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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Maiden voyage on the new kayak. She's definitely sea-worthy!

Photo of a lake with lilipads on the left taken from the point of view of someone sitting in a red kayak

Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Read all about it in Nelson Lichtenstein's forthcoming WHY LABOR UNIONS MATTER! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... yale-press-us.imgix.net/covers/97803...

Book cover for Why Labor Unions Matter by Nelson Lichtenstein showing the title and silhouttes of people on a picket line

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Modeling the latest from the runway at Aldi.

A lilac Siamese cat wearing a white turtle neck sweater

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Something something a picture is worth a thousand words

An ad from the Jackson School of Global Affairs featuring a "thoughful" looking David Brooks that claims that to address rising public skepticism of higher education they are bringing him to campus as a Presidential Senior Fellow.

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Excellent review of @calscherm.bsky.social's amazing The Plunder of Black America, available here yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...! @yalepress.bsky.social 🗃️ lareviewofbooks.org/article/raci...

Quote from a Los Angeles Review of Books review of Calvin Schermerhorn's book The Plunder of Black America, showing a quote and the book cover on a yellow background. The quote reads: "Brilliant . . . several chapters are materpieces . . . stats become stories, and we must recon not simply with what happened but also with the real people it happened to."

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

And check out @bencarp.bsky.social's The Great New York Fire of 1776. Who set the mysterious fire that burned down much of New York City shortly after the British took the city during the Revolutionary War? yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Hello historians 🗃️! Planning on attending #AHA26 and have book ideas in mind? Now is a good time to start thinking about contacting editors to meet with in Chicago. It's fun, it's easy, and you'll be chatting with people who love to chat about books! 👇

Meeting with an editor at a conference

* Identify likely publishers. They are ones who
* have published in similar fields recently (in the last 5 years)
* are attending the conference
* Find the editor’s contact info (usually on the publisher’s website)
* Email the editor a query letter
* Introduce yourself
* Describe your project briefly (1 paragraph)
* Attach a book proposal if you have one
* Ask if the editor is available to meet
* Prepare for the meeting
* It will be an informal 1/2 hour conversation
* Be ready to describe your project without going deep into the weeds
* Ask questions
* Enjoy the conversation - this book may or may not be a good fit for that publisher, but treat this as professional networking because your next book might be

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The perfect Thanksgiving read now out in paperback! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Book cover of Andrew Lipman's *Squanto: A Native Odyssey* featuring red text on white background with squares of black and white images of cod, corn, a ship, fish scales, leaves, a building

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Up and at 'em on Monday morning!

Hands typing on keyboard with a grey lavander point Siamese cat sleeping on them

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Drop an old person that you're going to turn into in the future.

Old Agnes Varda thumbing her nose at young Agnes Varda

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The response is delightful. Was it a purposeful quote of Spinal Tap? clip.cafe/this-is-spin...

“Over the past seven years there have been many changes made at HUP to further our strategic priorities. While this process has been challenging, as change always is, it has been necessary to ensure that we continue a successful trajectory.

“HUP remains committed to its purposeful approach to the selection, development, and presentation of books, with an eye towards maximizing their impact. For that reason, ours has become an even more enviable and select list on which to appear, and our authors have come to appreciate the high-touch professionalism that we provide.”

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Oh, to be a cat. Or even better, two cats.

Two pointed cats, one grey one brown, napping together on a chair.

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Coming soon(ish) to a bookstore near you

Text announcing the future publication of new books by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Ned Blackhawk

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Very sad news today that the great Peter Kolchin, author of _Unfree Labor: American Slavery and Russian Serfdom (1987)_ and more recently _Emancipation: The Abolition and Aftermath of American Slavery and Russian Serfdom_ has passed away. RIP to one of the greats. 🗃️

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Looking for the perfect seasonal short read? Look no more! A beautiful and eye-opening book from Bancroft-winner Drew Lipman. 🗃️ yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

🗃️ STEP 2/3: Introduce yourself and your book All you need is a short note explaining what your book is, how it fits into what the press does, and who you are. Example below. STEP 3/3: Meet with editors 👇

Dear ________,

I hope that this message finds you well.

I wanted to reach out because I’m finishing a book manuscript that may be of interest to Yale University Press. It’s called __________, and is a study of __________. The book also explores __________.

I am conceiving of the book as something that could reach not only historians of __________, but also general readers interested in __________. I think that it could complement some of the recent scholarship that Yale University Press has recently published placing __________ in a __________ context, including __________, __________, and __________. I think it could also sit nicely with YUP’s publications on the long history of __________, such as __________ as well as __________.

Please let me know if this is something that you might be interested in discussing more. I have completed __________ of the manuscript, and I would also be happy to send a full proposal and an introduction/sample chapter.

All my best,
__________

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email
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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Out in Feb! @calscherm.bsky.social's The Plunder of Black America, the history of the racial wealth gap told through the stories of seven Black families who struggled to build generational wealth. 🗃️ “A triumph and a startling revelation.”—Justene Hill Edwards yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Cover of the book THE PLUNDER OF BLACK AMERICA by Calvin Schermerhorn (Yale University Press) showing an empty photo frame, glass broken, on black background

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Lucia Libre @luciaslibres.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thrilled to be able to share the cover for @juliagaffield.bsky.social's I HAVE AVENGED AMERICA, coming next summer from Yale University Press. An absolutely captivating and essential read whether you know a little or a lot about the history of Haiti. 🗃️ yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...