Dawn Durante
@dawnd.bsky.social
Editorial Director at @uncpress.bsky.social • acquiring books in history, Black studies, girlhood studies, carceral studies • H-Net's #FeedingTheElephant • real housewife of the other Orange County
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Dawn Durante
@dawnd.bsky.social
· May 30
I'm humbled and excited to share the news that I have the opportunity to lead the @uncpress.bsky.social acquisitions department in the role of Editorial Director.
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It's Timeeeeee 🗣️
Our Holiday Sale is here! Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list with 30% + FREE US shipping on orders over $75 🙌
Start shopping 👉 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/
Our Holiday Sale is here! Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list with 30% + FREE US shipping on orders over $75 🙌
Start shopping 👉 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's Timeeeeee 🗣️
Our Holiday Sale is here! Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list with 30% + FREE US shipping on orders over $75 🙌
Start shopping 👉 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/
Our Holiday Sale is here! Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list with 30% + FREE US shipping on orders over $75 🙌
Start shopping 👉 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/
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Congratulations to Dr. Marion Orr (@brownupolisci.bsky.social) for his vital new book, "House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr."
#HouseOfDiggs #MarionOrr
#HouseOfDiggs #MarionOrr
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Marion Orr (@brownupolisci.bsky.social) for his vital new book, "House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr."
#HouseOfDiggs #MarionOrr
#HouseOfDiggs #MarionOrr
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Really excited to see Tom Mueller’s new book _The Case for Rural America_.
uncpress.org/978146969151...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Really excited to see Tom Mueller’s new book _The Case for Rural America_.
uncpress.org/978146969151...
uncpress-us-new.imgix.net/covers/97814...
uncpress.org/978146969151...
uncpress-us-new.imgix.net/covers/97814...
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Historian Mateo Jarquín reframes the Sandinista Revolution in "The Sandinista Revolution: A Global Latin American History" (@uncpress), featured in @jstor_daily.
Read the piece and explore a free chapter via JSTOR’s Path to Open program: https://bit.ly/47hpErG
Read the piece and explore a free chapter via JSTOR’s Path to Open program: https://bit.ly/47hpErG
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Historian Mateo Jarquín reframes the Sandinista Revolution in "The Sandinista Revolution: A Global Latin American History" (@uncpress), featured in @jstor_daily.
Read the piece and explore a free chapter via JSTOR’s Path to Open program: https://bit.ly/47hpErG
Read the piece and explore a free chapter via JSTOR’s Path to Open program: https://bit.ly/47hpErG
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Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
The inimitable Ashley Howard talks about her new @uncpress.bsky.social book MIDWEST UNREST and her love of books generally in this feature from Iowa Now. Check out that bookish photo gallery! now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/10...
UI professor, first-time author Ashley Howard talks about books that inspire her
The history and African American Studies professor published her first book in June.
now.uiowa.edu
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The inimitable Ashley Howard talks about her new @uncpress.bsky.social book MIDWEST UNREST and her love of books generally in this feature from Iowa Now. Check out that bookish photo gallery! now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/10...
As non-traditional dissertations become more common, are universities keeping up? Glenn Wright of Syracuse University Graduate School explains "We Need Guidelines for Submitting Non-Traditional Dissertations" networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
#FeedingTheElephant @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social
#FeedingTheElephant @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social
We Need Guidelines for Submitting Non-Traditional Dissertations | H-Net
A guest post from
networks.h-net.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As non-traditional dissertations become more common, are universities keeping up? Glenn Wright of Syracuse University Graduate School explains "We Need Guidelines for Submitting Non-Traditional Dissertations" networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
#FeedingTheElephant @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social
#FeedingTheElephant @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social
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I'm new here, but I just had to share! My book, The Trinity: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory, is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop through @uncpress.bsky.social
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm new here, but I just had to share! My book, The Trinity: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory, is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop through @uncpress.bsky.social
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
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I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).
September 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).
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Turning your dissertation into a book? Check out this video for expert tips from university press editors @dwcongdon.com, @dawnd.bsky.social & Alyssa Napier, hosted by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
Turning Your Dissertation into a Book
In this session, university press editors offered advice and answered questions about how to transform a dissertation into a book, including tips for finding a publisher and writing an effective book proposal.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Turning your dissertation into a book? Check out this video for expert tips from university press editors @dwcongdon.com, @dawnd.bsky.social & Alyssa Napier, hosted by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
Best bookish weekend: new Reading Rainbow PLUS first visit to @mcintyres.bsky.social books, which was amazing. My TBR list got a workout with everything I just added.
October 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Best bookish weekend: new Reading Rainbow PLUS first visit to @mcintyres.bsky.social books, which was amazing. My TBR list got a workout with everything I just added.
New episode of READING RAINBOW drops todayyyyyyy! 📚🌈📖
October 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New episode of READING RAINBOW drops todayyyyyyy! 📚🌈📖
*blush*
Another incredible opportunity! So many profoundly smart and thoughtful people on this panel (and who doesn't love getting to hear from @dawnd.bsky.social?!?)!
Have your sights set on publishing your first scholarly book? We’re just a few days away from kicking off our free First Book Publishing Series! 💥 Our inaugural webinar topic: Finding the right publisher for your first book. Register: ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
#IoFFirstBookSeries
#IoFFirstBookSeries
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
*blush*
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UC Press is looking for a Publicist! Help amplify authors, pitch stories that spark conversation, & champion bold, field-defining books. Apply here. Or spread the word!
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
October 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
UC Press is looking for a Publicist! Help amplify authors, pitch stories that spark conversation, & champion bold, field-defining books. Apply here. Or spread the word!
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
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October 8: Hear from these 3 acquisition editors at Finding the Right Publisher for Your First Book:
- Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
- Dominique Moore, @illinoispress.bsky.social
- Mike Baccam @mikebaccam.bsky.social, @uwapress.bsky.social
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
- Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
- Dominique Moore, @illinoispress.bsky.social
- Mike Baccam @mikebaccam.bsky.social, @uwapress.bsky.social
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
October 8: Hear from these 3 acquisition editors at Finding the Right Publisher for Your First Book:
- Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
- Dominique Moore, @illinoispress.bsky.social
- Mike Baccam @mikebaccam.bsky.social, @uwapress.bsky.social
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
- Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
- Dominique Moore, @illinoispress.bsky.social
- Mike Baccam @mikebaccam.bsky.social, @uwapress.bsky.social
ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...
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Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.
a.co/d/29c7EIP
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We published 10 articles about historians' work for, with, and on the National Park Service in #AHAPerspectives this summer. You can find them all here: 🗃️
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We published 10 articles about historians' work for, with, and on the National Park Service in #AHAPerspectives this summer. You can find them all here: 🗃️
The stakes have never been higher for peer review, and in keeping with with AI theme for #PeerReviewWeek, #FeedingTheElephant has a post from @alisonsyring.bsky.social and Gabriela Bueno Gibbs on "Artificial Intelligence and Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing." networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
Artificial Intelligence and Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing | H-Net
A guest post from
networks.h-net.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The stakes have never been higher for peer review, and in keeping with with AI theme for #PeerReviewWeek, #FeedingTheElephant has a post from @alisonsyring.bsky.social and Gabriela Bueno Gibbs on "Artificial Intelligence and Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing." networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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reading a 1979 article in ebony that says "actually, undocumented workers pay more in taxes than they receive in services. what's more, the government's own study bears this out." do you ever think time is a flat circle. the same conversation for almost 50 years and here we are.
August 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
reading a 1979 article in ebony that says "actually, undocumented workers pay more in taxes than they receive in services. what's more, the government's own study bears this out." do you ever think time is a flat circle. the same conversation for almost 50 years and here we are.
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It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...
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August 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
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We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
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how @dawnd.bsky.social and @emily-elliott.bsky.social and I are passing the time in between producing #feedingtheelephant posts: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
how @dawnd.bsky.social and @emily-elliott.bsky.social and I are passing the time in between producing #feedingtheelephant posts: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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US Intellectual History Conference Program is out! November 6-8, 2026, in Detroit, MI! s-usih.org/wp-content/u...
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July 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
US Intellectual History Conference Program is out! November 6-8, 2026, in Detroit, MI! s-usih.org/wp-content/u...
Today I overheard someone say “I guess common sense isn’t very common anymore” and yes.
July 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Today I overheard someone say “I guess common sense isn’t very common anymore” and yes.
Minding my own business only to come across Netflix’s brutal new category “Hope They Don’t End Up on the Kiss Cam.”
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Minding my own business only to come across Netflix’s brutal new category “Hope They Don’t End Up on the Kiss Cam.”