Anne Trubek
@atrubek.bsky.social
founder & publisher, Belt Publishing. author, former academic, recent Pittsburgh transplant. https://notesfromasmallpress.substack.com
Belt Publishing: beltpublishing.com
Belt Publishing: beltpublishing.com
book ppl, a quiz: name the debut novel, published in the spring and suddenly now a 2 digit ranking on amazon, about a grandmother?
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
book ppl, a quiz: name the debut novel, published in the spring and suddenly now a 2 digit ranking on amazon, about a grandmother?
things are hard, have some extra covers of the day
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
things are hard, have some extra covers of the day
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Have a smoke with your herring & oyster lunch! Advice in 1625 from Floris van Schooten of Haarlem, who died (alas!) on this day in 1656.
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Have a smoke with your herring & oyster lunch! Advice in 1625 from Floris van Schooten of Haarlem, who died (alas!) on this day in 1656.
Never ordered a book faster
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Never ordered a book faster
I've spent the past few hours learning about Benjamin A. Botkin and he's my new hero.
Turning History’s Detritus Into Gold
Being a pioneering folklorist is no picnic. Even the groundbreaking anthologies “A Treasury of American Folklore” (1944) and “Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery” (1945), both compiled by Be...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I've spent the past few hours learning about Benjamin A. Botkin and he's my new hero.
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You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
Licking Blocks of Ice on a Hot Day
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Licking Blocks of Ice on a Hot Day
Let’s revive this chant!!!
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Let’s revive this chant!!!
who here works for the @librarycongress.bsky.social? Ive got (generous!) questions about a collection.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
who here works for the @librarycongress.bsky.social? Ive got (generous!) questions about a collection.
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"How do you find books to read?" Asked and answered (with recs) by @atrubek.bsky.social at "Notes from a Small Press." open.substack.com/pub/notesfro... #BookSky 📚
How do you find books to read?
Recommendations for recommendations
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"How do you find books to read?" Asked and answered (with recs) by @atrubek.bsky.social at "Notes from a Small Press." open.substack.com/pub/notesfro... #BookSky 📚
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I really think that the best way to stop an intellectually anemic stylistically milquetoast bad-faith paycheck troll from winning is to stop turning every quarter-assed essay he publishes into the quote-tweet Super Bowl, but by all means, keep fighting your battle as you see fit
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I really think that the best way to stop an intellectually anemic stylistically milquetoast bad-faith paycheck troll from winning is to stop turning every quarter-assed essay he publishes into the quote-tweet Super Bowl, but by all means, keep fighting your battle as you see fit
clearly we need some covers
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
clearly we need some covers
Ugh I so hate it when ppl make fun of how people look, even if they hate their politics
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Ugh I so hate it when ppl make fun of how people look, even if they hate their politics
things are bad but don't forget how very, very soft most of us are [Chicago, meatpacking, 1930s]
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
things are bad but don't forget how very, very soft most of us are [Chicago, meatpacking, 1930s]
Standing on the corner [or, you know, posting] screaming "White House Scandal!" has always worked
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Standing on the corner [or, you know, posting] screaming "White House Scandal!" has always worked
Truly love this article about how there are tons of bad short stories being published because they are lucrative!
The Sad Case of the Contemporary Short Story; Short Story Collections (Published 1928)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Truly love this article about how there are tons of bad short stories being published because they are lucrative!
Bee keeping and writing in the summers, Greenwich Village in the winters: that's the life
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bee keeping and writing in the summers, Greenwich Village in the winters: that's the life
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Check out the excellent work being done at @heartlandsignal.bsky.social
Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Check out the excellent work being done at @heartlandsignal.bsky.social
my take is always don’t start something new: find a way to contribute to/expand something existing
Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
my take is always don’t start something new: find a way to contribute to/expand something existing
BOSTON
While we're at it, I should take every opportunity to mention that Boston in 50 Maps is also available for pre-order. I owe the editor some comments this week and the book won't exist for like 8 more months, but it is not too soon to start sending your money. beltpublishing.com/products/bos...
Boston in 50 Maps
By Andy Woodruff May 19, 2026 See Boston from a new perspective in these fifty-plus new, original maps. In this fun and informative book, you can trace Paul Revere’s ride as well as Viking Leif Erikso...
beltpublishing.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
BOSTON
Look at what the eBay gods just sent me (who might Robert be?)
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Look at what the eBay gods just sent me (who might Robert be?)
Can you count the layers of technology and history in this image
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Can you count the layers of technology and history in this image
What this country needs is an edition of The Pit with a good cover
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What this country needs is an edition of The Pit with a good cover
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Make enough to go around. All Belt cookbooks are on sale for the holidays.
10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Make enough to go around. All Belt cookbooks are on sale for the holidays.
10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
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Discount bundles on allllll published 50 Maps books: 10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. Stock up for the holidays!
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Discount bundles on allllll published 50 Maps books: 10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. Stock up for the holidays!