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Sean Guynes

critic and cultural historian of genre fantasies

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Publish / Perish is an ongoing series of thoughts about the academic publishing world, but mostly it’s recommendations from academic publisher’s season catalogs.

Fall 2025 University Press Recommendations

Posted on September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2025. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Spring 2025 University Press Recommendations

Posted on November 12, 2024March 26, 2025 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2025. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Fall 2024 University Press Recommendations

Posted on June 22, 2024December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2024. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Spring 2024 University Press Recommendations

Posted on December 16, 2023December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2024. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Fall 2023 University Press Recommendations

Posted on July 19, 2023December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2023. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Spring 2023 University Press Recommendations

Posted on October 25, 2022December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2023. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Fall 2022 University Press Recommendations

Posted on July 13, 2022December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2022. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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You Want to Work in Academic Publishing: What Next?

Posted on January 6, 2022February 12, 2025 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish

This is a guide to thinking about the transition to working in academic publishing for academics, designed especially for graduate students and recent postdocs looking to move out of the tenure-track-or-bust rat race.

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Spring 2022 University Press Recommendations

Posted on November 4, 2021December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2022. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Fall 2021 University Press Recommendations

Posted on April 29, 2021December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2021. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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