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Helen Betya Rubinstein @helenbetya.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

yes!! writing doesn't have to—shouldn't ever!—be miserable <3

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Helen Betya Rubinstein @helenbetya.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

very happy to announce my first two books :)

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report: FEELS LIKE TROUBLE, THE CASE AGAINST RUBINSTEIN, By Helen Betya Rubinstein. Imprint: University of New Orleans Press. Iowa MFA and Jewish Currents contributing writer Helen Betya Rubinstein's FEELS LIKE TROUBLE: PROVOCATIONS ON WRITING, TEACHING & POWER, a collection of essays challenging assumptions about what "good writing" means; and THE CASE AGAINST RUBINSTEIN: AN ANTI-FICTION, in which the author puts herself on trial for the crime of telling a story about a Soviet case against her grandfather, to Chelsey Shannon at University of New Orleans Press, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026 and spring 2027 (US).

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

2000+ Jewish professors, staff, and students circulating a letter on Trump-Vance's arrest of Mahmoud Khalil: "We hold various views…But we are united in denouncing…anyone who invokes our name—and cynical claims of antisemitism—to harass, expel, arrest, or deport members of our campus communities."

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Helen Betya Rubinstein @helenbetya.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

To support faculty writers is a joy & an honor and it’s also very intimate, which means I rarely get to talk about it. So it was a huge pleasure & honor to be in conversation with @katecarp.bsky.social of @draftingthepast.bsky.social last month, about my work with historians in particular 🙏

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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

The latest Drafting the Past newsletter is here, and it has BONUS CONTENT from episode 52 with @helenbetya.bsky.social. Check it out here to hear more from Helen on writing about collective history when we're used to individual narratives: buttondown.com/draftingthep...

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Bonus Audio: "To better reflect the collective possibilities for our future"

Bonus audio from Episode 52: Helen Betya Rubinstein In case you missed it, last week’s Drafting the Past episode featured an episode with writing coach Helen...

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