Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a week of not-great decisions, I think I've finally made a good one with Old Roma. Happy Friday, team. Cheers to great weekend decisions. 150
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026RACISM AND ANTIRACISM IN DIVIDED GERMANY addresses how racism expresses itself and what it means to be antiracist by tracing the history of racism and antiracist activism in East, West, and unified Germany. #SocialJustice #GermanHistory #HumanRights Learn more here: ow.ly/25AU50ZlorNow.lyRacism and Antiracism in Divided Germany by edited by Michelle Lynn Kahn and Lauren Stokes. foreword by Rita Chin and Patrice G. Poutrus | Paperback | Cornell University PressRacism and Antiracism in Divided Germany addresses how racism expresses itself and what it means to be antiracist by tracing the history of racism and antiracist activism in East, West, and unified... 011
Reposted by Bethany WasikJoel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Mail call: i am so excited to see "Penelope and Her Maids" by Emily G. Shanahan in print from @cornellupress.bsky.social, edited by the fabulous @bethanywasik.bsky.social 3215
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Another week ahead to do the best that we can. 071
Reposted by Bethany WasikAlexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Kudos to my @uofuhumanities.bsky.social colleague Mira Green on the release of her book Mastering the Body. It looks fantastic! cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...cornellpress.cornell.eduMastering the Body by F. Mira Green | Paperback | Cornell University PressMastering the Body offers an innovative exploration of the intimate, bodily routines that shaped—and were shaped by—Roman society. From kitchens to chamber pots, F. Mira Green uncovers how eating,... 121
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Friday? Elderflower Prosecco Cocktail? Weekend? All of the above. Cheers, team. 190
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We had a New Books Celebration at @cornellupress.bsky.social headquarters today and there was a brilliantly designed New Books Cake, new books, and fantastic colleagues to share the celebration with on Zoom and in-person. Did I mention there was a book cake? #ReadUP #BookCakeUP 060
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026FORMS OF SUFFERING demonstrates how Geoffrey Chaucer transformed pity into a central ethical and aesthetic concern in English literature by tracing his reformulations of trans-European pity discourses for an English audience. #Chaucer #Literature Learn more here: ow.ly/4cNy50Zlok0 ow.lyForms of Suffering by Jessica Hines | Paperback | Cornell University PressForms of Suffering demonstrates how Geoffrey Chaucer transformed pity into a central ethical and aesthetic concern in English literature by tracing his reformulations of trans-European pity discourses... 033
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RUS' AND MONGOL RULE presents the fullest examination in English to date of the economic and #socialhistory of Rus' from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries and the impact of #Mongol rule. Learn more here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/97815…cornellpress.cornell.eduRus' and Mongol Rule by Lawrence N. Langer | Hardcover | Cornell University PressRus' and Mongol Rule presents the fullest examination in English to date of the economic and social history of Rus' from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries and the impact of Mongol rule. Lawrence... 021
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 15/09/2026FYI, Ryan T. Reynolds' cover just dropped for "The Paramilitary Turn" in the @cornellupress.bsky.social Battlegrounds #MilitaryHistory series! Intrigued? More here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... 0114
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 15/09/2026ICYMI: A spectacular discussion about "Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation" has landed at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social between the equally spectacular author, @tomhulme.bsky.social, and host @niallherron.bsky.social. Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/belfastmen-2newbooksnetwork.comTom Hulme, "Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network 123
Reposted by Bethany WasikBethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026ICYMI: It's been an incredible year of books in @cornellupress.bsky.social's Battlegrounds #MilitaryHistory series. And even more incredible is that more great and important books are coming this fall. Check out recent books and bookmark what's coming here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/series/battl... 011
Reposted by Bethany WasikTerrence Peterson @tgpeterson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Super excited to receive the most recent @cornellupress.bsky.social Battlegrounds Series banger, written by the estimable High McDonnell! 261
Reposted by Bethany WasikBrittany Griffiths @bmariegriffiths.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The nautical nerd in me is very excited about the latest book in the @cornellupress.bsky.social Battlegrounds series! Remember the Tuscania is out now! 021
Reposted by Bethany WasikAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026book on main book on main post it post it book on main 19921
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The local library had a pin-making station at the book festival and I made a Dolly pin and I might go back tomorrow and make 20 more. #BookFestivalsArePrettyGreat #LibrariesArePrettyGreat #BooksArePrettyGreat #DollyPinsArePrettyGreat 060
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Happy Friday and belated birthday and French 75 and maybe more than one because cheers, team, we made it through another week and we're awesome. 180
Reposted by Bethany WasikBrittany Griffiths @bmariegriffiths.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Check out @cornellupress.bsky.social author Sam Holleran who was featured on NPR's All Things Considered last week to discuss his new book Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the World Trade Center.npr.orgNew book traces the pieces of steel salvaged from the World Trade CenterNPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sam Holleran, one of the authors behind the new book Scattered Steel: the afterlife of the World Trade Center. 021
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Great news! The call for nominations for the next round of Holocaust Studies in Translation series books is live: pr-749.main.ushmm.org/pt-BR/resear...pr-749.main.ushmm.orgHolocaust Studies in Translation - United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumHolocaust Studies in Translation, an interdisciplinary book series published in association with Cornell University Press, aims to make cutting-edge scholarship from Eastern Europe accessible to an English-speaking audience. 141
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026No worries, it all restarts tomorrow. Clean slate. Fresh coffee. Emails with no typos. Plenty of time to catch up on reading manuscripts. Leftover cake. No worries at all. 061
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Long weekend means Friday cocktails on repeat, right? 070
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Spending Friday with the Prospector. My brain hurts from this week. But We did it again, team. Cheers. 140
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026NARRATIVE SIDE-STEPPING offers a new feminist, #queer, crip way of reading that embraces expansive narrative possibilities for disabled characters. #FeministLiterature #VictorianNovels #DisabilityStudies Learn more here: ow.ly/AGyZ50ZwJXJow.lyNarrative Side-Stepping by Christian Lewis | Paperback | Cornell University PressNarrative Side-Stepping offers a new feminist, queer, crip way of reading that embraces expansive narrative possibilities for disabled characters. Instead of treating disabled characters as plot devices,... 001
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026THE POETICS OF INCIVILITY explores impolite modes of expression—satire, crude humor, and rudeness—as a critical lens for both aesthetic innovation and sociopolitical critique. #ArabCulture #SociopoliticalCritique #LiteraryPropriety Learn more here: ow.ly/jYEy50Zln3fow.lyThe Poetics of Incivility by Emily Sibley | Paperback | Cornell University PressThe Poetics of Incivility explores impolite modes of expression—satire, crude humor, and rudeness—as a critical lens for both aesthetic innovation and sociopolitical critique. In the Arab world—from... 021
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In THERAPEUTIC NATURES, Johanna Conterio analyzes the development of the institution of the Soviet sanatorium as a project of building socialism, a "Magnitstroi of health." #TherapeuticNatures #SovietSanatorium #MedicalHistory Learn more here: ow.ly/HAt550Z2qlfow.lyTherapeutic Natures by Johanna Conterio | Paperback | Cornell University PressIn Therapeutic Natures, Johanna Conterio analyzes the development of the institution of the Soviet sanatorium as a project of building socialism, a "Magnitstroi of health." The sanatorium not only served... 031
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 29/08/2026ARCHIVAL RESEARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS is an indispensable guide to why archival sources can be invaluable for IR scholarship and how to use archives effectively. #ArchivalResearch #InternationalRelations #IRScholarship #ResearchMethods Learn more here: ow.ly/XVpg50ZlmzC ow.lyArchival Research for International Relations by Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson | Paperback | Cornell University PressArchival Research for International Relations is an indispensable guide to why archival sources can be invaluable for IR scholarship and how to use archives effectively. More IR students and scholars... 011
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026ICYMI: It's been an incredible year of books in @cornellupress.bsky.social's Battlegrounds #MilitaryHistory series. And even more incredible is that more great and important books are coming this fall. Check out recent books and bookmark what's coming here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/series/battl... 011
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Fact 1: Nothing will brighten your day as much as Lloyd P. Gerson's bright and brilliant "Unearthing Platonism." Fact 2: It's ready to preorder and ship oh so very soon from @cornellupress.bsky.social: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... Fact 3: Books brighten all things. Plato too. Sometimes. 073
Reposted by Bethany WasikBethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Team, A cover *so fresh* it's not even on the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page yet (but will be soon!)... Introducing Mark Lipovetsky's "The Soviet Trickster" for your enjoyment and in October, for your bookshelves. DO be tricked into pre-ordering here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... 021
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Team, A cover *so fresh* it's not even on the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page yet (but will be soon!)... Introducing Mark Lipovetsky's "The Soviet Trickster" for your enjoyment and in October, for your bookshelves. DO be tricked into pre-ordering here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... 021
Reposted by Bethany WasikBethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hi team, Do you like books? Do you like books that share impactful themes and hang out in series together? Do you have ideas for new book series? Are they about History? LGBTQ+? Medieval? Slavic? Weird Sea Monsters in the Mediterranean? Do you want to share with me? I like books and book series too. 064
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We meet again, Friday. Rusty Walnut. Rye, Drambuie, Angostura bitters, Black Walnut bitters, lemon. New favorite way to end a stressful week. Cheers, team. We did it again. 170
Reposted by Bethany WasikStuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Sarah Ellen Zarrow, Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891-1941 - @cornellupress.bsky.social, June 2025 cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Paul Lerner newbooksnetwork.com/displays-of-...cornellpress.cornell.eduDisplays of Belonging by Sarah Ellen Zarrow | Hardcover | Cornell University PressDisplays of Belonging illuminates the lives and work of Polish Jewish collectors and museologists, who sought to preserve the treasures of the Jewish past while demonstrating Jewish belonging on Polis... 022
Reposted by Bethany WasikUNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Scams targeting authors continue to rise so here's some useful tips to help you spot the scammers 🕵 uncpressblog.com/2026/08/27/p...uncpressblog.comProtecting Authors from Publishing Scams - UNC Press BlogUNC Press authors are receiving more scam emails and messages offering book promotion, reviews, book club appearances, podcast interviews, film and television opportunities, marketing services, and ot... 01517
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hi team, Do you like books? Do you like books that share impactful themes and hang out in series together? Do you have ideas for new book series? Are they about History? LGBTQ+? Medieval? Slavic? Weird Sea Monsters in the Mediterranean? Do you want to share with me? I like books and book series too. 064
Reposted by Bethany WasikDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026Petition to rename mRNA vaccines to “Dolly shots” 15874128
Reposted by Bethany WasikMedievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 22/08/2026New Medieval Books: Cultures of the Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem, by Benjamin Z. Kedar, published by @cornellupress.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/08/new-... #medievalbooks #crusades #historybooksmedievalists.netNew Medieval Books: Cultures of the Medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem - Medievalists.netIn the aftermath of the First Crusade, a new state emerged in the eastern Mediterranean that was very different from the lands its conquerors had come from. This book examines the social and cultural… 195
Reposted by Bethany WasikMedievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 24/08/2026New Medieval Books: The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France, published by @cornellupress.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/08/new-... #HistoryBooks #Medieval #Mongolsmedievalists.netNew Medieval Books: The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France - Medievalists.netAs news reached 13th-century Europe of a new power emerging in the East, the kings of France were among those most eager to learn more about these mysterious newcomers. This book traces their efforts… 022
Reposted by Bethany WasikAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. 422596906
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A ginger martini on this Friday because oh thank goodness this week is over and the weekend baking energy is high and the swarms of pests outside the house is low and we did it again, team. Go us. 190
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026More importantly, how many cakes are we baking this weekend? 230
Reposted by Bethany WasikBethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 20/08/2026ICYMI: The first set of books in the Holocaust Studies in Translation series are here! Check them out and future books at @cornellupress.bsky.social's series page: cornellpress.cornell.edu/series/holoc.... All books are published in fantastic collaboration with the @ushmm.bsky.social Mandel Center. 065
Reposted by Bethany WasikCornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 08/08/2026EUROPE’S LITTLE ANARCHY uncovers the history of Neutral Moresnet: a once-forgotten space without borders, #nationalism, or a recognized government. #EuropeanHistory #NeutralMoresnetHistory Learn more here: ow.ly/Yexx50Z6pfu ow.lyEurope's Little Anarchy by Steven Press | Hardcover | Cornell University PressEurope's Little Anarchy uncovers the history of Neutral Moresnet: a once-forgotten space without borders, nationalism, or a recognized government. Between 1815 and 1919, this square mile of land wedged... 022
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 20/08/2026ICYMI: The first set of books in the Holocaust Studies in Translation series are here! Check them out and future books at @cornellupress.bsky.social's series page: cornellpress.cornell.edu/series/holoc.... All books are published in fantastic collaboration with the @ushmm.bsky.social Mandel Center. 065
Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How China, Cuba, and Vietnam Still Shape How Rebels Fight: Three Questions with Benjamin Young, @dubstepindprk.bsky.social His answers, his @cornellupress.bsky.social book (in the #Battlegrounds #MilitaryHistory series), and so much more, right through here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/three-questi...cornellpress.cornell.eduHow China, Cuba, and Vietnam Still Shape How Rebels Fight: Three Questions with Benjamin YoungAuthor Benjamin Young discusses leftist insurgency, Cold War revolutionary movements, and how guerrilla strategies spread from China and Cuba across the globe. 032