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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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It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Jamie J. Hagen @jamiejhagen.bsky.social! 🎉 Queering Women, Peace and Security: Expanding Feminist Approaches to Gender in Peacebuilding is out now from Oxford University Press.

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December 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Getting developmental edits back can feel overwhelming, but they are fundamental to a positive publishing journey. ✍️ Here’s how to get the greatest benefit from the process.

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#AcademicEditing
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Major props to Ideas on Fire author Aymar Jèan Escoffery on the publication of his new book Reparative Media: Cultivating Stories and Platforms to Heal Our Culture, out now from @mitpress.bsky.social! 🥳

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#IoFAuthors
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Interdisciplinary research is inherently complex, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be more accessible and understandable to the broader social world. When legible, such scholarship offers insights into society's most pressing problems.

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#AcademicPublishing
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author Melissa Adler @murmz.bsky.social! 👏 Her new book Peculiar Satisfaction: Thomas Jefferson and the Mastery of Subjects is out now from Fordham University Press.

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#IoFAuthors
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A great book makes for a versatile, thoughtful gift. 🎁 We’ve got recommendations of books written by interdisciplinary scholars for everyone on your list—from the activist to the film buff and the gamer to the artist.

Check out our holiday gift guide: ideasonfire.net/2025-holiday...

#IoFAuthors
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
End-of-semester commitments felt like too much? Bowing out gracefully is sometimes necessary, as tricky as that is to do. As you ponder your needs in the coming year, keep these tips in mind to navigate the delicate art of backing out.

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#TenureTrack
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
December is here! ✨ If the end of the year brings lots of down time for you (we hope!), you’ll want a few good books to enjoy. We’ve got you covered with these fantastic newly released titles by Ideas on Fire authors. 📚 Learn more and snag copies here: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...

#IoFAuthors
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bravo to Ideas on Fire author Reena Goldthree, whose new book Democracy's Foot Soldiers: World War I and the Politics of Empire in the Greater Caribbean is out now from @princetonupress.bsky.social! 👏

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#IoFAuthors
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join us in congratulating Ideas on Fire author Beth Robinson on the publication of Sweatshop Capital: Profit, Violence, and Solidarity Movements in the Long Twentieth Century, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social!

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#IoFAuthors
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Major props to Ideas on Fire author Javier Wallace on the publication of Basketball Trafficking: Stolen Black Panamanian Dreams, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social!

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#IoFAuthors
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Jodi Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social on the publication of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social! 🎉

dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon

#IoFAuthors
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Getting your academic book out into the world hinges on a pitch that will captivate acquisition editors—and we’ll have three such editors from leading scholarly presses join us for our November 10 webinar Crafting a Winning Book Proposal.

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#IoFFirstBookSeries
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author James McMaster! 👏 His new book Racial Care: On Asian American Suffering and Survival is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social.

dukeupress.edu/racial-care

#IoFAuthors
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A new month means new books to get excited about. 📚✨ Check out all of the great titles from Ideas on Fire authors coming out in November. Learn more and snag copies here: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...

#IoFAuthors
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kudos to Ideas on Fire author Emily Reisman @emilyreisman.bsky.social on the publication of The Almond Paradox: Cracking Open the Politics of What Plants Need, out now from @ucpress.bsky.social! 🥳

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#IoFAuthors
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Jemma DeCristo on the release of The Aesthetic Character of Blackness: Sounds Like Us, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social!

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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hear from 3 fantastic acquisition editors at our Nov 10 webinar Crafting a Winning Book Proposal:
- Sara Cohen, @uofmpress.bsky.social
- Alyssa Napier, @columbiaup.bsky.social
- Noah Springer @noahspringer.com, @mitpress.bsky.social

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October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Kudos are in order for Ideas on Fire author Kate Lockwood Harris! 🎊 Her new book Transforming Trauma: A Relational Approach to Disorganizing Systemic Violence is out now from Oxford University Press.

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#IoFAuthors
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Michele Eggers-Barison on the release of Criminalization of Women: Abortion, Inequity, and Resistance in Chile, out today from @illinoispress.bsky.social.

www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

#IoFAuthors
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 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
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Major props to Ideas on Fire author Bimbola Akinbola, whose new book Transatlantic Disbelonging: Unruliness, Pleasure, and Play in Nigerian Diasporic Women’s Art is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. 🎉

www.dukeupress.edu/transatlanti...

#IoFAuthors
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We’re just 1 day away from the kickoff of our First Book Publishing Series, and we can hardly contain our excitement! Our first webinar is all about finding the right publisher for your first book. Last call to register: ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

#FirstBook
October 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Michael Casiano! 🥳 His new book Let Us Alone: The Origins of Baltimore's Police State is out now from @illinoispress.bsky.social.

www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

#IoFAuthors
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
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