A Future in Publishing: Connecting Cornell University Students with New Career Possibilities
Cornell University Press helps students gain publishing experience and skills for careers beyond academia. #TeamUP
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One goal of @cornellupress.bsky.social is to provide opportunities for students to learn about careers that lie outside of academia (like publishing! #ReadUP!). To jumpstart #UPWeek, we shared our experiences in @aupresses.bsky.social's #TeamUP blog tour: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/a-future-in-...
Team, I have great news.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
❄️ Our Winter Sale is here!
Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off from November 10 to December 5, 2025. 📚
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Order your next favorite title now!
Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off from November 10 to December 5, 2025. 📚
🔗Access to US & Canada: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books/
🔗Access to the rest of the world: mngbookshop.co.uk/publisher/co...
Order your next favorite title now!
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Team, I have great news.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
The @cornellupress.bsky.social Winter Sale is on! Use 09WINTER at @cornellupress.bsky.social to get 44% off our stellar set of books - just in time to help not only with travel delays, but also to hide behind at holiday parties to avoid awkward conversations with relatives.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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A Future in Publishing: Connecting Cornell University Students with New Career Possibilities. Article by @bethanywasik.bsky.social, Assistant Editorial Director at Cornell University Press >>> www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/a-future-in-...
#TeamUP #ReadUP #UPweek
#TeamUP #ReadUP #UPweek
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A Future in Publishing: Connecting Cornell University Students with New Career Possibilities. Article by @bethanywasik.bsky.social, Assistant Editorial Director at Cornell University Press >>> www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/a-future-in-...
#TeamUP #ReadUP #UPweek
#TeamUP #ReadUP #UPweek
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For University Press Week, we're highlighting the important, collaborative work that Senior Acquisitions Editor @rcolesworthy.bsky.social does to build bridges across the scholarly publishing ecosystem: tinyurl.com/3t7mdnef/
#TeamUP #ReadUP
#TeamUP #ReadUP
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For University Press Week, we're highlighting the important, collaborative work that Senior Acquisitions Editor @rcolesworthy.bsky.social does to build bridges across the scholarly publishing ecosystem: tinyurl.com/3t7mdnef/
#TeamUP #ReadUP
#TeamUP #ReadUP
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Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc. #ReadUP
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc. #ReadUP
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Happy University Press Week! Have you told your university press how much you love them lately?? 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy University Press Week! Have you told your university press how much you love them lately?? 🥰
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Lots of university press authors to see and hear next week during University Press Week! Make plans to #TeamUP by tuning in to a virtual #UPWeek event or attending one in person: https://bit.ly/3WY1jlP.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Lots of university press authors to see and hear next week during University Press Week! Make plans to #TeamUP by tuning in to a virtual #UPWeek event or attending one in person: https://bit.ly/3WY1jlP.
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I was thinking about Zohran’s transition team and today’s anti-feminist piece in the New York Times, and my mother’s book on the first generation of women to work in the city government in New York City.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was thinking about Zohran’s transition team and today’s anti-feminist piece in the New York Times, and my mother’s book on the first generation of women to work in the city government in New York City.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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You’ve got a fantastic idea for your first book, but do you know how to capture the attention of the publishers? 📚 On November 10, join us for our Crafting a Winning First Book Proposal webinar.
Claim your spot and learn more about our webinar series.
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#FirstBook
Claim your spot and learn more about our webinar series.
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#FirstBook
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You’ve got a fantastic idea for your first book, but do you know how to capture the attention of the publishers? 📚 On November 10, join us for our Crafting a Winning First Book Proposal webinar.
Claim your spot and learn more about our webinar series.
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
#FirstBook
Claim your spot and learn more about our webinar series.
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
#FirstBook
Friday.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Friday.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
Empire State of Mind.
Well, a makeshift version.
Not unlike my state of mind after this week.
Cheers, team.
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We are hiring two editorial assistants at Columbia UP! One for the philosophy/religion/theory editor & @philipleventhal.bsky.social (lit/film), & one for the sociology/Black studies & the editorial director/editor for lit in translation/Asian studies. Apply for both at the link.
Editorial Assistant - Other NYC Locations, New York, United States
Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Salary Range: $46,400.00-$46,400.00
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, includi...
opportunities.columbia.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We are hiring two editorial assistants at Columbia UP! One for the philosophy/religion/theory editor & @philipleventhal.bsky.social (lit/film), & one for the sociology/Black studies & the editorial director/editor for lit in translation/Asian studies. Apply for both at the link.
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Sarah Griswold, Resurrecting the Past: France's Forgotten Heritage Mandate - @cornellupress.bsky.social, September 2025
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with Miranda Melcher
newbooksnetwork.com/resurrecting...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with Miranda Melcher
newbooksnetwork.com/resurrecting...
Resurrecting the Past by Sarah Griswold | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
In Resurrecting the Past, Sarah Griswold shows how the Levant became a crucial front in a post-1918 fight over the French past—a contingent and contradictory but always hard-charging struggle over...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Sarah Griswold, Resurrecting the Past: France's Forgotten Heritage Mandate - @cornellupress.bsky.social, September 2025
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with Miranda Melcher
newbooksnetwork.com/resurrecting...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with Miranda Melcher
newbooksnetwork.com/resurrecting...
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Luis Ricardo Murillo-Hiller introduces three fascinating and beautiful butterflies found in Costa Rica 🦋 He is the author of BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF COSTA RICA 💙📚 #Comstock
Learn more here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Learn more here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Luis Ricardo Murillo-Hiller introduces three fascinating and beautiful butterflies found in Costa Rica 🦋 He is the author of BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF COSTA RICA 💙📚 #Comstock
Learn more here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Learn more here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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⚡Happy Godzilla Day⚡In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. On the Criterion Channel, celebrate with all-day marathon of Godzilla films through the decades!
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
⚡Happy Godzilla Day⚡In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. On the Criterion Channel, celebrate with all-day marathon of Godzilla films through the decades!
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-the...
It's Friday somewhere, right?
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It's Friday somewhere, right?
A stressful start to the week but,
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A stressful start to the week but,
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
An end with new friends and neighbors and treats and a Corpse Reviver No. Blue.
Cheers, team.
You're the best and we did another Week.
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Thrilled to find I am thanked in the acknowledgements of my friend and colleague Sarah Griswold's terrific new book "Resurrecting the Past."
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Thrilled to find I am thanked in the acknowledgements of my friend and colleague Sarah Griswold's terrific new book "Resurrecting the Past."
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
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🧙♀️Today seems like a good day to share three amazing books about the history of #witchcraft ✨✨🔮 💙📚
Check out more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book-listing...
Check out more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book-listing...
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🧙♀️Today seems like a good day to share three amazing books about the history of #witchcraft ✨✨🔮 💙📚
Check out more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book-listing...
Check out more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book-listing...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Write for NewsNet!
We invite ASEEES members—including grad students— to submit pitches. NewsNet publishes essays of on contemporary issues or matters of broad professional interest.
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#NewsNet
We invite ASEEES members—including grad students— to submit pitches. NewsNet publishes essays of on contemporary issues or matters of broad professional interest.
Guidelines: buff.ly/AdfkNH9
#NewsNet
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Write for NewsNet!
We invite ASEEES members—including grad students— to submit pitches. NewsNet publishes essays of on contemporary issues or matters of broad professional interest.
Guidelines: buff.ly/AdfkNH9
#NewsNet
We invite ASEEES members—including grad students— to submit pitches. NewsNet publishes essays of on contemporary issues or matters of broad professional interest.
Guidelines: buff.ly/AdfkNH9
#NewsNet
FYI1: The superb webinar "Turning your Dissertation into a Book" is up!
FYI2: It's the 1st for "Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series" co-sponsored by @aupresses.bsky.social (HT, Faculty Outreach Committee) and hosted by Rutgers CMSI. #ReadUP #PublishUP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SST...
FYI2: It's the 1st for "Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series" co-sponsored by @aupresses.bsky.social (HT, Faculty Outreach Committee) and hosted by Rutgers CMSI. #ReadUP #PublishUP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SST...
Turning Your Dissertation into a Book
YouTube video by The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute (The Proctor Institute)
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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
FYI1: The superb webinar "Turning your Dissertation into a Book" is up!
FYI2: It's the 1st for "Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series" co-sponsored by @aupresses.bsky.social (HT, Faculty Outreach Committee) and hosted by Rutgers CMSI. #ReadUP #PublishUP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SST...
FYI2: It's the 1st for "Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series" co-sponsored by @aupresses.bsky.social (HT, Faculty Outreach Committee) and hosted by Rutgers CMSI. #ReadUP #PublishUP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SST...
'Tis the season.
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
'Tis the season.
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Big news: our longtime director is retiring and we're on the hunt for a successor (never a replacement!). Pros: we're a small, collegial team dedicated to publishing important regional and scholarly work; Oregon is a great place to live. Con: some might consider my interest in goats excessive.
Share the news... OSU Libraries & Press is seeking a Director for the Oregon State University Press! See the detailed job description at jobs.oregonstate.edu/posting....
Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the position, OSU, or life in Oregon! ☔❤️☔
#OregonStateUniversity #ApplyNow
Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the position, OSU, or life in Oregon! ☔❤️☔
#OregonStateUniversity #ApplyNow
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Big news: our longtime director is retiring and we're on the hunt for a successor (never a replacement!). Pros: we're a small, collegial team dedicated to publishing important regional and scholarly work; Oregon is a great place to live. Con: some might consider my interest in goats excessive.
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Enormous news for US literature. A new, Mellon-led, $50 million fund for nonprofit literary orgs and publishers. Closest thing we've ever had to it was Mellon and Wallace in 1991, which, in today's dollars, was still less than half this. Open call begins Nov 10. literaryartsfund.org/about/
About | Literary Arts Fund
The Literary Arts Fund advances support for the nonprofit literary arts field toward ensuring creative writers’ contributions to American literature for generations to come.
literaryartsfund.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Enormous news for US literature. A new, Mellon-led, $50 million fund for nonprofit literary orgs and publishers. Closest thing we've ever had to it was Mellon and Wallace in 1991, which, in today's dollars, was still less than half this. Open call begins Nov 10. literaryartsfund.org/about/