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If the keep-it-in-your-head method for tracking tasks isn’t cutting it but snazzy tools feel like too much, here are tips to assess your unique needs when deciding on the right project management system.
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March ushers in the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere—and fresh new titles from Ideas on Fire authors to be enjoyed, no matter where you live. 🌷📚 Here's what we're reading this month: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...
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Join us in congratulating Ideas on Fire author Brandon Andrew Robinson @drkittygirl.bsky.social on the publication of Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom, out now from @ucpress.bsky.social! 🎉
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
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Row of books on a pink background, with speaker photos. Text reads: Publishing in a Series for Your First Book, March 2, 1-2 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
We’re days away from our March 2 webinar Publishing in a Series for Your First Book. Have you registered yet?
Learn how to pitch effectively to series editors and position your first book within established scholarly conversations.
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Kudos to Ideas on Fire author Carolina Valdivia on the publication of her new book Sanctuary Making: Immigrant Families Reshaping Geographies of Deportability, out now from @ucpress.bsky.social. 👏
www.ucpress.edu/books/sanctu...
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Major props to Ideas on Fire author Isabelle Held on the publication of Atomic Bombshells: How Plastics Shaped Postwar Bodies, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social! 🎉
dukeupress.edu/atomic-bombs...
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Row of books on a pink background, with speaker photos. Text reads: Publishing in a Series for Your First Book, March 2, 1-2 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
We’ve got some great speakers at our Publishing in a Series for Your First Book webinar on March 2! Hear directly from series editors and authors from @nyupress.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social and @dukepress.bsky.social to better understand the book series process.
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Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Lee Ann S. Wang on the publication of The Violence of Protection: Policing, Immigration Law, and Asian American Women, out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. 👏
dukeupress.edu/the-violence...
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Congratulations are in order for Ideas on Fire author Atilla Hallsby @atillahallsby.bsky.social, whose new book Sovereign, Settler, Leaker, Lie: Forms of the Secret in US Political Rhetoric is out now from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social. 🎊
ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...
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Row of books on a pink background, with speaker photos. Text reads: Publishing in a Series for Your First Book, March 2, 1-2 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
Publishing a book in an academic series can offer increased visibility and credibility. We’ll help you navigate the unique considerations that come with this opportunity during our March 2 webinar Publishing in a Series for Your First Book.
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
Green, yellow, and red paper balls symbolizing accept, revise and resubmit, and reject next to check boxes, with speaker photos. Text reads: Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book, February 10, 12-1 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
Be sure to register for Tuesday’s webinar Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book, part of our First Book Publishing Series! Gain tips to decode reviewer comments, respond strategically to critiques, and revise effectively to ensure the best possible book.
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It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Beans Velocci! Their new book Sex Isn't Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social. 🥳
dukeupress.edu/sex-isnt-real
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A new month means new books to love. 🩷📚 Check out these fresh titles from Ideas on Fire authors coming out in February: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...
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Green, yellow, and red paper balls symbolizing accept, revise and resubmit, and reject next to check boxes. Text reads: Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book, February 10, 12-1 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
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Join us for our Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book webinar on February 10. Speakers:
💥 Elizabeth Ault
Senior Acquisitions Editor, @dukepress.bsky.social
💥 Shaun Vigil
Acquisitions Editor, @templeunivpress.bsky.social
💥 Cathy Hannabach
CEO, Ideas on Fire
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A landmark chronicle of queer Black lives, movements, and desires across US history.
Huge kudos to Ideas on Fire authors C. Riley Snorton @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost on the publication of A Black Queer History of the United States, out now from @beaconpress.bsky.social! 🎉
www.beacon.org/Black-Queer-...
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Green, yellow, and red paper balls symbolizing accept, revise and resubmit, and reject next to check boxes, with speaker photos. Text reads: Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book, February 10, 12-1 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
Peer review can be a tricky part of the academic publishing process. ✍️ What’s the best way to decode reviewer comments, and how should you respond to critiques? Get answers during our February 10 webinar Navigating Peer Review on Your First Book.
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Major props to Ideas on Fire author Petal Kimberly Samuel on the publication of The Quiet Zone: Caribbean Expressive Cultures and the Feminist Aesthetics of Disturbance, out now from @rutgersupress.bsky.social! 🎊
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/bucknell/the...
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Building strong relationships with editors and indexers is crucial to your book’s success. Learn how to navigate feedback and manage timelines in the collaborative publishing process at tomorrow’s First Book Publishing Series webinar.
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Congratulations to Ideas on Fire author Nicole Morris Johnson @nimojo.bsky.social on the publication of The Souths in Her: Black Women Writers and Choreographers and the Poetics of Transmutation, out now from @columbiaup.bsky.social. 🥳
cup.columbia.edu/book/the-sou...
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How far in advance should you hire an academic editor or indexer? Timelines are crucial to building successful editorial relationships, which help you produce your strongest work. Here are guidelines for when to hire members of your editorial team.
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Also HUGE shout out to @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social who provided thoughtful, expert, and timely editorial and indexing support for the book at multiple stages of its development. I highly recommend them! Check out their services here: ideasonfire.net.
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Group of editors and an author talk around a laptop. Text reads: Working Productively with an Editorial Team, January 20, 1-2 pm, part of the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series
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Getting on the same page as your editors and indexers helps make the publishing process go so much more smoothly. How do you do it? 📚 On January 20, join us for our free webinar Working Productively with an Editorial Team.
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A round of applause is in order for Ideas on Fire author Paola Bacchetta! 👏 Her new book Co-Motion: Re-Thinking Power, Subjects, and Feminist and Queer Alliances is out now from @dukepress.bsky.social.
dukeupress.edu/co-motion
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We’re turning the page to 2026 and couldn’t be more excited about these fresh titles from Ideas on Fire authors being published in January. 📚Learn more and snag copies here: ideasonfire.net/new-books-in...
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It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Jamie J. Hagen @jamiejhagen.bsky.social! 🎉 Queering Women, Peace and Security: Expanding Feminist Approaches to Gender in Peacebuilding is out now from Oxford University Press.
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Getting developmental edits back can feel overwhelming, but they are fundamental to a positive publishing journey. ✍️ Here’s how to get the greatest benefit from the process.
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Major props to Ideas on Fire author Aymar Jèan Escoffery on the publication of his new book Reparative Media: Cultivating Stories and Platforms to Heal Our Culture, out now from @mitpress.bsky.social! 🥳
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255326...
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Interdisciplinary research is inherently complex, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be more accessible and understandable to the broader social world. When legible, such scholarship offers insights into society's most pressing problems.
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