Amy Sherman

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acquiring editor for environmental studies, food studies, and regional books at the University of Pittsburgh Press

career in publishing resource doc: tinyurl.com/2jmmharu
bluesky list of university and indie presses: tinyurl.com/3y829vxv

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who knew that all along, what we should have been lampooning was "Hero actually uses the time and information to foil the evil scheme"

Tremendous that for decades we've lampooned "Villain spends time elaborating every detail of the evil scheme right before they implement it, giving the hero the time and information to foil it" as like cartoonishly stupid and then here comes the Heritage Foundation.

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I just signed up to write postcards to get out the vote in swing states. You can, too! www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

Postcards to Swing States - Progressive Turnout Projectwww.turnoutpac.org Voters who receive handwritten postcards are significantly more likely to vote. We proved it in 2020.

I have started donating to election efforts, which, knowing that the barrage of desperate-sounding campaign fundraising emails is now imminent, feels a bit like inviting a vampire to cross over my home's threshold

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I've started building a list of books for comics editors and proofreaders on Bookshop.org, and I just saw the site is doing free shipping this week—perfect timing! Here's the work in progress: bookshop.org/lists/refere... #AmEditing #AmProofreading #Comics #GraphicNovels #Manga

remember the university press sale bot on the other site? that was good

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Our annual summer sale is now on! 50% discount on all titles with code 29UPPSMMR until 8/15/24 Save here: upittpress.org

hello from Pittsburgh

has anyone written a history of breakfast in America? I would read it

I don't need this but The Fall is one of the few movies I genuinely love and I'll take any excuse to mention it

There exists a 4K Director's Cut of Tarsem Singh's The Fall starring Lee Pace for the romantics among us: reactormag.com/theres-a-4k-...

There's a 4K Director's Cut of Tarsem Singh's The Fall and If We're Really Lucky Maybe We'll Get to See It Someday - Reactorreactormag.com Secretly I love throwing oranges at our priest

yes, I did just give myself bangs. yes, I was feeling sad and down about myself today. no, I don't see how those are related

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they should invent a pair of shorts that is both comfortable and flattering

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Lately, when he's feeling energetic, my husband will say he is "full of bees." I told him that the saying is "full of beans," but according to him, that doesn't make sense. Just now he is attempting to do a task he's put off for a year because he "has the bees" to do it.

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Job Alert 🚨 UNC Press is seeking a Digital Initiatives Specialist familiar with the book publishing industry & experienced in information architecture, UX/UI to help develop digital workflow solutions for our growing book & journal publishing program. ow.ly/9PeE50Sz6PW

Now Hiring: Digital Initiatives Specialist - University of North Carolina Pressow.ly Digital Initiatives Specialist The University of North Carolina Press seeks a metadata and coding specialist familiar with the book publishing industry

not to be ungrateful for, frankly, any book hype we can get these days but I wish these kinds of lists would (a) say who the publishers are and (b) not link to Amazon

Most Anticipated: The Great Summer 2024 Previewthemillions.com Summer has arrived, and with it, a glut of great books. Here you’ll find more than 80 books that we’re excited about this season. Some we’ve already read in galley form; others we’re simply eager to d...

the last book I finished was a history of the book index so I thought I'd follow up with a book about the chapter

the narrative that you have to choose between having a successful career OR having a loving circle of family and friends is a lie. you can also have neither

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It really is a weird symmetry that this year the UK elections are the 4th of July and the US elections are the 5th of November.

working on a freelance project today

they should invent a pair of shorts that is both comfortable and flattering

I've been watching a reality show about vets and I'm fine with all the surgeries and messy births—but the narration has so many dangling modifiers! 😫

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The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.

the sky crashed at Planet Hollywood

we're skeeting

*taps mic* hello hello, is this thing on?

used to be, my most common recurring anxiety dream was that I was going to miss a flight because I was late getting started or forgot something important. now it's that I have taken the wrong bus and have no idea where I am or how to get to where I want to go not subtle, my subconscious

just in time, I remembered you can mute words here

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"How can I find work as an editor?" That topic comes up frequently, and at this month's extra-special Editors Helping Editors on 7/11, we'll discuss it with your help! Free to attend, open to all editors, registration required at edsguild.org/meetings-events#!event/2024/7/11/editors-helping-editors

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Word saving a copy of a document in One Drive instead of the original file it came from is going to give me an aneurism.

Academics Write a Conclusion That Isn't Just Summary Challenge (Impossible)

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The Democratic Party’s reaction to their candidate having a bad debate substantially outpaces the Republican Party’s reaction to their candidate being convicted of multiple felonies, held liable for rape, and owing judgments in the hundreds of millions for defamation and fraud.