Derek Krissoff
@derekkrissoff.bsky.social
Publishing worker in Pittsburgh. Editor-at-large with @oupress.bsky.social and @ksupress.bsky.social. Email me at dkrissoff at gmail dot com. More at derekkrissoff.com and derekkrissoff.substack.com.
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Opinion | This Is a Golden Age for University Presses
The focus on efficiency and innovation misses the point: We are producing fabulous books.
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Excited to have a new piece in the Chronicle of Higher Ed (@chronicle.com). I’ve been in so many exchanges with people who’ve never heard anything happy about university presses. So I wrote an essay to share with them.
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In a time of change for Pittsburgh journalism, TribLive reaffirms its commitment to local news. We've been here for over 30 years and remain dedicated to serving our community.
https://triblive.com/local/always-local-always-here-triblives-enduring-commitment-to-pittsburgh-news/
https://triblive.com/local/always-local-always-here-triblives-enduring-commitment-to-pittsburgh-news/
January 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
In a time of change for Pittsburgh journalism, TribLive reaffirms its commitment to local news. We've been here for over 30 years and remain dedicated to serving our community.
https://triblive.com/local/always-local-always-here-triblives-enduring-commitment-to-pittsburgh-news/
https://triblive.com/local/always-local-always-here-triblives-enduring-commitment-to-pittsburgh-news/
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Twin Cities lit folks: there is a rare opening to join the wonderful humans of @uminnpress.bsky.social in our marketing dept (mostly remote). It's a really good gig!
www.upress.umn.edu/job-openings...
www.upress.umn.edu/job-openings...
Job Openings - University of Minnesota Press
Marketing Assistant Applications must be submitted at the University of Minnesota main site. The University of Minnesota Press is seeking an organized, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented person to join...
www.upress.umn.edu
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Twin Cities lit folks: there is a rare opening to join the wonderful humans of @uminnpress.bsky.social in our marketing dept (mostly remote). It's a really good gig!
www.upress.umn.edu/job-openings...
www.upress.umn.edu/job-openings...
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Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
December 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
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Seems real now
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Seems real now
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As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!
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Don’t come for me, come for Brian O., but mark your calendars. RSVPs required to attend in person: whitewhalebookstore.com/events
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Don’t come for me, come for Brian O., but mark your calendars. RSVPs required to attend in person: whitewhalebookstore.com/events
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my giant head, for your reading pleasure this monday afternoon
Read a little interview with Hub City's Publisher @megiris.bsky.social in @publisherswkly.bsky.social about celebrating 30 years of the press, the range of our catalog, and what we're looking forward to next: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
From the Ground Up: PW Talks with Meg Reid
The publisher of the Spartanburg, S.C.–based Hub City Press, which turns 30 this year, wants to help elevate the literary voices of the American South and rewrite the narrative surrounding the oft-mis...
www.publishersweekly.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
my giant head, for your reading pleasure this monday afternoon
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We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
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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 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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.
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Limited-Time 40% Discount on BOOKS!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
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I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
www.oupress.com/search-resul...
I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Limited-Time 40% Discount on BOOKS!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
www.oupress.com/search-resul...
I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
In honor of the POD Network conference, the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed" series announces . . .
40% off with code 18POD25
Free shipping over $75
www.oupress.com/search-resul...
I'm on the board: got a book idea? DM me!
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The first section of our forthcoming book is a deep dive Gee's "Academic Transformation" at WVU from those who actually lived it; after you read it you won't be able to fathom why some people in the higher ed space still insist on taking him seriously. sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
The Campus Crisis Toolkit
sunypress.edu
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The first section of our forthcoming book is a deep dive Gee's "Academic Transformation" at WVU from those who actually lived it; after you read it you won't be able to fathom why some people in the higher ed space still insist on taking him seriously. sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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Listen In! This installment of Between the Lines, explores three teaching moves from @geekypedagogy.bsky.social's book "SNAFU Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom". www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLZT...
Between the Lines: SNAFU Edu by Jessamyn Neuhaus
YouTube video by Teaching in Higher Ed
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November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Listen In! This installment of Between the Lines, explores three teaching moves from @geekypedagogy.bsky.social's book "SNAFU Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom". www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLZT...
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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 6:13 PM
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
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A fabulous dinner after my #SnafuEdu book talk at @olemiss.bsky.social! Huge thank you to the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, @josheyler.bsky.social, @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social & @liznorell.bsky.social for inviting me & to everyone who attended the event.
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A fabulous dinner after my #SnafuEdu book talk at @olemiss.bsky.social! Huge thank you to the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, @josheyler.bsky.social, @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social & @liznorell.bsky.social for inviting me & to everyone who attended the event.
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📣🌟 Come work with us! We're looking for a highly organized individual with strong communication skills and an enthusiastic mindset to serve as our next Publicity Manager! Learn more here ➡️ ou.taleo.net/careersectio...
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📣🌟 Come work with us! We're looking for a highly organized individual with strong communication skills and an enthusiastic mindset to serve as our next Publicity Manager! Learn more here ➡️ ou.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Interesting observation from @derekkrissoff.bsky.social about #book #publishers and the persistence of the catalogue: “In a digital world where everything’s available to shuffle and remix, the great strength of the catalog is that it’s linear. It’s a story.” So true
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Yes to catalogs
Publishing's surprisingly resilient piece of mail
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October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Interesting observation from @derekkrissoff.bsky.social about #book #publishers and the persistence of the catalogue: “In a digital world where everything’s available to shuffle and remix, the great strength of the catalog is that it’s linear. It’s a story.” So true
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I’ve long argued that university libraries (esp pub ones) can and should offer *free* institutional borrowing privileges for those at museums, galleries, theaters, and other artistic, performing arts, & cultural orgs.
folks in power at my current library don’t have the will to make it happen.
folks in power at my current library don’t have the will to make it happen.
Working at a museum without access to a university library means spending 6 years thinking about/reading Mark Twain & his reception and then every time I think I had an original thought it turns out @mattseybold.bsky.social tweeted it out in the form of a peer-reviewed article a decade ago.
October 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I’ve long argued that university libraries (esp pub ones) can and should offer *free* institutional borrowing privileges for those at museums, galleries, theaters, and other artistic, performing arts, & cultural orgs.
folks in power at my current library don’t have the will to make it happen.
folks in power at my current library don’t have the will to make it happen.
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One easy way to support your local bookstore WITHOUT SPENDING ANY $$$ is to nominate their booksellers for a James Patterson holiday bonus www.bookweb.org/james-patter...
James Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program 2025
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
One easy way to support your local bookstore WITHOUT SPENDING ANY $$$ is to nominate their booksellers for a James Patterson holiday bonus www.bookweb.org/james-patter...
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Ever since @derekkrissoff.bsky.social's blog about #BannedBooks week, I've been thinking about the need to highlight books that are not technically banned, especially now now when bans are less explicit, but exist all the same. So I'll have recs every day this week (bc reading widely is resistance!)
October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ever since @derekkrissoff.bsky.social's blog about #BannedBooks week, I've been thinking about the need to highlight books that are not technically banned, especially now now when bans are less explicit, but exist all the same. So I'll have recs every day this week (bc reading widely is resistance!)
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Excited to hear Kent State University Press’s director, @tottencs.bsky.social, on the American Campus Podcast, where she talks with @llassabe.bsky.social about the meaning and value of university-press publishing.
The future of university presses with Clara Totten - American Campus Podcast
And how to approach an acquisitions editorReferences:Association of University Presses and #AskUpSteven L. Herman. 2024. Behind the White House Curtain. Kent State University Press.Madeleine L'Engle. ...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Excited to hear Kent State University Press’s director, @tottencs.bsky.social, on the American Campus Podcast, where she talks with @llassabe.bsky.social about the meaning and value of university-press publishing.
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Out Now! "Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving" by Chavella T. Pittman. www.oupress.com/978080619565...
September 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Out Now! "Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving" by Chavella T. Pittman. www.oupress.com/978080619565...
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In this episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna Clarke Gray interviews Cate Denial about her essay-turned-book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. Listen on our website or your favourite podcast provider. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...
September 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In this episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna Clarke Gray interviews Cate Denial about her essay-turned-book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. Listen on our website or your favourite podcast provider. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...
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USC Press seeks a full-time Marketing, Sales, and Publicity Director! Are you a collaborative team leader? Do you enjoy developing creative sales strategies? Then we can't wait to hear from you! Apply here: uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
#publishingjob #hiring @uofscprovost.bsky.social
#publishingjob #hiring @uofscprovost.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
USC Press seeks a full-time Marketing, Sales, and Publicity Director! Are you a collaborative team leader? Do you enjoy developing creative sales strategies? Then we can't wait to hear from you! Apply here: uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
#publishingjob #hiring @uofscprovost.bsky.social
#publishingjob #hiring @uofscprovost.bsky.social