Derek Krissoff

Excited to have a new piece in the Chronicle of Higher Ed (@chronicle.com). I’ve been in so many exchanges with people who’ve never heard anything happy about university presses. So I wrote an essay to share with them.

Eight years ago today, we suffered the deadliest act of antisemitism in American history when a killer entered Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh while people prayed and murdered 11 of our neighbors.

ICYMI Two new books in the Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed series from @oupress.bsky.social "Classroom Mindscapes: An Introduction to Neurodiversity for Educators" by @sarahesilverman.bsky.social "UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning" by @thomasjtobin.bsky.social

"Previously stodgy regional publishing programs that skewed toward older and wealthier audiences have been energized by younger and more progressive readers." Read @derekkrissoff.bsky.social on the resurgence of regional publishing (& Raymond DeCapite). derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/book-publi...

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"

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...

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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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...

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

- 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-...

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.

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.

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-...

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.

"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.

Thank you for supporting a car-free Serpentine, @bikepgh.bsky.social! bikepgh.org/2026/05/26/k...

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...

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.

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.

Love this. Publishing is labor.

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...

Great to see Book Work featured on Arts & Letters Daily! @derekkrissoff.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social

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.

Thanks to @meganposco.bsky.social for talking with me about P FKN R! @dukepress.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social #badbunny

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!

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.

"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."

"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

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.

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...

- 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...

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.

Happy to talk about this position!

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-....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

@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...

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. https://triblive.com/local/always-local-always-here-triblives-enduring-commitment-to-pittsburgh-news/ 

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...

Seems real now

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!