Ideas on Fire

Hats off to Ideas on Fire author Amanda Batarseh on the release of Rooted Movements: The Radical Poetics of Palestinian Space, out now from @syracuseup.bsky.social. 🥳 press.syr.edu/supressbooks... #IoFAuthors

Major props to Ideas on Fire author Heather Berg on the release of Notes from the Sex Worker Left: Lumpen Theory, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. 👏 www.dukeupress.edu/notes-from-t... #IoFAuthors

Warmest congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Jonathan Leal on the upcoming release of Wild Tongue: A Borderlands Mixtape, out October 27 from @dukepress.bsky.social. 🎊 www.dukeupress.edu/wild-tongue #IoFAuthors

A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author Meina Yates-Richard. 👏 Her new book Sonorous Passages: Black Maternal Soundings and the Liberation Imaginary is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. dukeupress.edu/sonorous-pas... #IoFAuthors

What does it take to publish a great crossover scholarly book? 📚 Join us for Writing a Crossover Scholarly Book on November 10. You’ll learn how to balance expertise with accessible writing to reach readers both inside and beyond the academy. ideasonfire.net/writing-a-cr... #ScholarlyPublishing

Kudos to Ideas on Fire authors Kristine Ask, Ashley Guajardo, Tanja Sihvonen, and Jess Tompkins on the release of Play Like a Fangirl: Creative Desire in Video Games, out now from @mitpress.bsky.social. 🎊 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/830546... #IoFAuthors

Three cheers for Ideas on Fire author Olivia Michiko Gagnon! 🎉 On Closeness: Minoritarian Method and Forms of Relation is out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. nyupress.org/978147983105... #IoFAuthors

A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author Jessie K. Luna. 👏 The Upright Farmer: Racial Capitalism and Agricultural Modernization in Burkina Faso is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. dukeupress.edu/the-upright-... #IoFAuthors

TOMORROW! Scholarly authors get lots of advice about writing a book but often much less about the contract they’ll eventually sign. Let’s change that. Understanding Book Contracts, Royalties, and Rights Oct 14 | 12-1 pm EST | Free | Zoom ideasonfire.net/understandin...

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire authors Nikki Khanna and Kathleen Korgen on the release of Erased: True Stories about Race and Racism in America That You Probably Weren’t Taught in School, out now from @thenewpress.bsky.social. 🎉 thenewpress.org/books/erased/ #IoFAuthors

Demonic Grounds at Yale…

Join us in celebrating Ideas on Fire author Ana María Silva Campo on the release of The Inquisition’s Gambit: Making Wealth and Race in Cartagena de Indias, out now from @pennpress.bsky.social. 🎊 www.pennpress.org/978151283002... #IoFAuthors

Your book contract doesn’t just get your book onto shelves. It shapes the life of your book for years afterward. Join us Oct. 14 where we’ll demystify contract elements like royalties, rights, permissions, open access, and author responsibilities. ideasonfire.net/understandin...

It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Robert Filippello! 🥳 Dressed for Dissent: Decolonial Fashion and the Queer Struggle for Palestine is out now from @ucpress.bsky.social. www.ucpress.edu/books/dresse... #IoFAuthors

What should scholarly authors understand about their book contracts? Join Tara Cyphers (@ohiostatepress.bsky.social), Caitlin Tyler-Richards (@ctredits.bsky.social @uwapress.uw.edu), & Cathy Hannabach (Ideas on Fire) on Oct. 14 to talk royalties, rights, & more. ideasonfire.net/understandin...

October is here! Carve out time to read these fantastic new books by Ideas on Fire authors. 🎃📚 ideasonfire.net/new-books-in... #IoFAuthors

You got a scholarly book contract! 🎉 Now…what exactly are you agreeing to? Join us Oct. 14 for Understanding Book Contracts, Royalties, and Rights. We’ll demystify royalties, subsidiary rights, permissions, open access, and author responsibilities. ideasonfire.net/understandin...

It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Rosamond S. King! 🥳 The second edition of Island Bodies: Transgressive Sexualities in the Caribbean Imagination is out now from @floridapress.bsky.social. floridapress.org/978081308174... #IoFAuthors

Last chance to register! 📚 How can interdisciplinary journals make better decisions about scope, peer review, and fit while building feminist, sustainable editorial workflows? Join us Sept. 22 for Leading an Interdisciplinary Journal. 12-1 pm EST | Free | Zoom ideasonfire.net/leading-an-i...

Kudos to Ideas on Fire author E. R. Truitt on the release of Necessary Inventions: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science, out now from @pennpress.bsky.social. 🎊 www.pennpress.org/978151282988... #IoFAuthors

Peer review is never just a matter of finding 2 or 3 willing reviewers—especially when scholarship crosses disciplinary boundaries. Join us 9/22 for a conversation about the ethics and politics of interdisciplinary peer review in journals. #PeerReviewWeek ideasonfire.net/leading-an-i...

Peer review is the bedrock of scholarship but it’s also racially gendered labor, unevenly distributed across communities and institutions. For #PeerReviewWeek, here are some of our favorite Ideas on Fire resources for giving, receiving, and rethinking peer review. ideasonfire.net/peer-review-...

Hats off to Ideas on Fire author Se Young Kim on the release of The Intimate Violence of South Korean and Japanese Cinema, out now from Routledge. 👏 www.routledge.com/The-Intimate... #IoFAuthors

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Siobhan Somerville on the release of Naturalization: A Queer Genealogy of US Citizenship, Race, and Sexuality, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. 🎉 dukeupress.edu/naturalization #IoFAuthors

Interdisciplinary journals help create the intellectual communities in which new kinds of scholarship become possible. Join us 9/22 for a behind-the-scenes conversation about how this works in practice. 12-1 pm EST | Free | Zoom ideasonfire.net/leading-an-i...

Three cheers for Ideas on Fire author Meghen Jones! 🎉 Path of the Teabowl from the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum is out now from University of Hawai'i Press. uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/path-o... #IoFAuthors

We’ve got a full slate of fresh titles by Ideas on Fire authors this September to kick off the new semester. 📚 Which books will you dive into this month? ideasonfire.net/new-books-in... #IoFAuthors

Kudos to Ideas on Fire author Jade Power-Sotomayor on the release of ¡Habla! Speaking Bodies and Dancing Our América, out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. 🎊 nyupress.org/978147980206... #IoFAuthors

How do interdisciplinary journals evaluate scholarship that doesn’t fit neatly into one field? Join us Sept. 22 for Leading an Interdisciplinary Journal to explore journal scope, audiences, peer review, and editorial decision-making across disciplines. ideasonfire.net/leading-an-i...

Join us in celebrating Ideas on Fire author Keitlyn Alcantara on the release of An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures: Maize and Ecological Worldbuilding in Central Mexico, out now from @floridapress.bsky.social. 🎊 floridapress.org/978168340627... #IoFAuthors

Three cheers for Ideas on Fire author Raevin Jimenez! 🎉 Her new book Gather Your Ancestors: Gender, Language, and Belonging in Southeast Africa is out now from @uwiscpress.bsky.social. uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/G/Gath... #IoFAuthors

It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Jennifer C. James! 🥳 Her new book Captive Ecologies: The Environmental Afterlives of Slavery is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. dukeupress.edu/captive-ecol... #IoFAuthors

What actually happens behind the scenes at an interdisciplinary journal? Join us Sept. 22 for Leading an Interdisciplinary Journal to explore the intellectual, ethical, and logistical dimensions of interdisciplinary journal publishing. ideasonfire.net/leading-an-i...

Major props to Ideas on Fire author Rin Reczek on her forthcoming book Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement, from @nyupress.bsky.social. 👏 nyupress.org/978147983880... #IoFAuthors

A book workshop is a rare opportunity to have several experienced scholars read your entire manuscript and discuss where it could go. Our newest article explores how to prepare, evaluate the feedback you receive, and develop a focused revision strategy. ideasonfire.net/getting-the-...

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Daniel Lanza Rivers, whose new book California Futures: Haunted Ecologies, Decolonial Relations will be released very soon by @dukepress.bsky.social. 🎉 dukeupress.edu/california-f... #IoFAuthors

A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author Carly Thomsen. 👏 Her new book Reproductive Justice, Queerly is out now from @ucpress.bsky.social. www.ucpress.edu/books/reprod... #IoFAuthors

As summer draws to a close, academics can feel guilty for enjoying ourselves when the fall semester is around the corner. Here are suggestions for revisiting summer goals, celebrating accomplishments, and making plans for a smooth transition. ideasonfire.net/last-month-o... #AcademicLife

Take time to unwind with a new book or two in this final month of summer with the help of these August releases by Ideas on Fire authors. ☀️📚 ideasonfire.net/new-books-in... #IoFAuthors

Conflicting reviewer feedback is a common feature of interdisciplinary peer review. Learn how to identify the real concerns beneath divergent reviewer comments, prioritize the audiences you actually care about, and make revision decisions that strengthen your project. ideasonfire.net/what-to-do-w...

Summer is a time to enjoy, not work harder. If you started the season with grand plans of conquering your to-do list and now feel discouraged by unfinished writing projects, take heart—you can still put yourself in a great position for fall. ideasonfire.net/unfinished-s... #AcademicLife

If the bustle of the upcoming academic year is already looming in the back of your mind, it may be time to ponder whether you’re overcommitted. But how do you gracefully bow out from a request you’ve already agreed to? Here are tips. ideasonfire.net/backing-out-... #AcademicLife

Kudos to Ideas on Fire authors Aswin Punathambekar @aswinp.bsky.social, Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social, and Jonathan Gray on the release of Planet Digital: A Global Digital Cultures Reader. 🎊 The book is out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. nyupress.org/978147983518... #IoFAuthors

Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Stephanie Andrea Allen on the release of We Must Document Ourselves Now: Black Lesbian Cultural Legacies and the Politics of Self-Representation, out now from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social. 🎉 ohiostatepress.org/books/titles... #IoFAuthors

Receiving copyedits on your academic manuscript represents a crucial milestone in your publishing journey. Here’s how to best navigate copyedits on your manuscript and create the final draft you’ll send to the publisher or journal. ideasonfire.net/what-to-do-w... #AcademicPublishing

Join us in celebrating Ideas on Fire author Karla M. Padrón on the release of Braving All Borders: TransLatina Testimonios and Decolonial Defiance, out now from @uwapress.uw.edu. 🎊 uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295... #IoFAuthors

Conflicting reviewer feedback is a common feature of interdisciplinary peer review. Learn how to identify the real concerns beneath divergent reviewer comments, prioritize the audiences you actually care about, and make revision decisions that strengthen your project. ideasonfire.net/what-to-do-w...

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Hats off to Ideas on Fire author Perry Zurn @perryzurn.bsky.social on the release of Cisgender: Disorienting a Category. 🥳 Cisgender is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. dukeupress.edu/cisgender #IoFAuthors

It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Nicole M. Rizzuto! 🥳 Her new book Arresting Ecologies: Global Literature Across Land, Air, and Sea, 1926–2014 is out now from @academic.oup.com. global.oup.com/academic/pro... #IoFAuthors