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Bethany Wasik

@bethanywasik.bsky.social
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Editor in Chief at Cornell UP acquiring in ancient, medieval, military, *and* European history. In a past life, completed a biology Ph.D. In this life, likes books, Criterion, rye, history, science, all the things in between, *and* donuts.

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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The road to Friday was long this week and has led to a Dry Manhattan and the weekend. Cheers, team.
A coupe cocktail glass on a bartop half-filled with amber liquid and garnished with a lemon peel.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's Terrible Idea? emoji endorsements
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
this blurb could have been a foreword
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An even better decision was to turn off email notifications until Monday.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Not not-great with bourbon, amaro, crème de cacao, black walnut bitters, with a garnish of deep breaths and old movies.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After 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.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This.
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Cornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
RACISM 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/25AU50ZlorN
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Racism 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 Press
Racism 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...
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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mail 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
Image of the book Penelope and her maids
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It took me far too long to read this important book, which brings insight and an even deeper understanding of the journey taking place within our own house. I'm immensely grateful for your powerful insight, advocacy, and generosity sharing your experiences.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another week ahead to do the best that we can.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pics or it didn't happen.
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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kudos 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...
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Mastering the Body by F. Mira Green | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Mastering 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,...
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Toasting to you not matter what the evening brings because you deserve it.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CHEERS! 🥂
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Filled to the very top with gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, prosecco, and nothing else.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Friday? Elderflower Prosecco Cocktail? Weekend? All of the above. Cheers, team.
A flute on a bartop filled to the top with pale yellow liquid.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We 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
A cake with white frosting that features 6 book covers at top, "New Books Celebration Spring and Fall 2026" at center, and "Cornell University Press" at the bottom.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pavement with graffiti that reads "it doesn't have to be like this."
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Cornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
FORMS 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
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Forms of Suffering by Jessica Hines | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Forms 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...
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Cornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
RUS' 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…
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Rus' and Mongol Rule by Lawrence N. Langer | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Rus' 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...
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Also, 🍸CHEERS🍸
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
But it's beautiful! Do I need to add it to the cocktail-to-do list?
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's Wednesday?!?
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
But only "some days."
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Every day I write this letter.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
FYI, 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...
A pale yellow book cover background with title at top in green, The Paramilitary Turn. A tank with policemen is at center. Author name, Ryan T. Reynolds, is at bottom in green.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Right, and more on the book, praise, and how to get your copy (even though you should already have one, but...) at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
A deep lavender book cover with a photograph of two men sitting together in the background, with yellow text for the title at center, Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation" and author name, Tom Hulme.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ICYMI: 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-2
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Tom Hulme, "Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
ICYMI: 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...
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Terrence Peterson @tgpeterson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Super excited to receive the most recent @cornellupress.bsky.social Battlegrounds Series banger, written by the estimable High McDonnell!
Book: The End of Violence: France and the Single Struggle of Jacques de Bollardière, by Hugh McDonnell
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Brittany Griffiths @bmariegriffiths.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The nautical nerd in me is very excited about the latest book in the @cornellupress.bsky.social Battlegrounds series! Remember the Tuscania is out now!
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
book on main book on main post it post it book on main
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The 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
A circular pin that says "TCPL is for Dolly Lovers" around a red heart.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Cheering on the weekend with gin, sparkling wine, lemon juice, and a dash of sugar. Pairs well with leftover cake too.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happy 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.
A flute cocktail glass completely filled with liquid and a lemon garnish.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oh, I can bring those too. Will be helpful as we head into battle.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Can I help? I'll bring snacks. For Nimisha. To not share with all the unkind people.
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Brittany Griffiths @bmariegriffiths.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Check 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.
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New book traces the pieces of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sam Holleran, one of the authors behind the new book Scattered Steel: the afterlife of the World Trade Center.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Books are the best treats tbh
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BOTH!
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
AND make sure to check out the first book in the series coming out in print and open access on October 15! More information here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/series/holoc...
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Holocaust Studies in Translation – Cornell University Press
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Cornell University Press are pleased to invite nominations for a new scholarly book series: Holocaust Studies in Translation. This interdisciplinary ser...
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The USHMM’s Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies and @cornellupress.bsky.social co-publish the Holocaust Studies in Translation series, an interdisciplinary program that showcases cutting-edge scholarship from Eastern Europe to be accessible to an English-speaking audience AND open access.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great 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...
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Holocaust Studies in Translation - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust 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.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
No 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.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Long weekend means Friday cocktails on repeat, right?
A coupe cocktail glass on a bartop half-filled with clear liquid and garnished with a lemon peel.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ok. Ready for spring cleaning.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This hits solid gold with scotch, Madeira Verdelho, Bénédictine D.O.M, and orange bitters.
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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Spending Friday with the Prospector. My brain hurts from this week. But We did it again, team. Cheers.
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Cornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NARRATIVE 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/AGyZ50ZwJXJ
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Narrative Side-Stepping by Christian Lewis | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Narrative 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,...
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