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Assistant Professor @JohnsHopkins • The Op-Ed Novel @Harvard_Press • Regular contributor @thenation et al.
Jul 30, 2019 12 tweets 33 min read
I wrote about how I came to write for the public for @Post_45.

post45.research.yale.edu/2019/07/why-wr… @Post_45 It’s probably the most personal thing I’ve ever written. But my experience isn’t unique.

If you’re an academic who is at all curious about writing for websites and magazines, please read it and be in touch.
Apr 9, 2019 6 tweets 5 min read
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).