Laura Davulis
@davulis.bsky.social
Order muppet, with regret. History editor, JHU Press. Got a book idea? Get in touch: davulis@jhu.edu. (I do not speak for my employer here, etc etc.)
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If you are a JHUP author with questions about the Anthropic settlement, you can get more info here. Neither I nor the Press can give you legal advice, etc etc etc. www.press.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Reminder about this. Deadline to opt-out is Jan 29. Deadline to submit a claim is March 30.
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Hi - I'm one of the American people.
What I'm demanding is that you focus on what it takes to protect American citizens from the "papers please" temu gestapo
What I'm demanding is that you focus on what it takes to protect American citizens from the "papers please" temu gestapo
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Hi - I'm one of the American people.
What I'm demanding is that you focus on what it takes to protect American citizens from the "papers please" temu gestapo
What I'm demanding is that you focus on what it takes to protect American citizens from the "papers please" temu gestapo
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New year, great books! Save 30% on bestsellers with code HBEST26. From popular science must-reads like "Why Whales Sing" to essential current event titles including "The Black Butterfly," now is the time to save on our top-selling books.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
New year, great books! Save 30% on bestsellers with code HBEST26. From popular science must-reads like "Why Whales Sing" to essential current event titles including "The Black Butterfly," now is the time to save on our top-selling books.
https://tr.ee/8MPR9f
https://tr.ee/8MPR9f
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My editorial business has mostly recovered from the funding shocks of last winter, but two changes seem permanent: everyone has lost control of their schedule, often for reasons beyond their control and the gender ratio is reversed.
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
My editorial business has mostly recovered from the funding shocks of last winter, but two changes seem permanent: everyone has lost control of their schedule, often for reasons beyond their control and the gender ratio is reversed.
Let me just say, for the millionth time: know what your professional red lines are, write them down, remind yourself of them often, and to the extent possible, prepare yourself (financially, emotionally) to be able to walk away if you need to
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Let me just say, for the millionth time: know what your professional red lines are, write them down, remind yourself of them often, and to the extent possible, prepare yourself (financially, emotionally) to be able to walk away if you need to
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Early Americanists, you know what to do.
Do you know what I miss the most about old Twitter right now? On old Twitter by now enough Revolutionary War historians would have made awkward memes (60% just Tina Fey laughing but 25% GOLD) that I could use to express my unease about exactly which war we're actually about to fight again.
January 11, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Early Americanists, you know what to do.
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I couldn’t be there this year, but it’s always fun to see your book on display at the AHA. The paperback edition of The Contagion of Liberty drops Feb. 3rd!
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I couldn’t be there this year, but it’s always fun to see your book on display at the AHA. The paperback edition of The Contagion of Liberty drops Feb. 3rd!
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What's striking to me after 4 years of op-ed workshops and now this trade proposal workshop:
"Why should readers care?" is a key component to any of these endeavors for scholars to reach the public.
"Why should readers care?" is a key component to any of these endeavors for scholars to reach the public.
January 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
What's striking to me after 4 years of op-ed workshops and now this trade proposal workshop:
"Why should readers care?" is a key component to any of these endeavors for scholars to reach the public.
"Why should readers care?" is a key component to any of these endeavors for scholars to reach the public.
Let me tell you a lil secret, #AHA26. Tomorrow starting at 9am I’m gonna give all these books away FOR FREE. First come first served, one per person, please form an orderly queue, etc. Exhibit closes at noon.
January 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Let me tell you a lil secret, #AHA26. Tomorrow starting at 9am I’m gonna give all these books away FOR FREE. First come first served, one per person, please form an orderly queue, etc. Exhibit closes at noon.
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Sympathies to the young girl who just had to be carried out by her parents, crying because she didn’t want to leave the bookshop.
January 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Sympathies to the young girl who just had to be carried out by her parents, crying because she didn’t want to leave the bookshop.
Anyone else see it? Just me? (@ Hilton Chicago)
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Anyone else see it? Just me? (@ Hilton Chicago)
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It is a very strange time to be a historian of normal guys who joined the SS and then gleefully enacted unimaginable cruelties in the name of building a racially homogeneous ethnostate. All of my instincts are just screaming at me that the worst is not even close to being here yet.
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
It is a very strange time to be a historian of normal guys who joined the SS and then gleefully enacted unimaginable cruelties in the name of building a racially homogeneous ethnostate. All of my instincts are just screaming at me that the worst is not even close to being here yet.
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This week, a few writers have told me they don't know how to promote their books in the face of the ever-horrifying news cycle. So just for the record: PLEASE promote your books. We need your books. Your histories, your fictions, your contributions to human knowledge. Without them, what's the point?
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This week, a few writers have told me they don't know how to promote their books in the face of the ever-horrifying news cycle. So just for the record: PLEASE promote your books. We need your books. Your histories, your fictions, your contributions to human knowledge. Without them, what's the point?
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Hey that’s my book on the far left!
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hey that’s my book on the far left!
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Seriously, I am shy, please come talk to me and save me from having to approach people cold.
Headed to #AHA26 today, recorder and mic in hand! If you see me in the book exhibit, come say hi and tell me the most influential writing advice you know!
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Seriously, I am shy, please come talk to me and save me from having to approach people cold.
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Check out the one with the psychedelic yellow and white cover on the right!
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Check out the one with the psychedelic yellow and white cover on the right!
Is this a good time to share my favorite historical fact? Well, regardless, here it is: the site where Paine died is now a gay piano bar, named Marie’s Crisis in part for his other famous pamphlet.
Jan. 9, 1776: A 47-page pamphlet is published in Philadelphia that will alter the course of history. “Common Sense” by an anonymous writer calling himself “An Englishman”—Thomas Paine—takes up the once-unthinkable idea of American independence and concludes: “ 'TIS TIME TO PART.” 1/10
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Is this a good time to share my favorite historical fact? Well, regardless, here it is: the site where Paine died is now a gay piano bar, named Marie’s Crisis in part for his other famous pamphlet.
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…it should break your heart to kill.
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
…it should break your heart to kill.
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"This volume of essays by American and Venezuelan experts analyses in detail why a seemingly solid democracy gave way to Chávez’s autocracy." @economist.com features "The Unravelling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela" in their 'Six books to read about Venezuela.'
Six books to read about Venezuela
They explain the country’s slide from democracy to dictatorship
www.economist.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"This volume of essays by American and Venezuelan experts analyses in detail why a seemingly solid democracy gave way to Chávez’s autocracy." @economist.com features "The Unravelling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela" in their 'Six books to read about Venezuela.'
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Law Prof Maxwell Stearns wrote a timely book called Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy. He advocates a # of reforms.
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Law Prof Maxwell Stearns wrote a timely book called Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy. He advocates a # of reforms.
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
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At 19, I thought, “the Iraqi people were suffering under a brutal dictator…in the worst-case scenario, removing him would be a net good. What followed was civil war, mass death, swelling ranks of terror groups, genocide, mass rape, and slavery. “
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
I once supported regime change in Iraq. That’s why Venezuela worries me.
When we use our military and roll the dice with the fate of nations, the consequences play out in a much longer time frame than social media trends.
reason.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
At 19, I thought, “the Iraqi people were suffering under a brutal dictator…in the worst-case scenario, removing him would be a net good. What followed was civil war, mass death, swelling ranks of terror groups, genocide, mass rape, and slavery. “
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...