Thread by @bcqer

Last week, I had a couple of long drives. Since I had a lot of time to kill, I decided to listen to some publishing talks/roundtables with university press editors. What I found may be useful for grads, junior faculty, or anyone else looking to publish a first book. 1/

Here’s a roundtable with the literary agent Jill Kneerim (who represents a lot of academics), Gita Manaktala (Editorial Director @mitpress), and @_sen_sharmila (Editorial Director @Harvard_Press).

Here’s another roundtable, this time with @PhilipLeventhal (Senior Editor @ColumbiaUP), @priyasnelson (Editor @UChicagoPress), @jenniferabanks (Executive Editor @yalepress), and @HeatherGold20 (Asst. Editor @yalepress).

Here’s a talk by @desperatelyred (Editor @ucpress).

Here’s another talk, this one by Ken Wissoker (Editorial Director @DukePress).

These are the ones I found most useful. If you have any other suggestions, please reply with them. Publishing a first book is hard enough. Hopefully this will go some way toward easing people’s anxieties and answering some important questions about the publication process. /End