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Derek Krissoff

@derekkrissoff.bsky.social
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Publishing worker in Pittsburgh. Editor-at-large with @oupress.bsky.social and @ksupress.bsky.social. Email me at dkrissoff at gmail dot com. More at derekkrissoff.com and derekkrissoff.substack.com.

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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Based on book deal announcements where the geography of the novel is named: "Between 2000 and 2022, more novels were set in New York City than in the other top thirty most populous cities in the United States combined." —Laura McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction"
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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today was back to school for many university students and professors, so what better time to check out NPR's interview with OUP author @tbertramgallant.bsky.social about academic integrity in the age of AI. Read or listen here ➡️ www.npr.org/2026/08/15/n...
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The AI cheating disaster that forced Mexico's top university back to pen and paper
Widespread fraud on a university entrance exam in Mexico is one more example of cheating in the age of AI. NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Tricia Bertram Gallant of UCSD about academic integrity.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
When NPR's Weekend Edition needs expertise, I am proud they turn to @oupress.bsky.social authors like @tbertramgallant.bsky.social, coauthor of "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI." www.npr.org/2026/08/15/n...
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The AI cheating disaster that forced Mexico's top university back to pen and paper
Widespread fraud on a university entrance exam in Mexico is one more example of cheating in the age of AI. NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Tricia Bertram Gallant of UCSD about academic integrity.
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Jeremy Wang-Iverson @jwi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Muriel Rukeyser and the Poetry of Antifascism
During this summer’s ninetieth anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, Rain Taxi reflects on the enduring legacy of Muriel Rukeyser; this first installment discusses the war’s pivotal influ...
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
14 questions to encourage a "bookish citizenship" from @derekkrissoff.bsky.social's newsletter "Book Work"—good questions for any reader or writer. derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/fourteen-q...
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Fourteen questions about books
Encouraging students, and others, to think about where books come from
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Dr. Ellen Bauerle @bauerle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
An excellent, thought-provoking piece from Derek Krissoff on the fundamentals of where books come from.
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Thomas J. Tobin @thomasjtobin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
FREE BOOK-LAUNCH WEBINAR! AUG 11, 3p EDT To celebrate my new @oupress.bsky.social book, *#UDL at Scale,* I'm hosting a book-launch party Tuesday, August 11 at 3:00p EDT (UTC -4). Attend & you could win a copy! Sign up at bit.ly/UDLBookLaunch & share this post. Want your own? bit.ly/UDL_at_Scale
Promo image for a book-launch webinar. Cartoon image of Tom Tobin (a white man with gray hair, glasses, and giant black mustache), saying "Come to my *UDL at Scale* book launch webinar on Tuesday, August 11 at 3:00p EDT (UTC -4)." Text: Register now! https://bit.ly/UDLBookLaunch." Image of a book cover: "UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning by Thomas J. Tobin," background image of a glowing nebula in a starry sky.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
- the sublime fanaticism of OU Sooner sports fans - Indigenous counterstories - introducing neurodiversity for educators - the combat future of the human body University press books = not boring!!! Take a look at the new @oupress.bsky.social Fall 2026 catalog > www.oupress.com/fall-winter-...
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Michelle Chen @michellechn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Respectfully, I could not disagree with this article more. We hold our peer reviewers to the same standards we hold ourselves: respect for an author's intellectual property & *human* editorial decision-making. Yes peer review is a fraught labor issue but the answer is certainly not Gen AI.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
When a journalist needs an expert, I am proud when they turn to an @oupress.bsky.social author for insight. Here, @tbertramgallant.bsky.social, author of "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI," sheds light on the "college AI cheating wars" for the Los Angeles Times.
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Shannan Clark @shannanclark.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
If you are a successful full-time union organizer or if you have other relevant experience for what will be an intense contract campaign, please apply for this opportunity to work with my completely rad and awesome union council as we fight to preserve public higher ed for the common good in NJ.
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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Do you live in an Appalachian City? Did you grow up in one? Do you have a special place in your heart for one? We are looking for new, nonfiction essays about life in these mountainous cities. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Appalachian Cities Project Seeks New Nonfiction Essays
We are accepting submissions for The Appalachian Cities Project, a collected anthology of nonfiction writing connected to, and written in and about, urban spaces within Appalachia.
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🕸️Meg Conley @pocketobservatory.org · 27/05/2026
A university that does not understand the value of physical libraries staffed with real librarians is a university that does not understand how knowledge is kept.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"You sign the author more than the book." At a moment of acute industry turbulence, @derekkrissoff.bsky.social marks the 28th anniversary of his first job by sharing some truths about book publishing that endure.
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You sign the author more than the book
And other advice from a career in publishing
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Liana Krissoff @lianak.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Thank you for supporting a car-free Serpentine, @bikepgh.bsky.social! bikepgh.org/2026/05/26/k...
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Keep Serpentine Dr Car-Free - BikePGH
Show your support for a car-free Serpentine Dr in Schenley Park to give residents a chance to enjoy the park in new ways.
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
When the Venetoulis Institute announced it would save the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from oblivion, the staff was cautiously optimistic. Then some 40 percent of the staff learned there would be no place for them in the newsroom. By @riddhisetty.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/vene...
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The Venetoulis Institute goes to Pittsburgh.
A nice save, followed by rough cuts.
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Andrea Blatz @andreablatz72.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
University of Chicago Press workers are forming a union! I stand with the @UCPWorkersGuild because unionizing is the best way to foster the strong, equitable workplaces we need to sustain academic publishing.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Delighted with how the cover designer at @oupress.bsky.social nailed "effervescent" for @flowerdarby.bsky.social's "The Joyful Online Teacher," the newest book in our "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series.
Bubbles, bubbles on a book cover. "The Joyful online teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes" by Flower Darby.
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Liana Krissoff @lianak.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Love this. Publishing is labor.
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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Welp, here we go. Been expecting this to happen soon.
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Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein @robinks.com · 19/03/2026
1/ As I reported my book, I noticed something that has completely changed American life: widespread chronic under-staffing. It leads to, among other things, deadly medication errors at pharmacies, flight delays, messy stores, and the crime wave. From me @prospect.org prospect.org/2026/03/19/u...
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Not Enough Workers for the Job - The American Prospect
Understaffing has become an epidemic in American workplaces of all kinds.
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Jeremy Wang-Iverson @jwi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Great to see Book Work featured on Arts & Letters Daily! @derekkrissoff.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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Derek Krissoff @derekkrissoff.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
So pleased with the way Pittsburgh continues to come through for books and authors. This Q&A from public radio station @wesa.fm joins attention for Chris's book at @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social, @post-gazette.com, @ryandeto.bsky.social at Axios, White Whale Books, and others in this bookish city.
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Jeremy Wang-Iverson @jwi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Thanks to @meganposco.bsky.social for talking with me about P FKN R! @dukepress.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social #badbunny
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It's been a blast showing off books in the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series at the Transformative Learning Conference at UCO today. Many thanks to @thetattooedprof.bsky.social for modeling with a complete set of books in the series so far!
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Liana Krissoff @lianak.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Doctorow—who once, pre-AI, publicly thanked me for my copyedit of his book—is at least consistent in his techno-libertarian defense of Open at all costs.
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Mark Athitakis @mathitak.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"Book reviewing can be labor intensive ... and it takes a very special, refined skill and one that gets better with wider reading. It’s not something that can be done well on cheap labor, and along the line, the pipeline for training reviewers has diminished."
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Samara Rafert @rafertess.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"I also want authors to know that a book can still succeed in the absence of traditional reviews, and while the acknowledgment that comes with a review is fantastic, its impact is not certain." open.substack.com/pub/derekkri... @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
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Derek Krissoff @derekkrissoff.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
There's a Richard Scarry quality to working with an author from your busy little town on a book that's about your town and then walking down the street and seeing it in your town's shop window.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Publishing job: We are looking for an acquisitions coordinator at @oupress.bsky.social to support our acquisitions editors and authors! It's a good entry point for a career in book publishing. The position is on-site in Norman. Questions? andrewb@ou.edu Apply here: ou.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Acquisitions Coordinator
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
- how to find joy in teaching online - Native punk - Aboriginal Australians & the Black Panther Party - Oklahoma's natural wonders - much more! I am proud of the books @OUPress.bsky.social is publishing this spring. Take a look at the OU Press Spring 2026 catalog > www.oupress.com/spring-summe...
Cover of OU Press title, luminescent bubbles
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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
"The demise of Book World is a tragic blow to writers, readers, and the publishing industry": Join former BW editors and contributors at @politicsprose.bsky.social on Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. to celebrate decades of great books coverage in the WaPo. politics-prose.com/tribute-book... #BookSky 📚
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A Tribute to Book World
Join our community and be the first to know about the latest book releases, exclusive offers, and exciting author events. Sign up for our newsletter today and never miss out!
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Derek Krissoff @derekkrissoff.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
One week, two Charlestons (SC and WV), two indie bookstores, and lots of ongoing support—almost six years after the pub date—for the big success story from the little university press.
Secret Lives of Church Ladies being pulled from a bookstore shelf.Secret Lives of Church Ladies face out in a bookstore display.
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Michael J. McGandy @mjmcgandy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Happy to talk about this position!
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Jessamyn Neuhaus @geekypedagogy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Let's talk about things going wrong in teaching & learning! Join the #SnafuEdu (@oupress.bsky.social) @perusall.com book club, 2/17-3/16. Register: www.perusall.com/engage-book-....
Promotional Flyer for Perusall Snafu Edu book club with author Jessamyn Neuhaus
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
man's always hated books and the people who love them tbh
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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
A big review for @chrisbriem.bsky.social's "Beyond Steel"! If you have access to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, be sure to read the full rave at the link below. And don't miss the author at Pittsburgh indie White Whale Books on Tuesday. www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...
A photo of the book "Beyond Steel," with text: "An excellent history of the region's defeats and resurrections."
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University of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Listen In! We've got some new podcast notifications to get you through this Wednesday. First up, OUP author @flowerdarby.bsky.social talks about her new book "The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes" on the Centering Centers podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/2mFC...
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Finding the Fizz with Flower Darby
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Andrew Berzanskis @aberzanskis.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Over at Book Work, Jeremy Wang-Iverson interviews Madison Smartt Bell about making the transition from novelist to literary agent. Especially interesting: the list of book projects Bell is working to place now. derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/from-novel...
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From novelist to literary agent
My Q&A with Madison Smartt Bell
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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Big thanks to @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for sharing an excerpt from @chrisbriem.bsky.social’s much-anticipated book “Beyond Steel.” We're excited for the official launch event at White Whale Bookstore on February 3.
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Did the Wolf Finally Leave? - Pittsburgh Review of Books
In early 2014, colleagues in the media relations department at the University of Pittsburgh forwarded to me a voicemail they said was from an independent
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Jeremy Wang-Iverson @jwi.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
New on Book Work: an interview with Michael Lowenthal. His first essay collection “Place Envy” is out on Feb. 11 @derekkrissoff.bsky.social @rafertess.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social
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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
@derekkrissoff.bsky.social’s chat with Michael Lowenthal, author of Place Envy, resonates with anyone who has moved from where they were born: “I envied folks who were nth-generation residents of a certain town...geography as shortcut to sense of belonging” derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/speculativ...
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Speculative nonfiction
My Q&A with Michael Lowenthal, author of "Place Envy"
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TribLive @triblive.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
In a time of change for Pittsburgh journalism, TribLive reaffirms its commitment to local news. We've been here for over 30 years and remain dedicated to serving our community. triblive.com/local/always-local-alw… 
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Eric Lundgren @eplundgren.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Twin Cities lit folks: there is a rare opening to join the wonderful humans of @uminnpress.bsky.social in our marketing dept (mostly remote). It's a really good gig! www.upress.umn.edu/job-openings...
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Job Openings - University of Minnesota Press
Marketing Assistant Applications must be submitted at the University of Minnesota main site. The University of Minnesota Press is seeking an organized, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented person to join...
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Colin Williams @colinbwilliams.com · 31/12/2025
Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
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Chris Briem (www.briem.com) @chrisbriem.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Seems real now
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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!
A yellow background with a border made of book covers, and a box with the text:

Thanks to everyone who helped celebrate our books in 2025!
Boston Globe
New York Post
MSNBC
C-SPAN
Chronicle of Higher Education
Vox
Orion Magazine
Foreword Reviews
Costume Society of America
Baseball Almanac
Rust Belt Humanities Lab
Cleveland Magazine Pittsburgh Magazine
Columbus Book Festival
Lit Youngstown
North Water Brewing Company
Literary Cleveland and many more
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Chris Briem (www.briem.com) @chrisbriem.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Don’t come for me, come for Brian O., but mark your calendars. RSVPs required to attend in person: whitewhalebookstore.com/events
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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
my giant head, for your reading pleasure this monday afternoon
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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
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